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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents.

Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It has the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone. O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports by passenger traffic, and the region is also the nation's railroad hub. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) of any urban region in the world, generating $689 billion in 2018. Chicago's economy is diverse, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce. (Full article...)

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction-action film based on the Transformers toy line. It is the third installment of the live-action Transformers film series. Directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg, the film was released on June 29, 2011, in both, 2D and 3D formats, including IMAX 3D, and featured Dolby Surround 7.1 sound. Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro reprised their starring roles, with Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving returning as the voices of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaced Megan Fox as the female lead and the cast added Patrick Dempsey, John Malkovich and Frances McDormand. The script was written by Ehren Kruger. The film's story is set three years after the events of the last film. The Autobots discover a hidden alien technology in possession of humans, which is the fuel cell for a crash landed ship, which was found by the Apollo 11 in the Moon. During a lunar trip seeking the Ark, they unveil a Decepticon plan to enslave humanity in order to save the home planet of the Transformers, Cybertron. Dark of the Moon was shot with both regular 35mm film cameras and specially developed 3D cameras in locations including Indiana, Washington, D.C., Moscow, Florida and Chicago. Dark of the Moon has grossed $1.095 billion worldwide, being the 10th film to cross the $1 billion mark, the second highest grossing film of 2011 (behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2), and the fifth highest-grossing film of all-time—in unadjusted dollars. Critical reception was mixed to negative, praising the visuals but criticizing the writing and acting.

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The following are images from various Chicago-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (from Chicago)
Image 2Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 3Men outside a soup kitchen during the Great Depression (1931) (from Chicago)
Image 4Buckingham Fountain is located in Grant Park in the Loop (from Chicago)
Image 5Aerial view of the Chicago Loop in 2012 (from Chicago)
Image 6Home Insurance Building (1885) (from Chicago)
Image 7O'Hare International Airport (from Chicago)
Image 8Protesters in Grant Park outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention (from Chicago)
Image 9The Chicago Picasso (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 10Prentice Women's Hospital on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Downtown Campus (from Chicago)
Image 11Aerial view of Navy Pier located in the Streeterville neighborhood, one of the most visited attractions in the Midwestern United States. (from Chicago)
Image 12Willie Dixon (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 13An artist's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (from Chicago)
Image 14A satellite image of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 15Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 16The Chicago Building (1904–05) is a prime example of the Chicago School, displaying both variations of the Chicago window. (from Chicago)
Image 17Replica of Daniel Chester French's Statue of The Republic at the site of the World's Columbian Exposition (from Chicago)
Image 18Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 19Map of racial distribution in Chicago, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other (from Chicago)
Image 20Aerial photo of the Jane Byrne Interchange (2022) after reconstruction, initially opened in the 1960s (from Chicago)
Image 21Jay Pritzker Pavilion (from Chicago)
Image 22The Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 23The Chicago Board of Trade Building (from Chicago)
Image 24Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo, North Side (from Chicago)
Image 25Downtown and the North Side with beaches lining the waterfront (from Chicago)
Image 26The Chicago River during the January 2014 cold wave (from Chicago)
Image 27Chicago-style hot dog (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 28Chicago was home of The Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986 until 2011 and other Harpo Production operations until 2015. (from Chicago)
Image 29A Polish market in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 30Chicago Half Marathon on Lake Shore Drive on the South Side (from Chicago)
Image 31Chicago Theatre (from Chicago)
Image 32When it was opened in 1991, the central Harold Washington Library appeared in Guinness World Records as the largest municipal public library building in the world. (from Chicago)
Image 33People walking around Buckingham Fountain to attend a rally (2013) (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 34Ford Explorer SUV as a Chicago Police Department vehicle, 2021 (from Chicago)
Image 35Ethnic origins in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 36Ferries offer sightseeing tours and water-taxi transportation along the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. (from Chicago)
Image 37The University of Chicago campus as seen from the Midway Plaisance (from Chicago)
Image 38Chicago tenants picket against rent increases (March 1920) (from Chicago)
Image 39Daley Plaza and Chicago Picasso, with City Hall-County Building visible in background. At right, the Daley Center contains the state law courts. (from Chicago)
Image 40The Chicago Picasso (1967) inspired a new era in urban public art. (from Chicago)
Image 41Amtrak train on the Empire Builder route departs Chicago from Union Station. (from Chicago)
Image 42Chicago-style deep-dish pizza (from Chicago)
Image 43Community areas of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 44Chicago Theatre (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 45The Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 46Traditional Potawatomi regalia on display at the Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 47Flag of Chicago (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 48Chicago Union Station, opened in 1925, is the third-busiest passenger rail terminal in the United States. (from Chicago)
Image 49Court of Honor at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 (from Chicago)
Image 50WGN began in the early days of radio and developed into a multi-platform broadcaster, including a cable television super-station. (from Chicago)
Image 51The main hall of the Field Museum of Natural History in 2007, with Sue the T. rex in the foreground (from Culture of Chicago)

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The list of Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters includes initiated and honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΆKΆ), the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Black college women.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women who were known as The Original Group of 1908, and seven sophomores, who were accepted as honor initiates and are known as The Sophomores of 1910. Alpha Kappa Alpha serves the community through a membership of more than 200,000 women in over 950 chapters in the United States and several other countries. Membership is extended to female college undergraduate and graduate students. The sorority also bestows honorary membership as the highest honor.

