Chicago

Summary

Chicago is a city of Illinois^[1]. Chicago ranks in the top 7% of city_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,917 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chicago is located in Cook County^[3].
• Chicago is in the country of United States^[4].
• Chicago is on the body of water Chicago River^[5].
• Chicago is on the body of water Lake Michigan^[6].
• Chicago's head of government is recorded as Brandon Johnson^[7].
• Chicago is on the continent of North America^[8].
• Chicago's instance of is recorded as city of Illinois^[9].
• Chicago's instance of is recorded as global city^[10].
• Chicago's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Chicago's official language is recorded as English^[12].
• Chicago's shares border with is recorded as Park Ridge^[13].
• Chicago's shares border with is recorded as Oak Park^[14].
• Chicago's shares border with is recorded as Evanston^[15].
• Chicago's shares border with is recorded as Blue Island^[16].
• Chicago's shares border with is recorded as Skokie^[17].
• Chicago's shares border with is recorded as Des Plaines^[18].
• Chicago's founder is recorded as Jean Baptiste Point du Sable^[19].
• Chicago followed Fort Dearborn^[20].
• Chicago's flag is recorded as flag of Chicago^[21].
• Chicago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lucerne^[22].
• Chicago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Accra^[23].
• Chicago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Casablanca^[24].
• Chicago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban^[25].
• Chicago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bogotá^[26].
• Chicago's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mexico City^[27].

Body

Geography

Chicago is in the country of United States^[4]. Chicago is located in Cook County^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Chicago River^[5], a river^[28], in United States^[29] and Lake Michigan^[6], a lake^[30], in United States^[31]. Chicago is on the continent of North America^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Illinois^[9], global city^[10], and big city^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chicago include O'Hare International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in United States^[34]; Chicago metropolitan area^[35], a metropolitan statistical area^[36], in United States^[37]; Midway International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in United States^[40]; Gary/Chicago International Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in United States^[43]; Chicago^[44], a typeface family^[45], founded in 1984^[46]; Chicago Marathon^[47], a recurring sporting event^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1977^[50]; USS Chicago^[51], an attack submarine^[52]; and Irish Gambit^[53], a gambit^[54].

Why It Matters

Chicago ranks in the top 7% of city_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,917 views/month).^[2] Chicago has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Chicago is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for Chicago include O'Hare International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in United States^[34]; Chicago metropolitan area^[35], a metropolitan statistical area^[36], in United States^[37]; Midway International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in United States^[40]; Gary/Chicago International Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in United States^[43]; Chicago^[44], a typeface family^[45], founded in 1984^[46]; and Chicago Marathon^[47], a recurring sporting event^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1977^[50].