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The third largest city in the United States (after New York and Los Angeles), is Chicago, on the fringe of Lake Michigan, in northeastern Illinois, and occupying 228 square miles, or 591 square kilometres. Sometimes described in the news as the most livable big city in the country, Chicago has been voted as such, by more than 8.8 million people, who made up the 1998 census. More than 3.5 million of these live in the main city precincts. People from all walks of life populate Chicago, the most prominent of which include blacks, hispanics, and Europeans.
Chicago's multicultural heritage is reflected in its neighborhoods, which now attract thousands of visitors each year. Chicago is home to nearly three million people from all over the world including African Americans, Asians, Europeans, Hispanics, Native Americans and more.
As each new group has come to Chicago, their unique community spirit, typified by Chicago's motto "I will," has enabled them to build a new community, new life and new future. This spirit is responsible for a city that has never stopped dreaming, building, rebuilding, growing and making major contributions to the world.
Apple Introduces Scaled Prices On iTunes Downloads CBS 2 Chicago Did You Know? Stars From Chicago! Shopping for music on iTunes, is about to change. Forget the flat rate of 99 cents per song. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports Apple has reached agreements with all...
Rottweiler Mauls 2 Young Sisters In Joliet CBS 2 Chicago Short Subjects: Hollywood's Tiny Stars A Rottweiler mauled two young sisters Tuesday, leaving one clinging to life in a Chicago hospital. Five-year-old Kashae Mitchell suffered bites to her face...
Blago drama threatens state Chicago Sun-Times Carol MARIN Sun-Times Columnist It's the people stories that grab us. Oprah, Blago, Burris. Eyes may glaze over at too many policy points and the mind may not easily wrap itself around numbers that...
City Reverses Side Street Snow Removal Decision CBS 2 Chicago The city Tuesday reversed its earlier snow removal policy. Last month, the plan was to clear only major streets during a snow storm, and get around to the side streets later without using any...
Big first period leads Chicago past Phoenix San Francisco Chronicle Adam Burish started a four-goal outburst in the opening period with his first score of the season, and the Chicago Blackhawks routed the host Phoenix Coyotes 6-0 behind Cristobal Huet's 22 saves on...
Bulls Hang On To Beat Kings 99-94 CBS 2 Chicago Hottest Female Athletes Ben Gordon scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 99-94 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. The Bulls converted 33 of 36 free...
Woman Allegedly Fatally Shoots Sick Husband CBS 2 Chicago Coolest Fighter Jets ... EVER! A southwest suburban woman who told police she was frustrated with caring for her sick husband is in police custody Tuesday after allegedly admitting she fatally shot...
Obama plays food critic on Chicago public TV The News Tribune Barack and Michelle Obama are known for nights out on the town in Chicago, dining at some of its poshest restaurants with the smartest chefs. But who knew the president-elect was a food...
Woman, 26, fatally struck by auto on NW Side Chicago Sun-Times From STNG WIRE REPORTS A 26-year-old woman crossing a busy street on the Far Northwest Side on Tuesday morning was struck and killed by a vehicle. The woman was in the crosswalk on the 3300 block of...
Chicago grain futures gain with bullish sentiment People's Daily Soybeans and wheat jumped Tuesday to a three-month high and corn gained the most in three weeks on the Chicago Board of Trade. Short covering and some new speculative long positions provided a sharp...
Judge Sets Sentencings In Family Secrets Mob Case CBS 2 Chicago Jury Ties Chicago Mobsters To 10 Murders (9/27/2007) A federal judge has set sentencing dates for five men convicted in at Chicago's Operation Family Secrets mob trial. They were...
Baby Among Injured In Multi-Alarm Apartment Fire CBS 2 Chicago Did You Know? Stars From Chicago! Fire crews and police rescued 10 people, including a baby, from a fire in a north suburban apartment complex. Four people, including the child, were hospitalized. ...
Dinner to aid scouts set for January 17 Chicago White Sox Over the past five years, the annual Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation's In the Spirit of the Game dinner has become one of the baseball events that everyone connected to the...
State GOP Reveling In Democrats CBS 2 Chicago Republican State Sen. Matt Murphy says he will likely file nominating petitions to run against Democrat Todd Stroger for Cook County Board president.
Tough Economic Times Hit Students Hard CBS 2 Chicago Boo! The Worst Movies Of 2008 With just a few months away from the beginning of college graduation season, things are looking grim. Tuesday, Mayor Daley warned the next three months will probably be...
Ill. Man Gets 7 Years For Arranging Sex With Child CBS 2 Chicago Short Subjects: Hollywood's Tiny Stars A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to seven years and eight months in federal prison for traveling to Georgia to have sex with a person he thought was an...
Weather causes delays, cancellations at airports Chicago Sun-Times From STNG WIRE REPORTS O'Hare International Airport has canceled approximately 24 flights Tuesday, and several flights heading to the East Coast out of Midway Airport have been delayed because of...
Cubs finalize Marquis-Vizcaino swap Chicago Cubs The Cubs dealt Jason Marquis to the Rockies on Tuesday for reliever Luis Vizcaino and created an opening in the rotation for another starting pitcher. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry...
Leo Burnett settles suit for $15.5 million Chicago Business Crain’s) — Leo Burnett Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging the advertising agency overbilled the U.S. Army. The Chicago-based advertising agency...
CBOE Hopes For Demutualization Ruling In 2 To 4 Weeks Morning Star The Chicago Board Options Exchange is hoping for a ruling on its demutualization case within the next two to four weeks, its chief executive said Tuesday....
Rolling Meadows Bank Robbed CBS 2 Chicago Did You Know? Stars From Chicago! Police and the FBI have both video and good quality photographs of man who robbed a northwest suburban bank on Monday. The robbery happened about 3:30 p.m. at the...
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