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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents.

Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It has the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone. O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports by passenger traffic, and the region is also the nation's railroad hub. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) of any urban region in the world, generating $689 billion in 2018. Chicago's economy is diverse, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce. (Full article...)

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SummerSlam 1994 was the seventh annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on August 29, 1994 at the newly-opened United Center in Chicago, Illinois, which had opened eleven days earlier. The tagline was "So Hot it's Scary". The pay-per-view had two main events. The first featured Owen Hart fighting his brother Bret Hart in a steel cage match. Bret won the match, but the storyline feud escalated after Owen and his brother-in-law Jim Neidhart attacked Bret after the match. The other main event was a match between The Undertaker, the original Undertaker portrayed by Mark Calaway, and Brian Lee, who portrayed a "fake" Undertaker. The original Undertaker won the match, and the impostor did not appear in the WWF again. The undercard featured a match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Diesel and Razor Ramon, which Ramon won to regain the title. The other major angle going into SummerSlam was a feud in which Tatanka accused Lex Luger of joining the Million Dollar Corporation, a stable of heel wrestlers. This storyline turned out to be a swerve, as Tatanka was revealed to have secretly joined the corporation.

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Image 1Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 2Men outside a soup kitchen during the Great Depression (1931) (from Chicago)
Image 3Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 4Ethnic origins in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 5The Chicago Board of Trade Building (from Chicago)
Image 6The Chicago Picasso (1967) inspired a new era in urban public art. (from Chicago)
Image 7Chicago-style hot dog (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 8Chicago was home of The Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986 until 2011 and other Harpo Production operations until 2015. (from Chicago)
Image 9Aerial photo of the Jane Byrne Interchange (2022) after reconstruction, initially opened in the 1960s (from Chicago)
Image 10The Chicago River during the January 2014 cold wave (from Chicago)
Image 11The Chicago Picasso (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 12Home Insurance Building (1885) (from Chicago)
Image 13Andy's Jazz Club in River North, a staple of the Chicago jazz scene since the 1950s (from Chicago)
Image 14A Polish market in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 15A satellite image of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 16Daley Plaza and Chicago Picasso, with City Hall-County Building visible in background. At right, the Daley Center contains the state law courts. (from Chicago)
Image 17When it was opened in 1991, the central Harold Washington Library appeared in Guinness World Records as the largest municipal public library building in the world. (from Chicago)
Image 18Traditional Potawatomi regalia on display at the Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 19O'Hare International Airport (from Chicago)
Image 20Jay Pritzker Pavilion at night (from Chicago)
Image 21Aerial view of the Chicago Loop in 2012 (from Chicago)
Image 22Amtrak train on the Empire Builder route departs Chicago from Union Station. (from Chicago)
Image 23The main hall of the Field Museum of Natural History in 2007, with Sue the T. rex in the foreground (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 24The University of Chicago campus as seen from the Midway Plaisance (from Chicago)
Image 25The Chicago Theatre (from Chicago)
Image 26WGN began in the early days of radio and developed into a multi-platform broadcaster, including a cable television super-station. (from Chicago)
Image 27Downtown and the North Side with beaches lining the waterfront (from Chicago)
Image 28Prentice Women's Hospital on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Downtown Campus (from Chicago)
Image 29The spire of the Copernicus Center is modeled on the Royal Castle in Warsaw. (from Chicago)
Image 30Aerial view of Navy Pier at night (from Chicago)
Image 31Protesters in Grant Park outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention (from Chicago)
Image 32People walking around Buckingham Fountain to attend a rally (2013) (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 33An artist's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (from Chicago)
Image 34Replica of Daniel Chester French's Statue of The Republic at the site of the World's Columbian Exposition (from Chicago)
Image 35Map of racial distribution in Chicago, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other (from Chicago)
Image 36Chicago tenants picket against rent increases (March 1920) (from Chicago)
Image 37Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 38Flag of Chicago (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 39Ferries offer sightseeing tours and water-taxi transportation along the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. (from Chicago)
Image 40Court of Honor at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 (from Chicago)
Image 41The Chicago Building (1904–05) is a prime example of the Chicago School, displaying both variations of the Chicago window. (from Chicago)
Image 42Chicago Union Station, opened in 1925, is the third-busiest passenger rail terminal in the United States. (from Chicago)
Image 43Chicago Theatre (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 44Carl Sandburg's most famous description of the city is as "Hog Butcher for the World / Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat / Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler, / Stormy, Husky, Brawling, City of the Big Shoulders." (from Chicago)
Image 45Chicago-style deep-dish pizza (from Chicago)
Image 46Chicago Police Department SUV, 2021 (from Chicago)
Image 47Chicago Half Marathon on Lake Shore Drive on the South Side (from Chicago)
Image 48The Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 49Community areas of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 50The National Hellenic Museum in Greektown is one of several ethnic museums comprising the Chicago Cultural Alliance. (from Chicago)
Image 51Willie Dixon (from Culture of Chicago)

