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Population in 2011: 2,698,283. Population change since 2000: -6.8%
 

Males: 1,309,374  (48.5%)
Females: 1,388,909  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Illinois median age:  42.2 years

Zip codes: 60601, 60602, 60603, 60604, 60605, 60606, 60607, 60608, 60609, 60610, 60611, 60612, 60613, 60614, 60615, 60616, 60617, 60618, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60622, 60623, 60624, 60625, 60626, 60628, 60629, 60630, 60631, 60632, 60633, 60634, 60636, 60637, 60638, 60639, 60640, 60641, 60643, 60644, 60645, 60646, 60647, 60649, 60651, 60652, 60653, 60654, 60655, 60656, 60657, 60659, 60660, 60661, 60663, 60664, 60665, 60667, 60668, 60669, 60670, 60671, 60672, 60673, 60674, 60675, 60677, 60678, 60679, 60680, 60681, 60683, 60684, 60685, 60687, 60690, 60691, 60693, 60694, 60697, 60699, 60701.

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Estimated median household income in 2009: $45,734 (it was $38,625 in 2000)
Chicago:

$45,734
Illinois:

$53,966
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $27,138

Chicago city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $261,600 (it was $144,300 in 2000)
Chicago:

$261,600
Illinois:

$202,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $331,478; Detached houses: $304,679; Townhouses or other attached units: $398,939; In 2-unit structures: $335,393; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $418,405; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $343,081; Mobile homes: $77,293; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $446,491

Median gross rent in 2009: $886.

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  • Black alone - 872,286 (32.4%)
  • White alone - 854,717 (31.7%)
  • Hispanic - 778,862 (28.9%)
  • Asian alone - 144,903 (5.4%)
  • Two or more races - 35,949 (1.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 4,097 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 4,227 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 557 (0.02%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Chicago: 107.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Polish (7.3%), Irish (6.6%), German (6.5%), Italian (3.5%), English (2.0%), United States (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/12/1875

Elevation: 596 feet

Land area: 227.1 square miles.

Population density: 11880 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chicago:

  • High school or higher: 71.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
  • Unemployed: 10.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chicago city:

  • Never married: 40.9%
  • Now married: 39.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

628,903 residents are foreign born (12.2% Latin America, 5.0% Europe, 3.9% Asia).

This city:  21.7%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research of Illinois and other state lists there were 2,724 registered sex offenders living in Chicago, Illinois as of May 21, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Chicago to the number of sex offenders is 1,047 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,147 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,197 (0.9%)

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Nearest cities: Cicero, IL (2.0 miles ), Berwyn, IL (2.4 miles ), Stickney, IL (2.4 miles ), Forest View, IL (2.4 miles ), Oak Park, IL (2.6 miles ), Riverside, IL (2.7 miles ), Forest Park, IL (2.7 miles ), Bedford Park, IL (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 720 buildings, average cost: $118,200
  • 1998: 1225 buildings, average cost: $125,600
  • 1999: 839 buildings, average cost: $158,700
  • 2000: 1334 buildings, average cost: $137,000
  • 2001: 883 buildings, average cost: $142,900
  • 2002: 754 buildings, average cost: $227,100
  • 2003: 1023 buildings, average cost: $165,800
  • 2004: 1087 buildings, average cost: $156,600
  • 2005: 1507 buildings, average cost: $165,300
  • 2006: 1415 buildings, average cost: $180,500
  • 2007: 870 buildings, average cost: $188,800
  • 2008: 381 buildings, average cost: $200,500
  • 2009: 129 buildings, average cost: $205,900
  • 2010: 164 buildings, average cost: $195,600
  • 2011: 214 buildings, average cost: $197,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 41.84 N, Longitude: 87.68 W

Chicago nicknames or aliases (official or unofficial): Chi-Town, City in a Garden, The City of the Big Shoulders, The City That Works, The Second City, The Windy City, The White City, Da Chi & The 'Go, The Chill or Chi Ill, City by the Lake

Daytime population change due to commuting: +142,328 (+4.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 841,329 (70.6%)

Area codes: 773, 312, 708, 847, 630, 217, 815, 618, 309

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Crime in Chicago by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Murders 641627665648651448446467443510459432431
per 100,000 22.921.723.022.422.615.615.616.415.618.016.115.215.9
Rapes 2,4692,2371,9761,9632,0231,7571,6181,5241,5931,5691,439N/AN/A
per 100,000 88.277.268.267.870.161.256.553.656.255.350.4N/AN/A
Robberies 20,21019,44918,47318,53218,53015,96515,96115,86015,41216,64915,88414,21313,975
per 100,000 722.0671.6637.9639.9642.0556.4557.6558.0544.0587.0556.7501.6516.9
Assaults 28,02726,66025,57124,84222,90518,82017,93417,44117,41417,02915,74313,75712,408
per 100,000 1001.3920.6883.0857.8793.6656.0626.6613.6614.6600.4551.8485.5458.9
Burglaries 30,12228,40126,02625,55225,61424,54225,29824,12524,71926,03126,52026,20326,420
per 100,000 1076.2980.7898.7882.3887.4855.4883.9848.7872.4917.9929.5924.7977.2
Thefts 112,454105,72898,54496,38097,48494,65183,23583,51882,41885,99978,67974,76472,373
per 100,000 4017.63650.83402.73328.03377.53299.02908.02938.22908.93032.32757.72638.42676.8
Auto thefts 36,07535,57027,57125,24525,09622,78822,49121,82318,56718,96915,47619,07819,446
per 100,000 1288.81228.2952.0871.7869.5794.3785.8767.7655.3668.8542.4673.3719.2
Arson 1,2671,1061,0061,0221,016772683716705637609N/AN/A
per 100,000 45.338.234.735.335.226.923.925.224.922.521.3N/AN/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1) 894.1823.7762.2745.3737.2649.5625.3619.3607.0630.8582.8N/AN/A

