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The third largest city in the United States (after New York and Los Angeles), is Chicago, on the fringe of Lake Michigan, in northeastern Illinois, and occupying 228 square miles, or 591 square kilometres. Sometimes described in the news as the most livable big city in the country, Chicago has been voted as such, by more than 8.8 million people, who made up the 1998 census. More than 3.5 million of these live in the main city precincts. People from all walks of life populate Chicago, the most prominent of which include blacks, hispanics, and Europeans.
Chicago's multicultural heritage is reflected in its neighborhoods, which now attract thousands of visitors each year. Chicago is home to nearly three million people from all over the world including African Americans, Asians, Europeans, Hispanics, Native Americans and more.
As each new group has come to Chicago, their unique community spirit, typified by Chicago's motto "I will," has enabled them to build a new community, new life and new future. This spirit is responsible for a city that has never stopped dreaming, building, rebuilding, growing and making major contributions to the world.
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Final guidelines for $35B tanker contest due out next week Chicago Business Ap) — Final guidelines will be released next week for the latest round of bidding on a disputed $35 billion contract to replace an aging fleet of Air Force refueling planes, a Pentagon spokesman...
Suspect in shooting faces murder charges ABC7 A man allegedly involved in a shootout at a Southwest Side jewelry store now faces murder charges. Carl Thomas,were partners in the hold-up, according...
Monee Brothers Get Supervision For Birdnapping CBS 2 Chicago The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in...
Abbott cutting 1,000 workers Chicago Business Abbott Laboratories Inc. plans to lay off 1,000 employees, part of a bid to slash $150 million in costs from its diagnostic test business, the drug and medical device maker said Thursday. The plan...
8/20/2008 - Rams RB Jackson to end holdout, will report to camp Chicago Bears St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson ended his holdout on Wednesday while his agent continues negotiations for a new contract. The 235-pound Jackson, a bruising runner and the...
In Indiana Dunes, a great pot hunt Chicago Tribune Ever head to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and feel a calming mood wash over you? Perhaps that peaceful feeling came from the soft sand and the lapping waves of Lake Michigan. Perhaps not....
8/21/2008 - NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw dead at 63 Chicago Bears Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw died...
Meeks, Winnetka Police Meet To Discuss Protest CBS 2 Chicago The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in...
Newsroom leaders named at Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Gerould Kern , the freshly appointed editor of the Chicago Tribune, unveiled his new management team Thursday morning, naming Jane Hirt, the editor of Tribune's successful Red Eye edition, as...
Obama Hype In Full Gear At Campaign Headquarters CBS 2 Chicago The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in...
Family Of Alleged McCormack Victim Sues CBS 2 Chicago The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in...
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Man offers to plead guilty to burning 2 sons to death Chicago Tribune Glendale Heights man accused of murdering his two young sons by setting them on fire has offered to plead guilty and spend the rest of his life in prison in an effort to avoid the death penalty. ...
Woman Struck By Blue Line Train On Near West Side CBS 2 Chicago The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in...
Congressman Dan Lipinski jumps aboard Canadian National deal Chicago Tribune Joliet & Eastern Railway gained momentum this week as a key congressman joined a coalition of suburban leaders throwing their support behind the controversial deal. U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.)...
Craig Pace Joins MorrisAnderson Market Wire Morrisanderson is pleased to announce that Craig Pace has joined MorrisAnderson's Chicago office as a Consulting Manager. "Craig has an impressive track record in finance, marketing and...
Murder charge in attempted jewelry heist Chicago Tribune Less than a week after a Chicago man died after he was shot while trying to rob a jewelry store on the Southwest Side, his alleged partner in crime was charged with first-degree murder, police said. ...
Sports venues hit for selling beer to drunks Chicago Tribune The stadiums and arenas of Chicago have seen untold amounts of alcohol-fueled mayhem, from obscene yelling to savage, bare-knuckle brawls. But according to a study released Wednesday, sports venues...
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No apology for anti-Muslim e-mail Chicago Tribune Frankfort Township official did not apologize Wednesday for circulating an e-mail with anti-Islamic sentiments. "The e-mail's basic message was that people coming to this country should adapt,"...
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