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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Picture Chicago: 16 must-see photos from over the holidays

Chicago Sun-Times 27 Dec 2024
Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore #2 gets tackled as he runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field, Sunday, Dec ... Chicago Bears ... cities, including Chicago, to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company....
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Saving Murderers and Killing Babies

The American Spectator 26 Dec 2024
Liberals believe that human nature is “progressing,” which is why they have more recently called themselves “progressives” instead of liberals. And, when they see that not all humans “progress” at the same pace, they use the coercive powers of the state to attempt to move them forward into their version of the promised land....
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Boy, 16, critically wounds man physically attacking woman Wednesday night in Humboldt Park residence

Chicago Tribune 26 Dec 2024
... a 45-year-old man Wednesday night who was attacking a woman inside a residence in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said....
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Will Khris Middleton play against the Brooklyn Nets tonight? Latest update on the Milwaukee Bucks star's injury report (December 26, 2024)

The Times of India 26 Dec 2024
The three-time All-Star's status has been upgraded to probable which means there is an increased confidence in his recovery progress.Middleton demonstrated his value to the team in their recent 112-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls, where he stepped up in the absence of teammates Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard....
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Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve

The Athens Messenger 24 Dec 2024
Workers at U.S. Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the ... ....
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Starbucks workers across the US go on strike by Christmas Eve

Beijing News 24 Dec 2024
SEATTLE, Washington. Workers at Starbucks stores went on a five-day strike from December 21 to protest the company's lack of progress in contract negotiations. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve ... Starbucks operates nearly 10,000 stores across the U.S ... ....
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s difficult 2025 budget fight portends even harder financial situation for 2026

Chicago Tribune 22 Dec 2024
... on “progressive” taxes that are unlikely to materialize ... Look, I know it’s easy to go back and forth about this tax versus this tax, but people have sold the people of Chicago out for too long, and they have kowtowed to the interests of the ultrarich.” Progressive revenue....
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 11:10 p.m. EST

The Call 22 Dec 2024
Oleksandr Usyk successfully defends heavyweight belt with unanimous decision over Tyson Fury ... Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve ... ....
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Chicago's public schools deserve better than this ugly drama

Chicago Sun-Times 21 Dec 2024
With all the tawdry drama surrounding Chicago Public Schools in recent months, it's all too easy for too many people to forget what's most important ... Consider Chicago's schoolchildren ... But even a snapshot tells a story, and the story is that many Chicago students just aren't getting what they need academically....
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 4:11 p.m. EST

The Call 21 Dec 2024
Santa Claus joins sharks for a holiday swim at a Rio de Janeiro aquarium ... It's eggnog season ... Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve ... ....
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:00 p.m. EST

The Call 21 Dec 2024
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom ... Workers at U.S. Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve ... ....
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:22 p.m. EST

The Call 21 Dec 2024
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom ... Workers at U.S. Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve ... ....
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:57 p.m. EST

The Call 21 Dec 2024
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom ... Workers at U.S. Starbucks stores have begun a five-day strike to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes began in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve ... ....

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