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Facts about Chicago!

Chicago is a beautiful city on shores of Lake Michigan in the heart of the United States with friendly people and vibrant neighborhoods. Come experience one of the world's best cities for yourself.

Total population in the city: 2,896,016.

The Chicago metropolitan region is the 24th largest population in the world. Paris is 23rd, Lagos is 25th, Beijing is 26th and Lima is 27th. (c) Thomas Brinkhoff 11.05.2002

Location: Latitude, 41° 50'N, Longitude, 87° 37'W

Climate: Average monthly temperatures for Chicago

Windy City Trivia The title "Windy City" was given to Chicago by New York Sun editor Charles Dana in 1893. He was tired of hearing long-winded politicians boasting about the wonders of the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago the same year.

The first regulation baseballs and bats used by professional players were manufactured by Chicago entrepreneur (and former pitcher) Albert G. Spalding.

Chicago's own Jane Addams, founder of the Hull House, was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Peace (1931). The Hull House opened in 1889 to aid Chicago immigrants.

Chicago Superlatives: Chicago is big and wonderful in many ways:

World's largest commercial office building: Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
World's largest indoor marine mammal exhibit: Chicago Oceanarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
World's largest aquarium: Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
World's largest illuminated fountain: Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park
World's largest public library: Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St.
World's largest bakery: Nabisco, 7300 S. Kedzie Ave.
World's largest ice cream cone factory: Keebler, 10839 S. Langley Ave.
World's largest candy factory: Brach & Brock, 401 N. Cicero Ave.
World's largest free public zoo: Lincoln Park Zoo, 2200 N. Cannon Drive
World's tallest masonry building: Monadnock Block, 53 W. Jackson Blvd.
World's largest food festival: Taste of Chicago, Grant Park
World's largest collection of impressionist paintings outside Paris: Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave.
World's largest modern art museum: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.
World's longest street: Western Avenue
World's largest convention facility: McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
World's busiest roadway: Dan Ryan expressway
World's highest steeple above ground: United Methodist Church, 77 W. Washington St.
World's highest residence above ground: John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Ave.
World's tallest building: Sears Tower, 233 S. Wacker Drive
World's busiest futures exchange: Board of Trade, 141 W. Jackson Blvd.
World's busiest airport: O'Hare International Airport, 10000 W. O'Hare Road
World's largest municipal harbor system: Chicago Park District
World's largest stand-alone theater: Uptown Theatre, 4810 N. Broadway
World's largest Tiffany dome: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.
World's largest parochial school system: Archdiocese of Chicago
World's busiest sit-down restaurant: Berghoff Restaurant, 17 W. Adams St.
World's largest water filtration plant: Jardine Water Purification Plant, 600 E. Grand Ave.
SOURCE: World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2000
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, 2001
Guinness Book of World Records, 2001

Chicago Recreation:

Number of City Parks: Number of City Beaches: Number of Golf Courses: Baseball/Softball Diamonds: Football/Soccer Fields: Lakefront Length: Bicycle Paths: Altitude: Lake Harbor Boats:

550 32 6 791 210 29(mi) 46.7(k) 19 578.5 ft. above sea level 5,327

Chicago's Friends Around the World: Chicago's Sister Cities
For the city of Chicago, the Sister Cities International Program is a valuable medium of international exchange. Since 1960, Chicago has established official relationships with 22 international cities to encourage, among others, partnerships that promote trade, economic development, cultural awareness and educational opportunities.

Chicago's Sister Cities:
Accra, Ghana
Athens, Greece
Birmingham, England
Casablanca, Morocco
Durban, South Africa
Galway, Ireland
Gothenberg, Sweden
Hamburg, Germany
Kyiv, Ukraine
Lucerne, Switzerland
Mexico City, Mexico
Milan, Italy Moscow, Russia
Osaka, Japan
Paris, France
Petach Tikva, Israel
Prague, Czech Republic
Shanghai, China
Shenyang, China
Toronto, Canada
Vilnius, Lithuania
Warsaw, Poland