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Crime in Chicago detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 12,799 (12,092 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

4.47
Illinois average:

2.78

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.3%
Illinois:

8.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

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Population change in the 1990s: +110,188 (+4.0%).

Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

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Tornado activity:

Chicago-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the Chicago city center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1990, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.1 miles away from the city center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Chicago-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from Chicago center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Cook County (17) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 2, Floods: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Birthplace of: Rich Rodriguez - College football player and coach, Jim Umbricht - Baseball player, Anthony Spilotro - Mobster, Rickey Henderson - (born 1958), baseball player, Jennifer Hudson - Singer–songwriter, Ed Ricketts - Ecologist, Jack DeJohnette - Musician, Michael Crichton - Novelist, Michael Carlson - Chef, CM Punk - Professional wrestler.

Main business address for: ARCHIPELAGO HOLDINGS INC (SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERS, DEALERS, EXCHANGES & SERVICES), ARVIDA JMB PARTNERS L P (OPERATIVE BUILDERS), FIRST CAPITAL INCOME PROPERTIES LTD SERIES XI (REAL ESTATE), CLICK COMMERCE INC (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), IDS MANAGED FUTURES II L P (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS), GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS), OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES), OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP (SURETY INSURANCE) and 102 other public companies.


Hospitals/medical centers in Chicago:

  • ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 836 WEST WELLINGTON AVENUE)
  • ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 2320 E 93RD ST)
  • HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 2701 W 68TH STREET)
  • JACKSON PARK HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 7531 S STONY ISLAND AVE)
  • JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER - VA CHICAGO HEALTHC (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, 820 S DAMEN STREET)
  • JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, 1901 W HARRISON ST)
  • LORETTO HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, 645 SOUTH CENTRAL AVE)
  • LOUIS A WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, 4646 N MARINE DRIVE)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 2525 S MICHIGAN AVE)
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 5025 N PAULINA STREET)
  • MT SINAI HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, 15TH STREET AT CALIFORNIA)
  • NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 251 E HURON ST)
  • NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 1044 N FRANCISCO AVE)
  • OUR LADY OF THE RESURRECTION MED CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 5645 W ADDISON)
  • PROVIDENT HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, 500 E 51ST ST)
  • RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 7435 W TALCOTT AVENUE)
  • ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, 45 W 111TH STREET)
  • RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 1653 WEST CONGRESS PARKWAY)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, 3240 W FRANKLIN BLVD)
  • SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 2875 WEST 19TH STREET)
  • SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 2900 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE)
  • SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 8012 SOUTH CRANDON AVENUE)
  • ST BERNARD HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, 326 W 64TH ST)
  • ST MARY & ELIZABETH MED CTR-DIVISION CAMPUS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 2233 W DIVISION ST)
  • SWEDISH COVENANT HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 5145 N CALIFORNIA AVE)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 5841 SOUTH MARYLAND)
  • THOREK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, 850 W IRVING PARK RD)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, 1740 WEST TAYLOR ST SUITE 1400)

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Amtrak station:

CHICAGO (225 S. CANAL ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.chi.il.us

Biggest Colleges/Universities in Chicago:

  • University of Illinois at Chicago (Full-time enrollment: 22,126; Location: 601 S Morgan; Public; Website: www.uic.edu/index.html/; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • DePaul University (FT enrollment: 18,789; Location: 55 E Jackson; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.depaul.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • Loyola University Chicago (FT enrollment: 13,626; Location: 1032 W. Sheridan Rd; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.luc.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • University of Chicago (FT enrollment: 12,067; Location: 5801 S Ellis Ave; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • Columbia College Chicago (FT enrollment: 10,748; Location: 600 South Michigan; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.colum.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • DeVry University-Illinois (FT enrollment: 9,375; Location: 3300 N Campbell Ave; Private, for-profit; Website: www.devry.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • Northeastern Illinois University (FT enrollment: 5,777; Location: 5500 N Saint Louis Ave; Public; Website: www.neiu.edu/; Offers Master's degree)
  • Illinois Institute of Technology (FT enrollment: 5,640; Location: 3300 S Federal St; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.iit.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College (FT enrollment: 4,600; Location: 30 E Lake St; Public; Website: hwashington.ccc.edu/)
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (FT enrollment: 4,343; Location: 4300 N Narragansett; Public; Website: wright.ccc.edu/)
  • Chicago State University (FT enrollment: 4,206; Location: 9501 S. King Drive; Public; Website: www.csu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • Roosevelt University (FT enrollment: 4,054; Location: 430 S Michigan Ave; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.roosevelt.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • Robert Morris University Illinois (FT enrollment: 4,000; Location: 401 S State Street; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.robertmorris.edu/; Offers Master's degree)
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College (FT enrollment: 3,743; Location: 7500 S Pulaski Rd; Public; Website: daley.ccc.edu/daley.aspx)
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College (FT enrollment: 3,506; Location: 6301 S Halsted St; Public; Website: kennedyking.ccc.edu/)
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (FT enrollment: 3,334; Location: 1145 W Wilson Ave.; Public; Website: www.trumancollege.edu/)
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago (FT enrollment: 2,895; Location: 36 S Wabash; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.saic.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College (FT enrollment: 2,830; Location: 1900 W Van Buren; Public; Website: malcolmx.ccc.edu/)
  • Saint Xavier University (FT enrollment: 2,797; Location: 3700 W 103rd St; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.SXU.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College (FT enrollment: 2,346; Location: 10001 S Woodlawn Ave; Public; Website: oliveharvey.ccc.edu/)

