Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States is a major Midwestern metropolis known for its influential architecture, cultural institutions, and role as a historic center of industry and commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 312
773
872
climateClassification humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Cook County, Illinois
daylightSavingTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
economicSector finance
manufacturing
tourism
transportation and logistics
executiveHeadTitle Mayor of Chicago
foundedAsTown 1833
governmentType mayor–council
hasArena United Center
hasFinancialInstitution Chicago Board Options Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
hasInstitution Adler Planetarium
Art Institute of Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Museum of Science and Industry
Shedd Aquarium
hasLandmark Cloud Gate
John Hancock Center
Magnificent Mile
Millennium Park
Navy Pier
Willis Tower
hasProfessionalField architecture
music
theater
hasPublicTransitSystem Chicago Transit Authority
hasRailSystem Chicago Rapid Transit Company
surface form: Chicago "L"
hasSportsTeam Chicago Bears
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
hasStadium Guaranteed Rate Field
Soldier Field
Wrigley Field
hasStockExchange Chicago Stock Exchange
hasUniversity DePaul University
Loyola University Chicago
Northwestern University
surface form: Northwestern University (Chicago campus)

University of Chicago
historicalEvent Great Chicago Fire of 1871
incorporatedAsCity 1837
isPortCityOn Great Lakes
isRailHubFor Amtrak
isTouristDestination true
knownFor architecture
cultural institutions
financial and commercial center
industrial history
skyscrapers
transportation hub
largestCityIn Illinois
Midwestern United States
legislativeBody Chicago City Council
locatedIn Midwestern United States
locatedInMetropolitanArea Chicago metropolitan area
locatedOn Lake Michigan
majorAirport Midway International Airport
O'Hare International Airport
majorRiver Calumet River
Chicago River
metropolitanAreaNickname Chicago metropolitan area
surface form: Chicagoland
motto Urbs in Horto
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation City in a Garden
musicTradition blues
house music
jazz
namedAfter Miami-Illinois word for wild leek or onion
nickname Chi-Town
City of Big Shoulders
Chicago, Illinois, United States self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Windy City
partlyIn DuPage County, Illinois
populationRankInIllinois 1
postalAbbreviation Chicago, Illinois, United States self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chicago, IL
rankByPopulationInUnitedStates third-largest city
reconstructedAfter Great Chicago Fire of 1871
sportsEventHosted NBA Finals games
New York Yankees
surface form: World Series games
state Illinois
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Lee Phillip Bell placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lee Phillip Bell basedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago public art collection locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Regenstein Library vicinity, University of Chicago locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Alex Ross (illustrator) educatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
subject surface form: Alex Ross
Alex Ross (illustrator) residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
subject surface form: Alex Ross
Oak Street Beach locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Syl Johnson residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Monroe (Red Line) locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Patricia Lee Smith place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Chicago Area Waterway System locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Daniel Aaron placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Grand (Red Line) locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Grand (Red Line) city Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Schreiber Center locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Loyola University Chicago Board of Trustees locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
Ashburn locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Samuel Stritch residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
National Council of State Boards of Nursing headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Concourse E locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Terminal 3 (O'Hare) locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Laurence Tureaud placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Laurence Tureaud residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Byron Bancroft Johnson workLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
Byron Bancroft Johnson residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Midway station locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Kedzie station (Orange Line) locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Kedzie station (Orange Line) city Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Ashland station (Orange Line) locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Original Playboy Mansion (Chicago) locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Original Playboy Mansion (Chicago) city Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Victor Kwesi Mensah placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School city Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Lincoln Park neighborhood locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois
Old Town Triangle Historic District locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Wells Street commercial corridor locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Zanies Comedy Club locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Ontario Street locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Robert Bloch placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
State Street shopping district locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Washington (Blue) city Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
LaSalle station (Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line) city Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
LSS locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
TRU headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
subject surface form: TransUnion
Astor Street District locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Old Town, Chicago locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Western station (Orange Line) locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Halsted station (Orange Line) locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago
Mead Johnson & Company headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
this entity surface form: Chicago, Illinois