The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chicago:
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 in 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.
General reference edit
- Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ ⓘ or /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/
- Common English name(s): Chicago
- Official English name(s): City of Chicago
- Nicknames of Chicago
- Adjectival(s): Chicagoan
- Demonym(s): Chicagoan
- Bibliography of Chicago history
Geography of Chicago edit
- Chicago is:
- a city
- County seat of Cook County
- Primate city of the State of Illinois
- a city
- Population of Chicago: 2,704,958 (2016)
- Area of Chicago: 234.14 sq mi (606.42 km2)
- Atlas of Chicago
Location of Chicago edit
- Chicago is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America
- Northern America
- Great Lakes Region
- United States
- Central United States
- Midwestern United States
- Illinois (also within Great Lakes Region)
- Midwestern United States
- Central United States
- Northern America
- Time zone(s):
Environment of Chicago edit
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Parks and gardens in Chicago
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Government and politics of Chicago edit
Government and politics of Chicago
- Government of Chicago
- Law enforcement in Chicago
- International relations of Chicago
History of Chicago edit
History of Chicago, by period or event edit
- Chicago Flood (1871)
- Chicago railroad strike of 1877
- 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike
- Chicago race riot of 1919
- Chicago in the 1930s
- Airport Homes race riots (1946)
- 1966 Chicago West Side riots
- 1968 Chicago riots
- 1968 Democratic National Convention protest activity
- Chicago Flood (1992)
History of Chicago, by subject edit
Culture of Chicago edit
- Architecture of Chicago
- Cuisine of Chicago
- Media in Chicago
- Museums in Chicago
- People from Chicago
- Symbols of Chicago
Art in Chicago edit
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Cinema of Chicago
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Religion in Chicago edit
- Christianity in Chicago
- Bishop of Chicago
- Catholicism in Chicago
- Judaism in Chicago
Sports in Chicago edit
- Baseball in Chicago
- Running in Chicago
Economy and infrastructure of Chicago edit
- Communications in Chicago
- Public services in Chicago
- Tourism in Chicago
Transportation in Chicago edit
- Air transport in Chicago
- Maritime transport in Chicago
- Rail transit in Chicago
- Road transport in Chicago
Education in Chicago edit
Education in Chicago
- Secondary education in Chicago
- Institutions of higher education in Chicago
- Universities in Chicago
- Institutions of higher education in Chicago