• Chicago is the third most populous city in the U.S.A, after New York City and Los Angeles. With 2.7 million residents In 2012, Chicago hosted 46.37 million international and domestic visitors, an overall visitation record.

• Chicago is the capital of Cook County, Illinois. is located on Lake Michigan in the North State.

• Chicago’s culture includes contributions to the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, ssoul, and the creation of huse music.

• Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark in the center of Grant Park. Dedicated in 1927, it is one of the largest fountains in the world. During the winter, the fountain is decorated with festival lights.

• The Haymarket incident was a historic event held in Haymarket Square that was the point of a series of protests that WILL have produced striking workers, to demand the eight-hour workday. During a peaceful demonstration a person threw a bomb at police.

CURIOSITYS

• Chicago was inaugurated as a city in 1837.

• The first blood bank was established in Chicago in 1837.

• The world's first skyscraper the home insurance company was established in Chicago in 1885.

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