Biggest public high schools in Chicago:

Biggest private high schools in Chicago:

  • MARIST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,809; Location: 4200 W 115TH ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • UNIV OF CHICAGO LAB SCHOOL (Students: 1,742; Location: 1362 E 59TH ST; Grades: PK - 12)
  • MOTHER MCAULEY LIBERAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,469; Location: 3737 W 99TH ST; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
  • ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP (Students: 1,356; Location: 1076 W ROOSEVELT RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • BR RICE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,202; Location: 10001 S PULASKI RD; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • DE LA SALLE INSTITUTE (Students: 1,197; Location: 3434 S MICHIGAN; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • THE LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO (Students: 1,105; Location: 59 W NORTH BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • ST PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 961; Location: 5900 W BELMONT AVE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 901; Location: 6410 S DANTE AVE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
  • RESURRECTION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 776; Location: 7500 W TALCOTT AVE; Grades: 7 - 12; Girls only)

Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Chicago:

Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Chicago:

  • ST JOHN FISHER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 767; Location: 10200 S WASHTENAW AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • FRANCES XAVIER WARDE SCHOOL (Students: 743; Location: 120 S DESPLAINES ST; Grades: PK - 8)
  • FRANCES XAVIER WARD SCHOOL (Students: 740; Location: 751 N STATE ST; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST CHRISTINA SCHOOL (Students: 739; Location: 3333 W 110TH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
  • EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 719; Location: 9130 S VINCENNES AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST DANIEL THE PROPHET SCHOOL (Students: 689; Location: 5337 S NATOMA AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • SACRED HEART SCHOOLS (Students: 651; Location: 6250 N SHERIDAN RD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • ST JULIANA SCHOOL (Students: 584; Location: 7400 W TOUHY AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS (Students: 570; Location: 6230 N LEMONT AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST BEDE THE VENERABLE (Students: 565; Location: 4440 W 83RD ST; Grades: PK - 8)
See full list of schools located in Chicago, map of school districts: CITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL DISTRICT 299

Library in Chicago:

  • CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $99,548,289; Location: 400 SOUTH STATE STREET; 5,526,677 books; 1,095 e-books; 254,956 audio materials; 364,629 video materials; 61 local licensed databases; 18 state licensed databases; 5 other licensed databases; 16,905 print serial subscriptions; 773 electronic serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

  • Other notable locations in the city include Navy Pier, Sears Tower, U.S Cellular Field formerly known as Comisky Park. Another beach to include is Foster Avenue Beach.
  • WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) has added one more Channel in 2005. Now they also own WFBT-CA Channel 48. added by Thomas
  • WOCH-LP Channel 28 Has Canged It's Channel to Channel 41 is a Class A CHannel Korean Channel WOCH-CA Channel 41 added by randallrocket
  • Marist High School turned Co-Ed in 2002.
  • Calumet Heights (Stony Island Heights & Pill Hill) UC Physicians Hospital; Stony Island Medical; Advocate Hospital/Clinic; Advocate Trinity Hospital added by Calumetman
  • The area codes for chicago are only 773 and 312. The others are surrounding suburbs or city businesses placed in suburban areas
  • "One of the cool buildings from the ground" is the Aon Building (formerly the Standard Oil building, which then was known as the BP Amoco Building) on the East Loop of Chicago
  • Meigs Field (airport) has been demolished! It no longer exists! The area is now the Museum Campus.
  • In "Other Use Airports" listing * MERRILL C MEIGS (about 6 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: CGX).* Meigs Field no longer exists. It was destroyed at Mayor Daley's request in January 2003.
  • The former Meigs Field, is not the Musem Campus, it is Northerly Island, which includes open parkland under the administration of the Chicago Park District as well as Charter One Pavilion, an open-air ampitheatre for concerts and other live performances.

