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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents.

Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It has the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone. O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports by passenger traffic, and the region is also the nation's railroad hub. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) of any urban region in the world, generating $689 billion in 2018. Chicago's economy is diverse, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce. (Full article...)

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The 2008 American League Central tie-breaker game was a one-game playoff for Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL) Central division. The game took place on September 30, 2008 between the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins at US Cellular Field. It was necessary after both teams finished the season with records of 88–74. The White Sox won a coin flip late in the season which, by rule, awarded them home field in the game. The White Sox won the game, 1–0, on a home run by Jim Thome, the lowest-scoring game in MLB tie-breaker history. The Sox advanced to the American League Division Series, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays, three games to one. In baseball statistics, the tie-breaker counted as the 163rd regular season game by both teams, with all events in the game added to regular season statistics.

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Image 1Ford Explorer SUV as a Chicago Police Department vehicle, 2021 (from Chicago)
Image 2Court of Honor at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 (from Chicago)
Image 3A satellite image of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 4The Chicago Board of Trade Building (from Chicago)
Image 5The Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 6Home Insurance Building (1885) (from Chicago)
Image 7Aerial photo of the Jane Byrne Interchange (2022) after reconstruction, initially opened in the 1960s (from Chicago)
Image 8Chicago tenants picket against rent increases (March 1920) (from Chicago)
Image 9Chicago-style hot dog (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 10The Chicago Building (1904–05) is a prime example of the Chicago School, displaying both variations of the Chicago window. (from Chicago)
Image 11Chicago-style deep-dish pizza (from Chicago)
Image 12Flag of Chicago (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 13WGN began in the early days of radio and developed into a multi-platform broadcaster, including a cable television super-station. (from Chicago)
Image 14The Chicago River during the January 2014 cold wave (from Chicago)
Image 15The main hall of the Field Museum of Natural History in 2007, with Sue the T. rex in the foreground (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 16Community areas of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 17Aerial view of the Chicago Loop in 2012 (from Chicago)
Image 18Jay Pritzker Pavilion (from Chicago)
Image 19Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 20The Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 21The University of Chicago campus as seen from the Midway Plaisance (from Chicago)
Image 22The Chicago Picasso (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 23Daley Plaza and Chicago Picasso, with City Hall-County Building visible in background. At right, the Daley Center contains the state law courts. (from Chicago)
Image 24Ethnic origins in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 25Chicago Half Marathon on Lake Shore Drive on the South Side (from Chicago)
Image 26Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 27The Chicago Picasso (1967) inspired a new era in urban public art. (from Chicago)
Image 28Chicago was home of The Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986 until 2011 and other Harpo Production operations until 2015. (from Chicago)
Image 29Replica of Daniel Chester French's Statue of The Republic at the site of the World's Columbian Exposition (from Chicago)
Image 30A Polish market in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 31Map of racial distribution in Chicago, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other (from Chicago)
Image 32Buckingham Fountain is located in Grant Park in the Loop (from Chicago)
Image 33Amtrak train on the Empire Builder route departs Chicago from Union Station. (from Chicago)
Image 34An artist's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (from Chicago)
Image 35People walking around Buckingham Fountain to attend a rally (2013) (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 36Chicago Theatre (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 37O'Hare International Airport (from Chicago)
Image 38Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 39Protesters in Grant Park outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention (from Chicago)
Image 40Men outside a soup kitchen during the Great Depression (1931) (from Chicago)
Image 41Chicago Theatre (from Chicago)
Image 42Chicago Union Station, opened in 1925, is the third-busiest passenger rail terminal in the United States. (from Chicago)
Image 43Traditional Potawatomi regalia on display at the Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 44"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (from Chicago)
Image 45Prentice Women's Hospital on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Downtown Campus (from Chicago)
Image 46Aerial view of Navy Pier located in the Streeterville neighborhood, one of the most visited attractions in the Midwestern United States. (from Chicago)
Image 47Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo, North Side (from Chicago)
Image 48Ferries offer sightseeing tours and water-taxi transportation along the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. (from Chicago)
Image 49When it was opened in 1991, the central Harold Washington Library appeared in Guinness World Records as the largest municipal public library building in the world. (from Chicago)
Image 50Willie Dixon (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 51Downtown and the North Side with beaches lining the waterfront (from Chicago)

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The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. Dick Klein founded the Bulls in 1966 after six other professional basketball teams in Chicago had failed. In the Chicago Bulls seasons, the Bulls have achieved a winning record multiple times, and have appeared in the NBA playoffs multiple times. They received international recognition in the 1990s when All-Star shooting guard Michael Jordan led them to their six league championships. The only NBA franchises that have won more championships than the Bulls are the Boston Celtics (17 championships) and Los Angeles Lakers (14). The Bulls initially competed in the NBA's Western Division. The Western Division was renamed the Western Conference in 1970, and was split into the Midwest and Pacific Divisions. The Bulls played in the Midwest Division until 1980, when they moved to the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. (Read more...)

