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Chicago is one of the grand cities of not only the United States, but the world: it's been rated an "alpha world city" by the World Cities Study Group. And that was just for its economic importance--not for its architecture, or its music, or its baseball, or its theater, or even its pizza. Chi-town does everything its own way, and it's famous for just about everything it does.
The Chicago region stretches from below the tip of Lake Michigan northward to the Wisconsin border, and west beyond the Fox River. The Chicago metropolitan area includes such cities as Aurora, Joliet, Napierville, and Skokie; and Kendall County, in the western portion, was the fastest-growing county in the United States for most of this century's first decade.
The Chicago metropolitan area is home to 57 major corporations, and the city has the third largest gross metropolitan product in the nation. It ranks 16th on Union Bank of Switzerland's list of the world's richest cities.
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News from The Chigago Tribune
Progress seen at city 'turnaround' schools
Feb 9, 2012 6:07 am
U. of C. group cites improvements in math, reading skills at elementary levelA study of Chicago's most aggressive efforts to reform failing schools, including replacing school leadership and staff in ...
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Dear Tom,
At New Trier campus, former faculty member Jan Borja is mourned, lauded
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Longtime principal of freshman site touched many livesNo one at New Trier High School can remember voluntarily canceling a day of classes to allow the district to mourn a former faculty member. But Ja...
Reputed mobster Michael Sarno sentenced to 25 years
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
A decorated World War II veteran-turned-bombmaker in his 80s. His quirky, impulsive son, a former trick bicyclist who stole more than $1 million in jewelry heists. A thick-armed, tattooed Outlaw biker...
Public gives input on CTA plans to modernize Red, Purple lines
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Kyle Lauterhahn says several "slow zones" on the CTA Red Line increase the time he spends commuting from his home in Evanston to his job in Chicago.
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Owned party-supply emporium in WillowbrookJohn A. Murray Jr. embodied the spirit of his party-supply store, throwing himself into celebrations and never taking himself too seriously.
43 puppies rescued from van in Little Village neighborhood
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
'Alert and astute' police credited with saving animals said to be bound for pet stores in Chicago, New YorkThe 43 puppies rescued from a van parked in the Little Village neighborhood Tuesday morning w...
Cultural venues may host summit events
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Museums look to benefit from G-8, NATO spotlightsSome of the city's leading cultural institutions are being considered as potential venues for private events when the G-8and NATO summits bring dozens ...
City sticker design yanked, but not without pain
Feb 9, 2012 4:54 am
'Perception' that teen's artwork incorporated gang signs was too great to ignore, city clerk saysAs controversy swirled, Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza weighed concerns from some quarters that gang...
South Side Irish Parade's revival questioned
Feb 9, 2012 4:49 am
Emanuel's administration throwing cold water on plan for event next monthMayor Rahm Emanuel's administration indicated this week that it doesn't think the group trying to resurrect the South Side Iris...
News from the Chicago Sun-Times
Artists, framing company work on Air Force exhibit at Pritzker
Feb 9, 2012 6:20 pm
Pritzker Military Library in Chicago is opening an exhibit celebrating the history of the U.S. A...
Merchandise Mart pulls the plug on Art Chicago
Feb 9, 2012 6:11 pm
Citing mostly financial concerns, Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. Wednesday announced...
Not so fast. Hold off on Crane H.S. phase-out, hearing officer urges
Feb 9, 2012 6:07 pm
No decision on the phase-out of Crane High School should be made until school district...
Mayor Emanuel: Time to speed up trains to OHare, Midway
Feb 9, 2012 6:07 pm
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday hes evaluating plans to shave up to 12 minutes off CTA travel ...
Stick with reality, not perception
Feb 9, 2012 6:05 pm
Perception is a funny thing. My perception at this very moment is that City Clerk Susa...
Emptying pockets at security checkpoint? Probably best to hang on to your pot
Feb 9, 2012 6:04 pm
Devante Jackson of Joliet was charged with marijuana possession after emptying five bags of pot ...
CTA Red Line service back to normal after minor derailment in South Loop
Feb 9, 2012 1:36 pm
All CTA train lines are running normally again Thursday morning after a Red Line train...
2-year-old critically injured when dresser falls on her
Feb 9, 2012 7:45 am
A 2-year-old girl was in critical condition early Thursday after a dresser with a TV o...
Teachers file EEOC layoff complaint
Feb 9, 2012 7:30 am
The Chicago Teachers Union filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Com...
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