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Notable locations in Chicago: Jackson Park Yacht Club (A), Billy Caldwell Golf Course (B), Storks at Play (C), Council Ring (D), North Pier Terminal (E), Lake Meadows Tennis Club (F), Congress Plaza (G), Model Yacht Basin (H), Maplewood Station (I), Addison-Kedzie Industrial District (J), South Water Market (K), South Slip (L), Grayland Station (M), LaSalle Street Station (N), Jackson Park Motor Boat Club (O), Signal of Peace Monument (P), Francis S Drexel Fountain (Q), Douglas Station (R), Waveland Avenue Golf Course (S), Wrigley Field (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Portage Park Shopping Center (1), Lincoln Village Shopping Center (2), Ford City Mall Shopping Center (3), Brickyard Mall Shopping Center (4), Holiday Plaza Shopping Center (5), Kimbark Plaza Shopping Center (6), Hyde Park Shopping Center (7), Harper Court Shopping Center (8), Dorchester Commons Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Chicago include: Abundant Life Missionary Baptist Church (A), Addison Street Congregational Church (B), Albany Park Baptist Church (C), Albany Park Lutheran Church (D), All Angels Deaf Congregation (E), All Nation Pentecost Assembly Church (F), All Nation Pentecostal House of Prayer (G), All Nations Church of God (H), All Nations Church of God and Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Acacia Park Cemetery (1), All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery (2), Westlawn Jewish Cemetery (3), Bethel Cemetery (4), Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago (5), Wunders Lutheran Cemetery (6), Resthaven Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: North Pond (A), Wolf Lake (B), West Lagoon (C), Schiller Pond (D), South Lagoon (E), South Pond (F), Gun Club Ponds (G), Dead Stick Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Chicago River (A), Calumet River (B), Higgins Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Chicago include: Ohio Park (1), Ohio and Harding Park (2), Palmer Park (3), Palmer Square (4), Lincoln Memorial (5), Lake Shore Playground (6), Parkview Park (7), Paschen Park (8), Pasteur Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Sixty-seventh Street Beach (A), Ardmore Hollywood Beach (B), Fullerton Beach (C), Thirty-first Street Beach (D), Fortyninth Street Beach (E), Wilson Beach (F), Thorndale Avenue Beach (G), Fiftyninth Street Beach (H), Forty-Ninth Street Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Chicago Historical Society (Museums; Clark Street At N Avenue) (1), Chicago Then & Now (Museums; 5600 North Mannheim Road) (2), Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum (1300 South Lake Shore Drive) (3), Edgewater Historical Society (Museums; 5358 North Ashland Avenue) (4), Field Museum (1400 South Lake Shore Drive) (5), Arts Club of Chicago (Museums; 201 East Ontario Street) (6), Dusable Museum of African American History (740 East 56th Place) (7), Chicago Peregrine Release (Museums; 4001 North Ravenswood Avenue) (8), Chinatown Museum Foundation (601 West 31st Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Extended Stay America (7524 South State Road) (1), Embassy Suites Lakefront (511 North Columbus Drive) (2), Cottage Inn (8135 South Cottage Grove Avenue) (3), Holiday Inn Express (350 W. Hubbard) (4), Club Quarters (75 East Wacker Drive) (5), Gold Coast Bed & Breakfast (113 West Elm Street) (6), Bialystok Pub (3653 West Diversey Avenue) (7), Fairmont Hotel - Regional Sales Office (200 North Columbus Drive) (8), Burnham Hotel (One West Washington) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Cook County Departments - Circuit Court Clerk- First Municipal Criminal Departments- Branc (155 West 51st Street) (1), Cook County Departments - Circuit Court Clerk- First Municipal Criminal Departments- Genl (118 North Clark Street) (2), Illinois State - Human Services Dept- Assistant Secretary-Operations (401 South Clinton Street) (3), Illinois State - Courts- Supreme Court Of Iii (160 North La Salle Street) (4), Courts - Federal - Appeals Court - 7th Circuit- Clerk's Office Informa (219 South Dearborn Street) (5), Illinois State - Revenue Dept- Illinois Gaming Board (160 North La Salle Street) (6), Illinois State - Appellate Defender- First Judicial District (100 West Randolph Street) (7), Judicial Inquiry Board - Executive Ofc (100 West Randolph Street) (8), Cook County - Chicago- Circuit Court Clerk- Criminal Division- General Information Chi (2600 South California Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 
Cook County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI  Pb  CO  SO2 NO2 Ozone  PM10 PM2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.9. This is about average.
City:

36.9
U.S.:

32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0147. This is significantly better than average. There were 96 monitors within city limits.
City:

0.0147
U.S.:

0.0222
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.255. This is better than average. There were 28 monitors within city limits.
City:

0.255
U.S.:

0.334
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.04. This is about average. There were 73 monitors within city limits.
City:

2.04
U.S.:

2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 16.3. This is significantly worse than average. There were 73 monitors within city limits.
City:

16.3
U.S.:

9.4
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 22.1. This is better than average. There were 144 monitors within city limits.
City:

22.1
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 20.6. This is about average. There were 82 monitors within city limits.
City:

20.6
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.3. This is about average. There were 65 monitors within city limits.
City:

11.3
U.S.:

9.6

Drinking water stations with addresses in Chicago and their reported violations in the past:

