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Old 10-13-2010, 06:02 AM
 
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Hi guys i what to know more about Chicago,from the people who are living there.Hope u can help me.
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Old 10-13-2010, 08:45 AM
 
Location: River North, Chicago, Illinois
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Hi guys i what to know more about Chicago,from the people who are living there.Hope u can help me.
If you're not a troll, and such a, frankly, dumb question makes you seem like a troll, consider that your questions sounds a bit like this:

"Hi guys, I want to know more about science, from people who do it. Hope you can help me."

Which is to say, it's an absurdly broad question that can't begin to be answered on a message board.

Refine your question, tell people what aspects of cities interest you, tell people why you need to know about Chicago, and narrow the focus a little so people can at least begin to give you useful answers.
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Old 10-13-2010, 08:56 AM
 
Location: Oak Park, IL
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It's just like the musical. People here burst out in song all the time.
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Old 10-13-2010, 09:18 AM
 
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Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois. With over 2.8 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous city in the country. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland," is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million people spread across the U.S. states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County.

Chicago was founded in 1833, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. The Potawatomi were forcibly removed from their land following the Treaty of Chicago. The city became a major transportation and telecommunications hub in North America. Today, the city retains its status as a major hub, both for industry and infrastructure, with O'Hare International Airport being the second busiest airport in the world. In 2008, the city hosted 45.6 million domestic and overseas visitors. Chicago's metropolitan area has the 4th largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of all metropolitan areas in the world.

The city is a center for business and finance and is listed as one of the world's top ten Global Financial Centers. The World Cities Study Group at Loughborough University rated Chicago as an "alpha world city" due to Chicago's important role in the global economic system. In a 2010 survey collaboration between Foreign Policy and A.T Kearney ranking the world's top global cities, Chicago ranked 6th behind Paris and Hong Kong and above Los Angeles and Singapore. The ranking assesses five dimensions: value of capital markets, diversity of human capital, international information resources, international cultural resources, and political influence. Chicago is a stronghold of the Democratic Party and has been home to many influential politicians, including the current President of the United States, Barack Obama.

Globally recognized, Chicago has numerous nicknames, which reflect the impressions and opinions about historical and contemporary Chicago. The best known include: "Chi-town," "Windy City," "Second City," and the "City of Big Shoulders." Chicago has also been called "the most American of big cities."
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Old 10-13-2010, 09:21 AM
 
Location: "Chicago"
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Hi guys i what to know more about Chicago,from the people who are living there.Hope u can help me.
Who, or what, is this "u" you're asking about?
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Old 10-13-2010, 01:50 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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It is a city next to a lake.
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Old 10-13-2010, 04:23 PM
 
Location: Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO
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Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois. With over 2.8 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous city in the country. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland," is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million people spread across the U.S. states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County.

Chicago was founded in 1833, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. The Potawatomi were forcibly removed from their land following the Treaty of Chicago. The city became a major transportation and telecommunications hub in North America. Today, the city retains its status as a major hub, both for industry and infrastructure, with O'Hare International Airport being the second busiest airport in the world. In 2008, the city hosted 45.6 million domestic and overseas visitors. Chicago's metropolitan area has the 4th largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of all metropolitan areas in the world.

The city is a center for business and finance and is listed as one of the world's top ten Global Financial Centers. The World Cities Study Group at Loughborough University rated Chicago as an "alpha world city" due to Chicago's important role in the global economic system. In a 2010 survey collaboration between Foreign Policy and A.T Kearney ranking the world's top global cities, Chicago ranked 6th behind Paris and Hong Kong and above Los Angeles and Singapore. The ranking assesses five dimensions: value of capital markets, diversity of human capital, international information resources, international cultural resources, and political influence. Chicago is a stronghold of the Democratic Party and has been home to many influential politicians, including the current President of the United States, Barack Obama.

Globally recognized, Chicago has numerous nicknames, which reflect the impressions and opinions about historical and contemporary Chicago. The best known include: "Chi-town," "Windy City," "Second City," and the "City of Big Shoulders." Chicago has also been called "the most American of big cities."
I hope he copies that and turns it in as a paper thinking it's a well written unique synopsis!
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Old 10-13-2010, 07:24 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Hi guys i what to know more about Chicago,from the people who are living there.Hope u can help me.
Chicago is a city that does not suffer fools gladly. That's what you need to know first and foremost. Now shoo.
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Old 10-13-2010, 08:35 PM
 
Location: Twilight zone
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Encyclopedia of Chicago
Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City of Chicago

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