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The world-renowned ''Art Institute of Chicago'' houses both a museum and a school. <ref> [http://www.artic.edu/ The Art Institute of Chicago] </ref> | The world-renowned ''Art Institute of Chicago'' houses both a museum and a school. <ref> [http://www.artic.edu/ The Art Institute of Chicago] </ref> | ||
| − | The city, despite its normally cold weather, suffered through an extreme heat wave in 1995, which killed about | + | The city, despite its normally cold weather, suffered through an extreme heat wave in 1995, which killed about 525 people.<ref>[http://www.isws.illinois.edu/atmos/statecli/General/1995Chicago.htm Chicago State Climatologist Office]</ref> |
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*[http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ The Field Museum] | *[http://www.fieldmuseum.org/ The Field Museum] | ||
*[http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/ National Museum of Mexican Art] | *[http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/ National Museum of Mexican Art] | ||
| − | *[http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityname=Tourism% | + | *[http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityname=Tourism%2526amp%253BentityNameEnumValue%253D41 City of Chicago - Tourism] |
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Revision as of 15:39, February 20, 2009
Chicago is a city located in Illinois on the western shore of Lake Michigan. It is the third-largest city in the United States, with approximately 2.8 million residents. [1]. The Chicago metropolitan area, which extends from southern Wisconsin to northeastern Indiana, contains approximately 9.3 million people. [2]
The current mayor of Chicago is Richard M. Daley, who was elected in 1989. His father, Richard J. Daley, was mayor from 1955-1976. [3]
Chicago is home to the Sears Tower, which at 1,450 feet is the tallest building in the United States, and was once the tallest building in the world. [4]
The city hosted the 1968 Democratic National Convention when Richard J. Daley was mayor. The convention was disrupted by radicals such as Abbie Hoffman.
The world-renowned Art Institute of Chicago houses both a museum and a school. [5]
The city, despite its normally cold weather, suffered through an extreme heat wave in 1995, which killed about 525 people.[6]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/1714000.html
- ↑ http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro_general/2006/CSA-EST2006-alldata.csv
- ↑ http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Daley2.html
- ↑ http://www.thesearstower.com/buildinginfo.axis?type=n&name=Property Profile
- ↑ The Art Institute of Chicago
- ↑ Chicago State Climatologist Office