Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, it is located in the northeast of the State of Illinois. It is the largest city in the Midwest region, it forms the main economic and cultural center. [2] Chicago is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The Chicago and Calumet rivers run through the city.
Founded in 1770 on the sidelines of the French presence in the United States, Chicago became a municipality in 1833 [3] and officially acquired city status in 1837. [4] It is the county seat of Cook. Chicago is also home to a French parish undoubtedly a sign of its history linked to France. [5]
The city of Chicago has 2,718,782 inhabitants and covers an area of 606 km2. Its inhabitants are called Chicagoans [6] (or more rarely Chicagolais [7]). The Chicago metropolitan area is the third in the United States with a population of 8,711,000 inhabitants extending over 5,498 km2. The metropolitan area of Chicago (Chicago metropolitan area), commonly called "Chicagoland" has 9,522,434 inhabitants and covers 28,163 km2, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in North America after Mexico City, New York Los Angeles.
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