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Chicago (/ʃᵻˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃᵻˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, and the county seat of Cook County. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the second-busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index. Chicago has the third-largest gross metropolitan product in the United States—about $630.3 billion according to 2014–2016 estimates. The city has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce.
In 2015, Chicago hosted over 52 million international and domestic visitors, a new record for the city making it one of the top visited cities in the nation. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, gospel and house music. It also has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues. Chicago has many nicknames, the best-known being the Windy City.
Here we go again. How many times have we heard this story. 62 people shot in Chicago from Friday night to last night.
The number of innocent people SHOT AND KILLED IN CHICAGO over the holiday weekend is shocking
Gun Control Derailed: Chicago Thefts Underscore Faulty Logic
The faulty logic that more gun laws will keep firearms out of the wrong hands hit a brick wall Friday with a report from NBC News in Chicago about how street gangs have stolen gun shipments out of railroad cars in Chicago’s South...
With Their Elevated Homicide Rates, Four Cities Stand Out
This may be paid content. A snippet is below. I wonder what these four cities have in common?... :rolleyes:
Murder rates in four of the nation’s big cities have returned to levels not seen since the 1990s, an alarming surge that...
Last night the CBS show 60 Minutes had a segment on Chicago and the dramatic increase in the murder rate in 2016. 50+ street gangs attempting to control the drug trade, and the police actually backing off a bit because it's a no-win situation for them. It seems to be bordering on lawless in...
Year Winds Down, Anti-Gun Rhetoric Heats Up
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As the year winds down, anti-gun rhetoric appears to be warming up, perhaps in an effort to sway Congress and state legislatures from passing pro-rights legislation, including a proposed national concealed carry reciprocity/recognition bill...
While I might not be into this type of music, I support them.
I can appreciate this guys comment for if a shooting happened at his concert.
Metal band loses Chicago gig over 'excessive use of guns and violent imagery' Metal band loses Chicago gig over 'excessive use of guns and violent imagery'
He was killed because he lives in the most violent liberal mecca of this country.
Maybe, just MAYBE if they start punishing criminals and locking up any and all gangbangers and stop blaming firearms in the most gun controlled area in the US they can reduce their out of control violence.
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It's been a very long 108 years since the last World Series title was won by the Cubbies!
And, this game ... and series ... had just about everything you could imagine...including a RAIN DELAY after 9 innings, and very rare comeback from being down 3 games to 1.
And, although I'm not a Cubs...
1,000 more people shot in Chicago compared with same time last year
All of those gun-control rules don't seem to be slowing the actions of the drug dealers and gangs in Chi-raq.