CHICAGO (Address: 1000 E. OHIO ST. , Population served: 2896016, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-07-1993 and OCT-07-1993, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from OCT-07-1993 to OCT-07-1993)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - In JUL-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2003)
BAY LAKES ESTATES (Serves FL, Population served: 452, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
BULOW PLANTATION (Serves FL, Population served: 430, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
BOOKWALTER WOODS MHP (Population served: 380, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between AUG-01-1996 and FEB-21-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-1997)
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-26-1996 and FEB-21-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1994)
SANDY BEACH RV RESORT II (Serves NH, Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-01-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-2005)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-01-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-2001), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-25-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-20-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-25-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2001)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-03-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-03-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-03-1998), St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
ELDORADO ESTATES (Serves FL, Population served: 280, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-18-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-08-2005)
  • 3 other older health violations
ALDEN LONG GROVE NURSING CENTER (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-04-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2005)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 40 regular monitoring violations
CORTLAND CORNERS MHP (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-05-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (JAN-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-04-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-19-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-14-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2004), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2004), St BCA signed (MAR-18-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-2005)
  • 8 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-22-2005 and JUN-30-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-13-2005)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-19-1999)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-15-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-19-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 12 regular monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.6%
(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.2% for Black residents, 23.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.7% for other race residents, 17.5% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Illinois:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  55.2%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chicago, IL

People in group quarters in Chicago:

  • 15,887 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 13,839 people in nursing homes
  • 10,565 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 6,632 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2,827 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 2,484 people in religious group quarters
  • 1,674 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 1,264 people in other group homes
  • 934 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 629 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 477 people in state prisons
  • 473 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 368 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 368 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 364 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 280 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 168 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 151 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 143 people in halfway houses
  • 96 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 90 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 61 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 56 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 41 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 17 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 13 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 12 people in other workers' dormitories

Chicago compared to Illinois state average:

Chicago, Illinois environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Arenas or stadiums:

  • Soldier Field. Capacity: 63,000. Chicago Bears.
  • Wrigley Field. Capacity: 41,118. Chicago Cubs.
  • U.S. Cellular Field. Capacity: 40,615. Chicago White Sox.
  • UIC Pavilion. Chicago Sky (WNBA).
  • United Center. Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago Blackhawks (NHL).
  • Alumni Hall (DePaul University). DePaul University.
  • Joseph J. Gentile Center. Loyola University Chicago.

Banks with most branches in Chicago (2011 data):

  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: 127 branches. Info updated 2011/11/10: Bank assets: $1,811,678.0 mil, Deposits: $1,190,738.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5577 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • Bank of America, National Association: 67 branches. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • TCF National Bank: 45 branches. Info updated 2009/11/23: Bank assets: $19,007.0 mil, Deposits: $12,377.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 441 total offices, Holding Company: Tcf Financial Corporation
  • PNC Bank, National Association: 42 branches. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Fifth Third Bank: 39 branches. Info updated 2009/10/05: Bank assets: $114,540.4 mil, Deposits: $89,689.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1378 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • Citibank, National Association: 34 branches. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $1,288,658.0 mil, Deposits: $882,541.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, International Specialization, 1048 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
  • North Community Bank: 32 branches. Info updated 2011/04/12: Bank assets: $952.1 mil, Deposits: $858.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Metropolitan Bank Group, Inc.
  • MB Financial Bank, National Association: 31 branches. Info updated 2010/04/27: Bank assets: $9,792.4 mil, Deposits: $7,757.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 93 total offices, Holding Company: Mb Financial, Inc
  • BMO Harris Bank National Association: 31 branches. Info updated 2011/07/14: Bank assets: $97,264.0 mil, Deposits: $75,624.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 717 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Montreal
  • 90 other banks with 292 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Chicago, Illinois:

  • Edgebrook Motel, 6401 W Touhy, Chicago, IL 60646 , Phone: (773) 774-4200
  • Chicago Ohare Garden Hotel, 8201 W Higgins Rd, Chicago, IL 60631 , Phone: (773) 693-2323, Fax: (773) 693-3771
  • Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 E Delaware PL, Chicago, IL 60611 , Phone: (312) 280-8800, Fax: (312) 280-9184
  • Forum Hotel Chicago, 525 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 , Phone: (312) 321-8709
  • Hotel Intercontinental, 505 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 , Phone: (312) 944-4100, Fax: (312) 944-0240
  • Residence Inn By Marriott Chicago Downtown, 201 E Walton, Chicago, IL 60611 , Phone: (312) 943-9800, Fax: (312) 943-8579
  • Westin River North Hotel, 320 N Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60610 , Phone: (312) 744-1900, Fax: (312) 321-7117
  • W Chicago City Center, 172 W Adams, Chicago, IL 60603 , Phone: (312) 332-1200, Fax: (312) 332-5909
  • 126 other hotels and motels
All 134 fire-safe hotels and motels in Chicago, Illinois

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Chicago travel time to work - commute
Chicago mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Cook County Illinois:


2008 Presidential Election results in Cook County Illinois:
Detailed 2008 election results.

Neighborhoods in Chicago:

(Chicago, Illinois Neighborhood Map)


Religion statistics for Chicago (based on Cook County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.63%
Here57.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchJewishMuslim EstimateLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents69.3%7.6%3.1%2.1%2.0%
Congregations15.8%5.0%2.0%5.8%6.8%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents2.0%1.7%1.4%1.2%9.6%
Congregations6.4%4.7%6.1%4.3%43.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 1,460
Here:

2.77 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 23
This county:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 490
Cook County:

0.93 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 806
This county:

1.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3,516
Cook County:

6.67 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Cook County:

8.4%
State:

8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

23.5%
State:

25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

16.3%
Illinois:

