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Chicago, IL

CHICAGO, IL- MAY 19: Daniel Murphy #28 of the New York Mets (L) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run as relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa #11 of the Chicago Cubs stands on the mound during the eighth inning on May 19, 2013 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Mayor, Ill. lawmakers make case for Chicago casino

    sign the bill if House lawmakers approve it. He's also reticent on specifics, like what he thinks of the Chicago board.Meanwhile, urban planners and tourism officials hope a Chicago casino boosts business. No specifics on a location have been publicly discussed,   Read more »

  • Winter snowstorm pummels Midwest, heads toward D.C.

    airports in the Washington area, according to FlightAware.com.While there were no initial reports of major accidents in the Chicago area, a semi-trailer slid off a snow-covered interstate in western Wisconsin, killing one person. The search for a second person,   Read more »

  • Nearly 1,000 flights canceled at Chicago airports

    1,000 flights at Chicago airports because a winter storm is forecast to bring up to 10 inches of snow to northern Illinois .The Chicago Department of Aviation said Tuesday that more than 770 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport . Airlines   Read more »

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About Chicago, IL

Chicago is a major city in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city is the largest in the Midwest and the third-most populous city in the United States, with over 2.8 million people. The Chicago Metropolitan area, informally known as Chicagoland, has a population of over 9.4 million in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana making it the third largest in the United States. Chicago is located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and is a major center of transportation, industry, politics, culture, finance, medicine and higher education. Chicago is informally called the "Second City," the "Windy City," and the "City of Big Shoulders" (from Carl Sandburg's poem Chicago).

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