Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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Study shows natural shorelines support greater biodiversity in the Chicago river

Phys Dot Org 13 May 2024
The study, conducted by Shedd Aquarium, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, revealed important trends in fish diversity and abundance along various types of shorelines in the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) ... Shedd Aquarium ......
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JW Marriott Chicago unveils reimagined event space

TravelDailyNews 13 May 2024
CHICAGOMarriott International, Inc ... Centrally located on Chicago’s famous Loop and 18 miles from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the 12-story hotel offers guests convenient access to Union Station, Chicago Theatre, the Art Institute of Chicago, Willis Tower, Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium and Soldier Field....
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Secret Service building secret Democratic convention communications center in southern suburb

Chicago Sun-Times 10 May 2024
And on Tuesday, in a conference room at the Shedd Aquarium, the Secret Service briefed the Chicago Cultural Properties Security group, an organization that includes, among other institutions, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Field Museum, the Adler Planetarium and the Lincoln Park Zoo....
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The EPA set limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water. Illinois can look to nature ...

Chicago Sun-Times 06 May 2024
Man-made, floating wetlands made up of native plants, like those installed by Shedd Aquarium and partners on the Chicago River, may play a surprising role, as scientists have documented their natural ability to absorb and assimilate pollutants into the biomass of the plant itself — removing it from the surface water on which it floats....
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