14.5%

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1,010$4,895,310$58,1620$0
Other Government Administration 1,597$6,520,014$48,9920$0
Judicial and Legal 493$2,573,648$62,6450$0
Police Protection - Officers 15,893$59,305,540$44,7790$0
Police - Other 1,943$7,928,658$48,9681,053$1,245,422
Firefighters 4,796$29,163,922$72,9710$0
Fire - Other 304$455,496$17,9800$0
Streets and Highways 1,886$10,812,592$68,7970$0
Airports 1,662$7,931,678$57,2680$0
Welfare 1,314$4,090,394$37,3550$0
Health 1,628$6,694,320$49,3440$0
Solid Waste Management 2,575$12,878,414$60,0160$0
Sewerage 693$3,790,466$65,6360$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 169$779,356$55,3390$0
Water Supply 1,639$9,701,170$71,0270$0
Local Libraries 1,279$3,527,684$33,0980$0
Other and Unallocable 76$184,168$29,0790$0
Totals for Government 38,957$171,232,830$52,7451,053$1,245,422

Chicago government finances in 2006 (per resident):

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,008,595,000 ($373.79)
  • Charges - Toll Highways: $1,831,896,000 ($678.91)
    Air Transportation: $786,451,000 ($291.46)
    Sewerage: $143,537,000 ($53.20)
    All Other: $80,439,000 ($29.81)
    Parking Facilities: $23,180,000 ($8.59)
    Regular Highways: $6,647,000 ($2.46)
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $378,094,000 ($140.12)
    Regular Highways: $239,780,000 ($88.86)
    General - Other: $153,393,000 ($56.85)
    Housing and Community Development: $150,376,000 ($55.73)
    Water Utilities: $108,533,000 ($40.22)
    Sewerage: $38,736,000 ($14.36)
    Toll Highways: $29,446,000 ($10.91)
    Police Protection: $5,534,000 ($2.05)
    Parks and Recreation: $4,343,000 ($1.61)
    Libraries: $4,029,000 ($1.49)
    General Public Buildings: $1,218,000 ($0.45)
    Local Fire Protection: $834,000 ($0.31)
    Parking Facilities: $711,000 ($0.26)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,163,049,000 ($431.03)
    General - Other: $917,688,000 ($340.10)
    Air Transportation: $426,753,000 ($158.16)
    Local Fire Protection: $388,774,000 ($144.08)
    Water Utilities: $207,934,000 ($77.06)
    Solid Waste Management: $182,724,000 ($67.72)
    Regular Highways: $182,683,000 ($67.70)
    Health - Other: $177,588,000 ($65.82)
    Public Welfare - Other: $123,031,000 ($45.60)
    Housing and Community Development: $106,617,000 ($39.51)
    Libraries: $73,645,000 ($27.29)
    Parks and Recreation: $72,413,000 ($26.84)
    Sewerage: $61,988,000 ($22.97)
    Financial Administration: $59,745,000 ($22.14)
    Central Staff Services: $59,363,000 ($22.00)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $41,280,000 ($15.30)
    General Public Buildings: $37,697,000 ($13.97)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $33,684,000 ($12.48)
    Parking Facilities: $2,092,000 ($0.78)
    Toll Highways: $1,435,000 ($0.53)
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $1,176,033,000 ($435.84)
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $3,450,856,000 ($1278.91)
    Benefit Payments: $1,233,972,000 ($457.32)
    Total Federal Securities: $1,001,337,000 ($371.10)
    Earnings on Investments (calculated): $942,788,000 ($349.40)
    Other Investments - Other: $582,065,000 ($215.72)
    Total Cash and Deposits: $503,545,000 ($186.62)
    From Parent Local Government: $423,603,000 ($156.99)
    Local Employee Contribution: $264,029,000 ($97.85)
    Withdrawals: $38,091,000 ($14.12)
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $1,619,346,000 ($600.14)
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $5,937,499,000 ($2200.47)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $229,802,000 ($85.17)
    Education: $115,723,000 ($42.89)
    All Other: $46,921,000 ($17.39)
    Health and Hospitals: $33,768,000 ($12.51)
    Transit Utilities: $18,690,000 ($6.93)
    Highways: $2,759,000 ($1.02)
    Natural Resources: $1,006,000 ($0.37)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $756,221,000 ($280.26)
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $64,442,000 ($23.88)
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $961,000 ($0.36)
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $11,982,000 ($4.44)
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $245,000 ($0.09)
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,244,491,000 ($461.22)
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $30,000,000 ($11.12)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $98,458,000 ($36.49)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,493,451,000 ($553.48)
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $344,631,000 ($127.72)
    Interest Earnings: $248,443,000 ($92.07)
    Fines and Forfeits: $210,850,000 ($78.14)
    General Revenue, NEC: $43,798,000 ($16.23)
    Sale of Property: $29,336,000 ($10.87)
    Rents: $4,138,000 ($1.53)
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,686,355,000 ($5442.85)
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,099,572,000 ($5225.39)
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,080,234,000 ($770.95)
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $69,058,000 ($25.59)
    Police Protection: $6,448,000 ($2.39)
    Libraries: $4,630,000 ($1.72)
    Regular Highways: $450,000 ($0.17)
    Solid Waste Management: $85,000 ($0.03)
    Parks and Recreation: $27,000 ($0.01)
    Health - Other: $14,000 ($0.01)
    Central Staff Services: $12,000 ($0.00)
    Air Transportation: $3,000 ($0.00)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,702,042,000 ($630.79)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $347,452,000 ($128.77)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,022,795,000 ($1861.48)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $604,443,000 ($224.01)
    All Other: $106,336,000 ($39.41)
    Highways: $94,663,000 ($35.08)
    Health and Hospitals: $55,998,000 ($20.75)
    Public Welfare: $14,279,000 ($5.29)
  • Tax - Public Utilities Sales: $554,866,000 ($205.64)
    Other Selective Sales: $515,944,000 ($191.21)
    Property: $428,876,000 ($158.94)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $274,517,000 ($101.74)
    NEC: $175,020,000 ($64.86)
    Motor Vehicle License: $121,197,000 ($44.92)
    Motor Fuels Sales: $61,035,000 ($22.62)
    Tobacco Products Sales: $27,484,000 ($10.19)
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $20,543,000 ($7.61)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $2,488,691,000 ($922.32)

