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Chicago at a glance
Chicago is "The City that Works." "The City of Big Shoulders." It
boasts North America's tallest building and one of the world's
largest office buildings. With the ubiquitous elevated trains
creating a continuous clatter, the city looks big. Feels big. Is
big.
Chicago history
From Settlement to City The first non-native to settle in the area now known as Chicago
was Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, a fugitive slave from San
Domingo. By 1779, a small settlement had sprung up around his camp,
and du Sable's stake was eventually purchased by another trader,
who was bought out by Jonathan Kinzie in 1804. As the settlement
grew, the government began to see it as a gateway to the Western
frontier and erected Fort Dearborn (now the Michigan
Avenue Bridge), where the Chicago River and Lake Michigan
kissed. The Native Americans were quite unhappy with this situation
and in 1812 massacred most of the soldiers and their families. The
fort was rebuilt in 1814 and by 1833 Chicago was a lively frontier
town. Chicago local information
State: Illinois Country: United States
Chicago By The Numbers:
Population: 2,896,000 Elevation: 578 feet/ 176 meters Average Annual Rainfall: 36 inches/ 91 centimeters Average Annual Snowfall: 38 inches/ 97 centimeters Average January Temperature: 21 degrees F/ -6 degrees C Average July Temperature: 73 degrees F/ 23 degrees C Quick Facts:
Major Industries: Communications, Information Technology, Finance,
Transportation Ethnic Mix: 45% Caucasian, 39% African American, 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian Electricity: 110 volts, 60Hz, standard two pin plugs Time Zone: GMT-6 Country Dialing Code: 1 Area Code: 312, 773 (1 and the area code must be dialed even for local calls) Did You Know?
Chicago's Windy City nickname has nothing to do with weather. It
was coined in 1893 by Charles Dana, the editor of the now defunct
New York Sun newspaper, in commenting on Chicago's
politicians. Orientation:
Chicago dominates the southwest shore of Lake Michigan in
northeastern Illinois. Saint Louis lies 297 miles/478 kilometers to
the southwest, Indianapolis 185 miles/298 kilometers to the
southeast, Milwaukee 92 miles/148 kilometers north, and the Iowa
state line 173 miles/ 278 kilometers to the west.
Chicago weather
Average Temperatures
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Cel
Rainy Days
Average Annual
Rainfall:
96.6" / 38.0 cm
Chicago is "The City that Works." "The City of Big Shoulders." It
boasts North America's tallest building and one of the world's
largest office buildings. With the ubiquitous elevated trains
creating a continuous clatter, the city looks big. Feels big. Is
big.
The old Chicago of belching smokestacks and brawling politicians has given way to world-class museums, architecture, restaurants, hotels and theaters, but it still has the character that earned it the title as the most American of American cities. © Wcities |
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