Chicago

Chicago (i/ʃˈkɑːɡ/ or /ʃˈkɔːɡ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.

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Bears clock management issues, explained: Late-game execution plagues Chicago again as fans chant 'sell the team'

Sportingnews 27 Dec 2024
The wind was brisk ... Chicago has struggled mightily in late-game moments this year ... From their Hail Mary defeat to the Commanders to their late-game foibles against the Vikings and Lions, late-game execution has been a sore spot for Chicago throughout the 2024 campaign ... Now, Chicago was tasked with converting on 4th-and-6 ... First down Chicago....
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An ode to Chicago and its freight hustlers

Freight Waves 26 Dec 2024
Chicago has always been about hustling or selling something. Jean-Baptiste-Point Du Sable, after being arrested by the British during the American Revolution, became the first non-native person to settle in what would become the Chicago area in the late 1780s ... Chicago is the largest U.S ... The freight winds are always blowing in Chicago....
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Chicago’s Christmas weather: The warmest and coldest since 1872

Chicago Tribune 24 Dec 2024
Here’s a look back at the warmest, coldest, wettest and snowiest Christmas holidays in Chicago, going back to 1872 ... For almost a century prior to that, sites around downtown Chicago, the University of Chicago and Midway International Airport were used to gather definitive weather data ... Vintage Chicago Tribune ... (Chicago Tribune) ... (Chicago Tribune)....
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2 colleges, a hospital, manufacturers, warehouses and more: The largest layoffs in Pa. in 2024

Penn Live 24 Dec 2024
There have been numerous large layoffs in the Keystone State this year ... Department of Labor ... 12 ... 9 ... Corelle’s brands include Instant, Corelle, Pyrex, Corningware, Snapware and Chicago Cutlery ... Benefits Data Trust is winding down operations at Center Square West, 1500 Market St ... A wind-down crew of employees was retained for a temporary period after that....
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5 things to know about Kalamazoo’s claim to ‘ugly sweater party’ fame

Michigan Live 24 Dec 2024
KALAMAZOO, MI — A long-held claim by two Canadians that they started the trend of hosting ugly Christmas sweater parties in 2002 has recently been disputed by a group of Western Michigan University alumni ... Now 20 years later, Weeby and St ... 1 ... Aubin, they also knew of people doing it in Chicago and California, all who had caught wind of their parties....
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Chicago Heights man ordered held in jail, faces kidnapping charges

Yahoo Daily News 23 Dec 2024
Donnail Hannah, 37, of the 19400 block of Glenwood Dyer Road, was arrested ......
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Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears score today: Live updates, highlights from NFC North fight

Detroit Free Press 22 Dec 2024
The Lions (12-2) travel to play the Chicago Bears (4-10) on Sunday afternoon to complete the series with their NFC North rival ... at Soldier Field in Chicago ... Chicago Bears live updates, highlights ... The weather forecast in Chicago for Sunday is a high of 34 degrees around kickoff, a 3% chance of precipitation and winds just over 10 mph ... at Chicago, 1....
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Starbucks workers' union strikes across US as talks hit impasse

Korea Times 22 Dec 2024
Around 20 people joined a picket line at a Starbucks location on Chicago's north side, buffeted by snow and wind, but cheering in response to the honking horns of passing cars ... Workers picket outside of a Starbucks store on December 20, 2024 in Chicago, Ill., U.S....
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Starbucks workers’ strikes across US could reach ‘hundreds of stores’ by Dec. 24, union says

West Hawaii Today 22 Dec 2024
The five-day strike, which began on Friday and closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago and ... Around 20 people joined a picket line at a Starbucks location on Chicago’s north side, buffeted by snow and wind, but cheering in response to the honking horns of passing cars....
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Party City's party is over, shutting stores nationally, including more than 20 Chicago locations

Chicago Sun-Times 21 Dec 2024
Party supply retailer Party City is closing down all of its stores. The company has more than 20 locations in the Chicago area. The party supply retailer is winding down operations effective immediately, CNN first reported on Friday, though it isn’t immediately clear when stores in Chicago and beyond will close ... At a North Center store at 3417 N ... .......
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Chicago’s zoo animals: How they stay warm during cold, snowy winters

Chicago Tribune 20 Dec 2024
A chilly Chicago winter doesn’t necessarily mean the African lions at the Lincoln Park Zoo have to go inside ... (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) ... Some animals require a bit more oversight, however, including the two male koalas named Brumby and Willum at Brookfield Zoo Chicago ... The wind is also a big factor, he added ... (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)....
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Snow to hit Chicago area tonight but likely won't stay around for Christmas

Chicago Sun-Times 19 Dec 2024
Two rounds of snow could coat parts of the Chicago area with 1 to 2 inches of snow by Saturday morning but don't expect a white Christmas ...Chicago has an 80 to 90% chance of seeing snow,” Yack said, adding there will likely be winds of 30 to 35 mph Friday ... Chicago is not ......
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Fantasy Football Week 16 Lineup Decisions: Bo Nix still trustworthy even after three-INT game

CBS Sports 19 Dec 2024
Fantasy Football is all about the matchups ... More Week 16 content ... @ ... @ ... Chicago Bears ... Early weather reports forecast a typical December day in Chicago without much wind or precipitation ... And for whatever it's worth, Goff has notched north of 21 Fantasy points once in seven meetings against Chicago since arriving in Motown -- and it was at Ford Field....

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