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The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The club was founded in 1926 as one of the league's first American franchises, joining in the same year as the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. Owing to the Blackhawks' long history, they are considered one of the NHL's "Original Six" teams—a term reserved for the six teams that comprised the NHL from the 1942–43 season until the league expanded in 1967. The Blackhawks have won the Stanley Cup three times in their 83-year history. Charlie Gardiner, the team's goaltender for its first Stanley Cup win in 1934, became the first European-born captain—and still the only goaltender captain—to win the Stanley Cup. Stan Mikita is the franchise leader in assists (926) and points (1467), and Bobby Hull is the leader in goals (604). Chris Chelios is the franchise leader in penalty minutes (1495). Goaltender Tony Esposito is the club's all-time leader in wins (873) and shutouts (74). Dick Irvin was named the first captain in 1926. The current captain, Jonathan Toews, was the third-youngest captain in NHL history at the time of his selection. (Read more...)

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... that tickets of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad could be purchased for Bellwood station at a local drug store?
... that Damen, despite being one of the busiest stations on the Chicago "L", lacks accessibility for the disabled?
... that a "frustration walk" connected Chicago Union Station with the rapid transit Canal station?
... that kids could fight the Great Chicago Fire at Freedomland U.S.A.?
... that the Chicago Bears media guide had an asterisk next to the result of the Instant Replay Game for 10 years, noting the team's belief that the game was decided incorrectly?
... that Chicago journalist Jamie Kalven has amassed a database of nearly 250,000 allegations against police officers?
... that Mark Stanforth won the 1978 Chicago Marathon despite running the last few miles with blisters?
... that the Chicago Community Bond Fund sought to put itself out of business by eliminating cash bail?

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Kanye West /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/ is an American rap artist and hip hop producer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, and his third album Graduation in 2007. His first three albums have received numerous awards (including nine Grammys), critical acclaim, and commercial success. West also runs his own record label GOOD Music. West's mascot and trademark is "Dropout Bear," a teddy bear, which has appeared on the covers of his three albums as well as the singles cover for his songs "Stronger" and "Homecoming." West's parents divorced when he was three years old, and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. He enrolled at Chicago State University but later dropped out to continue pursuing his music career. He later gained fame by producing hit singles for musical artists including Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and Janet Jackson. West's style of production often utilizes pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul songs, with his own drums and instruments. Some controversy has also surrounded West, such as an incident during a live telecast of a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief, when he deviated from the script and told the audience, "George Bush doesn't care about black people."

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The Chicago Theatre is a famous theater landmark located on North State Street in the Loop community area in the city of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The theater is host to stage plays, magic shows, comedy performances, speeches, and concerts. Although it now emphasizes live performances of popular music, it once served as a motion picture theatre. For several decades, it was the city's premier movie theater. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1979, and it was listed as a Chicago Landmark on January 28, 1983. The marquee is a Chicago cultural and physical landmark that commonly appears in film, television, artwork, and photography.

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"Once you've come to be a part of this particular patch, you'll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real." — Nelson Algren

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History of Chicago: Windy City • 1871 Great Chicago Fire • Haymarket affair • World's Columbian Exposition • Chicago race riot of 1919 • Chicago Board of Trade • McDonald's • Millennium Park • Cook County Democratic Party

Geography: Chicago River • Fort Dearborn • Prairie Avenue • Magnificent Mile • Cook County, Illinois

People: Daniel Burnham • Richard J. Daley • Oprah Winfrey • Al Capone • Barack Obama • Michael Jordan • Jesse Jackson • Aaron Montgomery Ward • Marshall Field • Potter Palmer • Harold Washington • Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

Landmarks & Tourist Attractions: Chicago Landmarks • Wrigley Field • Buckingham Fountain • Willis Tower • John Hancock Center • Chicago Cultural Center

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...that Ronald Reagan announced his engagement to his first wife, Jane Wyman, at the Chicago Theatre (pictured)?
...that the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, an outdoor bandshell and great lawn, uses an innovative sound system that recreates an indoor concert hall sound experience?
...that the Grant Park Music Festival, a Chicago tradition since its 1931 introduction by Anton Cermak, is America's only remaining free, outdoor concert series featuring classical music?
...that the Chicago City Council revoked the McCarthy Building's Chicago Landmark status to make way for the controversial redevelopment of Chicago's Block 37 in the Chicago Loop?

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