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... that Ruth Scott Miller, the first female music critic for the Chicago Tribune, said she was hired to "write for the masses and not for 'four or five thousand freak music lovers'"?
... that the Chicago Sun-Times credits JumpStart Toddlers as the first video game targeted towards babies?
... that Bally's Chicago, a proposed casino resort in Chicago, has a goal of bringing in $200 million in annual tax revenue to fund the city's police and firefighter pension fund?
... that Manny's Deli in Chicago received national recognition for its popularity among politicians, including Barack Obama?
... that Chicago journalist Jamie Kalven has amassed a database of nearly 250,000 allegations against police officers?
... that Chicago's Marshfield station had four tracks and three platforms, and involved three branch lines and an interurban?
... that Chicago Radio public address systems were used extensively by the pro-independence Indian National Congress during the British Raj?
... that Chicago-style barbecue is cooked in an aquarium smoker?

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Jonathan Ray Lieber is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg). He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1994–1998), Chicago Cubs (1999–2002 and 2008), New York Yankees (2004), and Philadelphia Phillies (2005–2007). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, and utilized a fastball, a slider, and a changeup for his pitches. In a 14-season career, Lieber compiled a 131–124 record with 1,553 strikeouts and a 4.27 ERA in 2,198 innings pitched. Lieber attended the University of South Alabama, helping them win the Sun Belt Conference Championship. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft, but he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates the following season before even throwing a pitch in the major leagues. He made his debut in 1994 and was named the Pirates' Opening Day starter in 1995, but it was not until 1997 that he became a full-time major league starter. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs following the 1998 season. In 2000, he led the National League (NL) with 251 innings pitched. He had his best season in 2001, winning 20 games while losing just six. Lieber underwent Tommy John surgery in 2002 and missed the entire 2003 season. In 2004, he pitched for the New York Yankees, reaching the playoffs for the only time in his career. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2005 and tied for fifth in the NL with 17 wins. Injuries cut into his playing time over the next three years; he finished his career as a reliever with the Cubs in 2008.

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The Monadnock Building (historically the Monadnock Block), is a skyscraper located in the south Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The north half of the building was designed by the firm of Burnham & Root and built in 1891. The tallest commercial load-bearing masonry building ever constructed, it employed the first portal system of wind bracing in America. Its decorative staircases represent the first use of aluminum in building construction. The south half, constructed in 1893, was designed by Holabird & Roche and is similar in color and profile to the original, but the design is more traditionally ornate. When completed, it was the largest office building in the world. The building was remodelled in 1938 in one of the first major skyscraper renovations ever undertaken—a bid, in part, to revolutionize how building maintenance was done and halt the demolition of Chicago's aging skyscrapers. It was sold in 1979 to owners who restored the building to its original condition. The north half is an unornamented vertical mass of purple-brown brick, flaring gently out at the base and top, with vertically continuous bay windows projecting out. The south half is vertically divided by brickwork at the base and rises to a large copper cornice at the roof. Projecting window bays in both halves allow large exposures of glass, giving the building an open appearance despite its mass. The Monadnock is part of the Printing House Row District. It was one of the first buildings named a Chicago Architectural Landmark in 1958. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and named as part of the National Historic Landmark South Dearborn Street–Printing House Row North Historic District in 1976.

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"I have struck a city—a real city—and they call it Chicago… Having seen it, I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages." — Rudyard Kipling

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April 25, 2024 – 2024 NFL draft: The first round of the NFL draft is held in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., with the Chicago Bears taking former USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick. (Chicago Tribune)

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Chicago

History of Chicago: Windy City • 1871 Great Chicago Fire • Haymarket affair • World's Columbian Exposition • Chicago race riot of 1919 • Chicago Board of Trade • McDonald's • Millennium Park • Cook County Democratic Party

Geography: Chicago River • Fort Dearborn • Prairie Avenue • Magnificent Mile • Cook County, Illinois

People: Daniel Burnham • Richard J. Daley • Oprah Winfrey • Al Capone • Barack Obama • Michael Jordan • Jesse Jackson • Aaron Montgomery Ward • Marshall Field • Potter Palmer • Harold Washington • Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

Landmarks & Tourist Attractions: Chicago Landmarks • Wrigley Field • Buckingham Fountain • Willis Tower • John Hancock Center • Chicago Cultural Center

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...that the Heller House (pictured) marked a turning point in Frank Lloyd Wright's shift to Prairie School architecture?
...that on an average day, 1.6 million rides are taken on the CTA?
...that Garland Rivers was the only true freshman to earn a varsity letter on the 1983 Michigan Wolverines football team?
...that architect, former partner at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and founder of Lucien Lagrange Architects, Lucien Lagrange was a high school dropout?
...that the Marshall Field and Company Building has three separate atria?

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