Chicago
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Chicago
Summary
Chicago is a city of Illinois[1]. Chicago ranks in the top 7% of city_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,988 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]; Chicago Marathon[41], a recurring sporting event[42], in United States[43], founded in 1977[44]; Gary/Chicago International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47]; Chicago[48], a typeface family[49], founded in 1984[50]; USS Chicago[51], an attack submarine[52]; and Chicago Executive Airport[53], an airport[54], in United States[55].
Why It Matters
Chicago ranks in the top 7% of city_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,988 views/month).[2] Chicago has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Chicago is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
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]; Chicago Marathon[41], a recurring sporting event[42], in United States[43], founded in 1977[44]; Gary/Chicago International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47]; and Chicago[48], a typeface family[49], founded in 1984[50].