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  2. Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago[a] 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, [9] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.

  3. Chicago is a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the third largest city in the United States. As of 2020, the population is 2,746,388. [3] It is the city with the largest population in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the main city of the Chicago metropolitan area, or Chicagoland.

  4. History of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Four historical events are commemorated by the four red stars on Chicago's flag: The United States' Fort Dearborn, established at the mouth of the Chicago River in 1803; the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed much of the city; the World Columbian Exposition of 1893, by which Chicago celebrated its recovery from the fire; and the ...

  5. Chicago is a city, the seat of Cook county, in northeastern Illinois, U.S. With a population of nearly three million, Chicago is the state’s largest and the country’s third most populous city. It is the commercial and cultural hub of the American Midwest. Learn more about Chicago in this article.

  6. Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The county seat is Chicago, the most populous city in Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. The county is at the center of the Chicago metropolitan area. Cook County was incorporated in 1831 and named for Daniel Pope Cook, an early Illinois statesman. It achieved its present boundaries in 1839.

  7. History of Chicago - Encyclopedia Britannica

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    Chicago - History: Chicago’s critical location on the water route linking the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River shaped much of its early history. It was populated by a series of Native tribes who maintained villages in the forested areas near rivers.

  8. Chicago - HISTORY

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    The largest city of the American Midwest, Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1830 and quickly grew to become, as Carl Sandburg’s 1916 poem put it, “Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,...