3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.97%
Illinois average:

5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)
Cook County:

0.27%
Illinois average:

0.19%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from DuPage County, IL  0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL  0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL  0.24% ($42,313)


4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.98%
Illinois average:

5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)
Cook County:

0.09%
Illinois average:

0.07%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to DuPage County, IL  0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL  0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL  0.38% ($69,774)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chicago:

  • WCEV (1450 AM; 1 kW; CICERO, IL; Owner: MIGALA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVON (1450 AM; 1 kW; CICERO, IL; Owner: MIDWAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WCSN (820 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WYPA, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGCI (1390 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRDZ (1300 AM; 5 kW; LA GRANGE, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNTD (950 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF CHICAGO LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chicago:

  • WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
  • WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
  • WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDRV (97.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
  • WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)
  • WVAZ (102.7 FM; OAK PARK, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WXRT-FM (93.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRTE (90.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: MEXICAN FINE ARTS CENTER MUSEUM)

TV broadcast stations around Chicago:

  • WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
  • WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
  • WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
  • WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
  • WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)
  • WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
  • WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W54AP (Channel 54; BLUE ISLAND, IL; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Chicago fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1,239
Total length: 13,648 meters (44,777ft)
Total costs: $1,405,173,000
Total average daily traffic: 66,121,755
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,443,389

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • Before 1900: 4
  • 1900-1909: 179
  • 1910-1919: 19
  • 1920-1929: 49
  • 1930-1939: 52
  • 1940-1949: 29
  • 1950-1959: 399
  • 1960-1969: 281
  • 1970-1979: 21
  • 1980-1989: 46
  • 1990-1999: 61
  • 2000-2010: 49
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Chicago, IL

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Chicago)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 985 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 99 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Chicago, IL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 823 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 37 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1034 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 103 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 164 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2068 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Chicago)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 3 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Chicago)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 900 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 848 full and 5 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5,671$213,01812,387$267,79044,484$261,0071,501$98,739739$922,3895,483$251,75667$321,298
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED518$195,0751,391$277,9864,897$259,749363$54,43139$710,564602$243,7634$152,250
APPLICATIONS DENIED2,045$208,2013,506$248,43117,372$245,5762,334$56,029129$1,006,7312,738$217,64916$49,551
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN903$196,9311,409$267,3627,387$240,666374$95,72739$2,572,374984$223,0923$235,667
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS469$204,448577$256,4523,456$237,562190$85,57412$1,167,500342$215,2050$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed mortgage data for all 873 tracts in Chicago, IL

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 675 full and 5 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,204$259,7341,052$274,18850$280,680
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1,038$253,979714$264,10376$225,382
APPLICATIONS DENIED495$247,480432$256,05316$303,813
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN264$258,178246$270,94010$243,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS129$247,18758$266,54320$265,150
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 4
  • Service Call: 1

