The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Chicago:

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.

General reference

• Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ ^ⓘ or /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/
• Common English name(s): Chicago
• Official English name(s): City of Chicago
• Nicknames of Chicago
• Adjectival(s): Chicagoan
• Demonym(s): Chicagoan
• Bibliography of Chicago history

Geography of Chicago

Geography of Chicago

• Chicago is:
  • a city
    • County seat of Cook County
    • Primate city of the State of Illinois
• Population of Chicago: 2,704,958 (2016)
• Area of Chicago: 234.14 sq mi (606.42 km²)
• Atlas of Chicago

Location of Chicago

• Chicago is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • North America
    • Northern America
      • Great Lakes Region
      • United States
        • Central United States
          • Midwestern United States
            • Illinois (also within Great Lakes Region)
              • Northern Illinois
                • Chicago metropolitan area
                  • Cook County
  • Time zone(s):

Environment of Chicago

• Climate of Chicago

Landforms of Chicago

Areas of Chicago

Districts of Chicago

Neighborhoods in Chicago

Neighborhoods of Chicago Neighborhoods in Chicago

Locations in Chicago

Parks and gardens in Chicago

Parks and gardens in Chicago

• Parks in Chicago

Historic locations in Chicago

Demographics of Chicago

Demographics of Chicago

• Ethnic groups in Chicago

Government and politics of Chicago

Government and politics of Chicago

• Government of Chicago
  • Mayors of Chicago
  • Chicago City Council
• Law enforcement in Chicago
  • Chicago Police Department
  • Crime in Chicago
    • Timeline of organized crime in Chicago
• International relations of Chicago
  • Sister cities of Chicago
  • Sister cities of Chicago

History of Chicago

History of Chicago

History of Chicago, by period or event

• Chicago Flood (1871)
• Chicago railroad strike of 1877
• 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike
• Chicago race riot of 1919
• Chicago in the 1930s
  • Memorial Day massacre of 1937
• Airport Homes race riots (1946)
• 1966 Chicago West Side riots
• 1968 Chicago riots
• 1968 Democratic National Convention protest activity
• Chicago Flood (1992)

History of Chicago, by subject

• History of African Americans in Chicago
• Bibliography of Chicago history
• History of the Jews in Chicago
• Timeline of organized crime in Chicago
• History of passenger rail in Chicago
• Poles in Chicago
• Political history of Chicago
• Union Stock Yards (1865-1971)

Culture of Chicago

Culture of Chicago

• Architecture of Chicago
  • Tallest building in Chicago
• Cuisine of Chicago
• Media in Chicago
• Museums in Chicago
• People from Chicago
  • Ethnic groups in Chicago
  • University of Chicago people
• Symbols of Chicago
  • Flag of Chicago

Art in Chicago

• Fiction set in Chicago

Cinema of Chicago

Cinema of Chicago

• Chicago International Film Festival

Music of Chicago

Music of Chicago

• Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra
• Songs about Chicago

Religion in Chicago

• Christianity in Chicago
  • Bishop of Chicago
  • Catholicism in Chicago
    • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
• Judaism in Chicago
  • History of the Jews in Chicago

Sports in Chicago

Sports in Chicago

• Baseball in Chicago
  • Baseball parks in Chicago
• Running in Chicago
  • Chicago Marathon

Economy and infrastructure of Chicago

Economy of Chicago

• Communications in Chicago
  • Media in Chicago
• Public services in Chicago
  • Chicago Fire Department
  • Chicago Police Department
  • Chicago Public Library
• Tourism in Chicago

Transportation in Chicago

Transport in Chicago

• Air transport in Chicago
  • Airports in Chicago
• Maritime transport in Chicago
  • Port of Chicago
• Rail transit in Chicago
  • Chicago subway
• Road transport in Chicago
  • Cycling in Chicago
  • Streets in Chicago
  • Taxicabs of Chicago

Education in Chicago

Education in Chicago

• Secondary education in Chicago
  • Institutions of higher education in Chicago
    • Universities in Chicago
      • University of Chicago

See also

• Outline of geography

Place these

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Chicago