Alpha Kappa Alpha states that since the organization's founding, "the sisterhood of Alpha Kappa Alpha has responded to the world’s increasing complexity. The sorority continues to empower communities through exemplary service initiatives and progressive programs." The sorority celebrated a centennial anniversary on January 15, 2008. (Read more...)

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... that the Chicago "L"'s Laflin station had an elevator for caskets?
... that the Chicago Police Department regularly cited vehicles of the Philippine consulate general in Chicago for parking in a no-parking zone, causing a diplomatic incident?
... that Chicago journalist Jamie Kalven has amassed a database of nearly 250,000 allegations against police officers?
... that Mark Stanforth won the 1978 Chicago Marathon despite running the last few miles with blisters?
... that Leander Schnerr survived the Great Chicago Fire and subsequently became the archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey?
... that 900 West Randolph, Chicago's first high-rise building built by a black-owned construction firm, has penthouses that can be rented for over $20,000 per month?
... that decades after its closure, the station house of the Chicago "L"'s Madison station would house a hot dog stand?
... that the Dearborn Street Subway had skip-stop service in 1951 for one morning before it was discontinued?

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Michael Lee Capel (born 1961) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1988), Milwaukee Brewers (1990), and Houston Astros (1991). In 49 career games, Capel pitched 62.1 innings, had a career win–loss record of 3–4, struck out 43 batters, and recorded a 4.62 earned run average (ERA). During his career, he stood at 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). The Philadelphia Phillies chose Capel in the 24th round of the 1980 MLB Draft, but instead of signing a professional contract, he opted to attend the University of Texas. Capel played on the 1982 USA College All-Star Team, which competed in the Amateur World Series in Seoul; the next year, Capel won the College World Series with the Texas Longhorns. Drafted by the Cubs, he spent six seasons playing minor league baseball before he made his MLB debut in 1988. After Capel spent 1989 in the minors, he signed with the Brewers, but was granted free agency at the end of the season. He spent the final part of his career in the Astros farm system, and played his last season in 1993. As of 2012, he works as the general manager of a car dealership in Houston, Texas.

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The Historic Michigan Boulevard District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States encompassing Michigan Avenue between 11th (1100 south in the street numbering system) and Randolph Streets (150 north) and named after the nearby Great Lake. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 27, 2002. The district includes numerous significant buildings on Michigan Avenue facing Grant Park. In addition, this section of Michigan Avenue includes the point recognized as the end of U.S. Route 66. This district is one of the world's most well known one-sided streets rivalling Fifth Avenue in New York City and Edinburgh's Princes Street. It lies a quarter of a mile south of the Chicago River, Michigan Avenue Bridge and the Magnificent Mile.

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"It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago-she outgrows her prophecies faster than she can make them. She is always a novelty; for she is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time." — Mark Twain

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April 25, 2024 – 2024 NFL draft: The first round of the NFL draft is held in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., with the Chicago Bears taking former USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick. (Chicago Tribune)

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Chicago

History of Chicago: Windy City • 1871 Great Chicago Fire • Haymarket affair • World's Columbian Exposition • Chicago race riot of 1919 • Chicago Board of Trade • McDonald's • Millennium Park • Cook County Democratic Party

Geography: Chicago River • Fort Dearborn • Prairie Avenue • Magnificent Mile • Cook County, Illinois

People: Daniel Burnham • Richard J. Daley • Oprah Winfrey • Al Capone • Barack Obama • Michael Jordan • Jesse Jackson • Aaron Montgomery Ward • Marshall Field • Potter Palmer • Harold Washington • Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

Landmarks & Tourist Attractions: Chicago Landmarks • Wrigley Field • Buckingham Fountain • Willis Tower • John Hancock Center • Chicago Cultural Center

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...that Chicago's Crown Fountain (pictured) displays LED images of faces, which typically create the illusion of puckered lips spouting water?
...that the preservation movement that resulted in the Chicago Landmark designation began with the 1957 adoption of the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House?
...the Art Institute of Chicago Building was co-financed by the financiers of the World's Columbian Exposition, which occupied the building for its first six months?
...that 2006 Winter Olympics speedskating champion, Shani Davis', welcome-home celebration was held at the Harold Washington Cultural Center?
...that the Historic Michigan Boulevard District came to be one of the most famous one-sided streets as a result of the legal persistence of Aaron Montgomery Ward?

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