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English

Chicago

city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • The Windy City
  • City by the Lake
  • The Queen of the West
  • Chi-Town
  • Chitown
  • The Second City
  • City of Chicago
  • City of Broad Shoulders
  • Chi-Raq
  • Chicago, IL
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Logo of Chicago, Illinois.svg
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inception
12 August 1833Gregorian
subject named as
Town of Chicago
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4 March 1837Gregorian
subject named as
City of Chicago
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motto text
Urbs In Horto I Will (English)
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continent
North America
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capital of
Cook County
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located in the administrative territorial entity
Cook County
start time
15 January 1831Gregorian
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DuPage County
start time
1956
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coordinate location

Map

41°51'0.11"N, 87°39'0.18"W
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GeoNames ID
4887398
head of government
Lori Lightfoot
start time
20 May 2019
series ordinal
56
member of political party
Democratic Party
end time
15 May 2023
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publisher
La Voix du Nord
reference URL
http://lavdn.lavoixdunord.fr/562451/article/2019-04-03/chicago-elit-une-maire-noire-et-homosexuelle-une-premiere-pour-la-ville
title
États-Unis : Lori Lightfoot, première maire noire et homosexuelle de Chicago (French)
publication date
3 April 2019
quotation
Lori Lightfoot, 56 ans, une ancienne procureure fédérale qui a notamment dirigé une commission de surveillance des activités de la police, l’a largement emporté face à Toni Preckwinkle, démocrate et Afro-Américaine comme elle. (French)
reference URL
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor.html
retrieved
28 March 2022
Lester L. Bond
start time
18 August 1873Gregorian
end time
1 December 1873Gregorian
member of political party
Republican Party
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water as percent of area
2.7676 percent
point in time
1 April 2010
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stated in
2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files
retrieved
9 July 2020
elevation above sea level
587±1 foot
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stated in
Geographic Names Information System
retrieved
8 July 2016
179 metre
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GeoNames ID
4887398
twinned administrative body
Kyiv
start time
17 June 1991
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reference URL
http://chicagosistercities.com/sister-cities/
language of work or name
English
title
Sister Cities (English)
retrieved
11 May 2020
reference URL
https://old.kyivcity.gov.ua/files/2018/2/15/Mista-pobratymy.pdf
language of work or name
Ukrainian
title
Перелік Міст, З Якими Києвом Підписані Документи Про Поріднення, Дружбу, Співробітництво, Партнерство (Ukrainian)
retrieved
11 May 2020
Karachi
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Belo Horizonte
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Kiryat Gat
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Antalya
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Los Mochis
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New Delhi
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owner of
Chicago
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shares border with
Oak Park
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Evanston
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Blue Island
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Skokie
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Des Plaines
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follows
Fort Dearborn
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area
606.424 square kilometre
point in time
2016
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stated in
2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files
606.352763 square kilometre
point in time
1 April 2010
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stated in
2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files
retrieved
9 July 2020
postal code
60601–60827
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60655
coordinate location

Map

41°41'46.7"N, 87°41'56.8"W
country
United States of America
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locator map image
Chicago-map.jpg
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location map
Chicago Wards Blank.svg
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Chicago Shape.svg
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flag
flag of Chicago
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collage image
Chicago montage1.jpg
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page banner
Chicago-banner7.jpg
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nighttime view
One Summer Night in the Windy City.jpg
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panoramic view
Chicago sunrise 1.jpg
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aerial view
Chicago Downtown Aerial View.jpg
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Chicago by Sentinel-2.jpg
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social media followers
509,055
point in time
23 May 2023
subreddit
chicago
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local dialing code
872
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312
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IATA airport code
CHI
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different from
Denver
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Commons category
Chicago
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Identifiers

SBN place ID
MUSL000727
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NDL Authority ID
00628583
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Dewey Decimal Classification
2--77311
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Armeniapedia ID
4119
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Ballotpedia ID
Chicago,_Illinois
subject named as
Chicago, Illinois
MediaWiki page ID
320249
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reference URL
https://ballotpedia.org/Chicago,_Illinois
title
Chicago, Illinois - Ballotpedia (English)
retrieved
7 October 2020
Basque Vikidia ID
Chicago
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Comic Vine ID
4020-55728
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De Agostini ID
Chicago
subject named as
Chicago
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DeCS ID
28267
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Disney A to Z ID
chicago
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