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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
Pace route cuts hit suburban bus riders
Feb 9, 2010 6:00 am
15 lines eliminated, service reduced on 9 Across the suburbs Monday, some commuters were sharing the pain of ...
26 years after woman's murder, family sees suspect who says he aided attacker
Feb 8, 2010 6:00 am
Cold-case unit finds DNA link to man who admits he raped victim before another man stabbed her to death For ...
Attorney: Stacy Peterson asked about extorting money from husband
Feb 8, 2010 6:00 am
Shortly before she vanished in October 2007, Stacy Peterson told a divorce attorney that she thought her husband was mad at her because he believed she told his son he had killed his ex-wife, the atto...
Snow, CTA cuts could leave commuters struggling
Feb 8, 2010 6:00 am
Transit agency prepares for storm, may meet with unions Bus and train riders who encountered the CTA at far l...
Hit man's case used in bid to overturn Cardamone verdicts
Feb 8, 2010 6:00 am
Gymnastics coach awaiting retrial on sex charges DuPage County prosecutors are citing the case of a Chicago ...
Chicago wins cemetery land for new O'Hare runway
Feb 8, 2010 6:00 am
Relocation of about 1,200 graves could begin within weeks The City of Chicago on Monday was awarded possessio...
Bishops change feeding tube guidelines
Feb 8, 2010 6:00 am
Directive says food and water must be given to patients in persistent vegetative state If ever Carol Gaetjens...
Gay couples seek inclusion in immigration reform
Feb 7, 2010 6:00 am
Chicago woman could face deportation Six members of the U.S. House sent a letter last week to President Barac...
Ill. plans reforms for processing DNA
Feb 7, 2010 6:00 am
Many rape kits were shelved under the old rules Illinois is moving to reform the way DNA evidence from sexual...
News from the Chicago Sun-Times
Toyota recalls 437,000 Prius, hybrids globally
Feb 9, 2010 6:01 am
Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems -- the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. Comp...
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