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Chicago


Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago is the largest city in Illinois, and 3rd largest in the United States over all. As of the 2000 census, the city iself had a population of 2,896,016. Additionally, when combined with its suburbs and the nine surrounding counties in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, the metropolitan area (known as "Chicagoland") has a population of almost 10 million.

Chicago, Illinois

The city has a highly diversified economy, including financial services, manufacturing, printing and publishing. Chicago is home to the nation's 2nd largest business district (after New York City), and the 3rd largest media market (after Los Angeles and New York City), and four major financial and futures exchanges.

Chicago is a popular tourist destination, attracting well over 30 million visitors each year. Some of the attractions in Chicago include: Here is some more information about Chicago:
  • Some of the major companies with their headquarters in Chicago include Boeing, Exelon and Sara Lee.

  • Airports serving Chicago include Chicago Midway International Airport and O'Hare International Airport.

  • Perhaps the best known educational institution in Chicago is the University of Chicago, which is a private university that was originally founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1890, and held its first classes in 1892.

  • Professional sports teams in Chicago include the American football team, the Chicago Bears, the Major League Baseball team, the Chicago Cubs, the Major League Baseball team, the Chicago White Sox, the NBA basketball team, the Chicago Bulls, and the NHL ice hockey team, the Chicago Blackhawks.

  • Chicago is home to a unique style of pizza, known simply as Chicago-style pizza. Chicago-style pizza is very a deep dish pizza, more like a casserole or lasagna than traditional thin crust pizza, and which was probably invented at Pizzeria Uno in Chicago in 1943. Additionally, there also another style of pizza that is unique to the city, sometimes known as "flat pizza" which has a crunchy texture and is usually cut into squares (known as "party cut").

    Flat Pizza
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Running The World: Chicago, Illinois (Blaze Travel Guides)

By Blaze Travel Guides

Blaze Travel Guides
Released: 2010-12-06
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The routes, maps, statistics, and cultural information you need to safely - and happily - run the shining capital of America's Midwest. Brought to you by Blaze Travel Guides, an electronic publisher of international guides for active travelers. Discover more great runs and destinations at our Amazon store

Michelin Green Guide Chicago

By Michelin Travel & Lifestyle

Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
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Fully updated Green Guide Chicago is the definitive guide to this vibrant, world-class city. Let it direct you on a Chicago Architectural Foundation river cruise, lead you to the Chicago Jazz Festival or take you shopping down the Magnificent Mile. Learn about Chicago's roots as hog butcher to the world and admire the Art Institute's impressive collection. From sizzling food joints to high-end hotels, from day trips to star-rated attractions, its maps, itineraries and well-researched information help you to plan, visualize and unearth modern-day Chicago.  Also, look for the Michelin Guide Chicago for restaurants and hotels.

Moon Metro Chicago

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Moon Metro Chicago
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Moon Metro Chicago is the definitive guide to the hottest sights, shops, restaurants, amusements, and hotels that the Windy City has to offer. With vivid color photos and discreet fold-out maps detailing all the must-see neighborhoods, this sleek guide highlights Chicago’s top sights as well as the spots only the locals know about. Clean, concise, and compact, Moon Metro Chicago shows visitors where to dine in River North, shop along the Magnificent Mile, grab a post-game drink near Wrigley Field, and catch the latest band in Wicker Park. Moon Metro guidebooks take urban travel to a new level with an innovative fusion of style, function, and hip insider advice. For more information visit Moon.com.

Michelin Red Guide Chicago 2012

By Michelin Travel & Lifestyle

Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
Released: 2011-11-16
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Michelin Red Guide Chicago 2012
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MICHELIN Guide Chicago 2012 helps both locals and travelers find great places to eat and stay, with rigorously researched recommendations to more than 400 recommended restaurants and hotels. This guide, updated annually, appeals to all tastes and budgets and is easy to use with multiple, user-friendly listings. Local, anonymous, professional inspectors carefully select restaurants, using the celebrated Michelin food star-rating system. Only the best make the Guide, so readers can feel confident in their choices.

Lonely Planet Chicago (City Travel Guide)

By Karla Zimmerman

Lonely Planet
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Splash with a video-screen gargoyle in Millennium Park’s Crown Fountain
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Frommer's Chicago 2011 (Frommer's Complete Guides)

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Don't miss the Art Institute of Chicago, the home of Edward Hopper's iconic "Nighthawks." See chapter 7.

  • Free pocket map inside,plus easy-to-read maps throughout

  • Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information

  • Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

  • Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas

  • Insider tips from local expert authors

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Frommer's Chicago with Kids (Frommer's With Kids)

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LET FROMMER'S SHOW YOU WHERE YOUR KIDS CAN:

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Frommer's Chicago Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket)

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Tours catered to your interests and time limits, whether you’re a lover of art or architecture, have 2 days to explore the city, or want to spend your time exploring the popular Navy Pier. Walking tours journey through various neighborhoods, including Wicker Park and The Gold Coast. Get out of the city to Oak Park or Evanston, and spend time enjoying the outdoors on the Chicago Lakeshore.

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