Incident types - Chicago


See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Chicago, IL

Most common first names in Chicago, IL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John27,13173.4 years
Mary22,40278.5 years
Joseph17,09874.2 years
William15,96772.7 years
James15,14569.5 years
Frank12,07574.8 years
Anna11,51181.7 years
George11,05173.3 years
Robert10,97067.9 years
Edward10,78871.9 years
Most common last names in Chicago, IL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson8,73372.3 years
Smith7,46771.4 years
Williams7,34170.1 years
Jones5,55270.3 years
Brown5,29671.1 years
Davis3,95170.4 years
Jackson3,71070.0 years
Anderson3,40274.4 years
Miller3,26673.8 years
Harris3,12970.6 years
Businesses in Chicago, IL
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven74Johnny Rockets4
ALDO9Jones New York14
AT&T18Juicy Couture1
Abercrombie & Fitch1Just Tires2
Abercrombie Kids1KFC32
Ace Hardware27Kincaid1
Aeropostale1Kmart5
Aerosoles1Kohl's1
American Eagle Outfitters2Kroger4
Ann Taylor8LA Fitness13
Apple Store2La Quinta1
Applebee's1La-Z-Boy1
Arby's7Lane Bryant3
Ascend Collection1Lane Furniture4
AutoZone35LensCrafters4
Avenue5Levi Strauss & Co.2
BMW1Little Caesars Pizza23
Bakers2Long John Silver's6
Bakers Square3Lowe's3
Bally Total Fitness11Macy's2
Banana Republic4Marriott14
Baskin-Robbins77Marshalls4
Bath & Body Works4MasterBrand Cabinets53
Bebe4McDonald's123
Bed Bath & Beyond4Men's Wearhouse7
Ben & Jerry's3Menards2
Best Western3Motherhood Maternity5
Blockbuster19New Balance13
Brooks Brothers2New York & Co2
Brookstone3Nike175
Budget Car Rental6Nordstrom3
Buffalo Wild Wings1Office Depot7
Burger King28OfficeMax2
Burlington Coat Factory5Old Country Buffet4
CVS71Old Navy4
Cache1Outback1
Caribou Coffee15Outback Steakhouse1
Carson Pirie Scott2Panda Express13
Casual Male XL2Panera Bread10
Catherines2Papa John's Pizza2
Charlotte Russe2Payless40
Chico's1Penske11
Chipotle21PetSmart3
Chuck E. Cheese's2Pier 1 Imports5
Church's Chicken17Pizza Hut14
Cinnabon 4Popeyes36
Clarks1Qdoba Mexican Grill7
Cold Stone Creamery2Quiznos14
Comfort Inn1RadioShack35
Comfort Suites1Red Lobster1
Costco1Red Roof Inn1
Crate & Barrel3Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing2
Cricket Wireless149SAS Shoes3
Curves13Safeway15
DHL25Saks Fifth Avenue2
Dairy Queen5Sears15
Deb1Sephora3
Decora Cabinetry5Shoe Carnival1
Domino's Pizza15Soma Intimates1
DressBarn3Sprint Nextel19
Dunkin Donuts168Staples12
Eddie Bauer1Starbucks131
Ethan Allen1Subway114
Express5Super 81
Famous Footwear5T-Mobile35
Fashion Bug3T.G.I. Driday's1
FedEx225T.J.Maxx4
Finish Line2Taco Bell12
Firestone Complete Auto Care9Target10
Foot Locker18The Athlete's Foot10
Forever 214The Cheesecake Factory1
GNC29The Limited2
GameStop37The Room Place3
Gap7Toys"R"Us8
Gymboree1Trader Joe's5
H&M1True Value24
H&R Block102U-Haul54
Haagen-Dazs3U.S. Cellular13
Haworth2UPS303
Hilton7Urban Outfitters5
Holiday Inn10Vans7
Hollister Co.1Verizon Wireless10
Home Depot10Victoria's Secret5
Houlihan's1Vons15
Hyatt11Walgreens44
IHOP5Walmart1
J. Jill1Wendy's18
J.Crew2Westin2
JCPenney1Wet Seal2
Jamba Juice15White Castle21
Jewel-Osco34Whole Foods Market6
Jimmy Jazz2World Gym3
JoS. A. Bank4YMCA15
Browse common businesses in Chicago, IL


Chicago on our top lists:

  • #3 on the list of "Top 100 biggest cities"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of police officers in 2006 per 1000 residents (population 50,000+)"
  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest increase in population in the 1990s"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most mentions on city-data.com forum"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (population 50,000+)"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of robberies in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Hispanic residents (pop 50,000+)"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in religious group quarters (population 50,000+)"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 50,000+)"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Other race residents (pop 50,000+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely gay men couples (counted as self-reported male-male unmarried-partner households) (population 50,000+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in federal prisons and detention centers (population 50,000+)"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of murders in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 50,000+)"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 100 most racially diverse cities (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 50,000+)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: U. S. Postal service (population 50,000+)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (population 50,000+)"
  • #1 (60603) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other Subsaharan African first ancestries"
  • #1 (60604) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking Spanish at home"
  • #2 (60606) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most finance and insurance companies in 2005"
  • #2 (60655) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Irish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #2 (60602) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most offices of lawyers in 2005"
  • #4 (60614) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most alcohol drinking places in 2005"
  • #5 (60606) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most medium-big companies in 2005 (at least 100 employees)"
  • #6 (60659) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac first ancestries"
  • #6 (60601) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest charity contributions deductions as a percentage of AGI in 2004 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #6 (60656) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Bulgarian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #7 (60633) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Serbian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #9 (60606) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most Internet business establishments in 2005"
  • #10 (60660) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Yugoslavian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #10 (60634) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Polish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #12 (60601) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most big companies in 2005 (at least 1000 employees)"
  • #12 (60610) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most full service restaurants in 2005"
  • #13 (60611) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most beauty salons in 2005"
  • #16 (60606) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the highest 2004 average net capital gain/loss (pop 1,000+)"
  • #16 (60606) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the highest 2004 average taxable dividends for individuals (pop 1,000+)"
  • #17 (60626) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Belizean first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"

State forum archive:
Top Patent Applicants
Top Patent Applicants
  • Jason K. Resch (126)
  • Allon G. Englman (89)
  • Christopher C. Winslade (89)
  • Greg Dhuse (74)
  • Jeremy M. Hornik (74)
  • Andrew Baptist (63)
  • S. Christopher Gladwin (61)
  • Ilya Volvovski (54)
  • Robert A. West (50)
  • James M. Rasmussen (48)

Total of 6764 patent applications in 2008-2013.

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