Chicago

American  

[shi-kah-goh, -kaw-] / ʃɪˈkɑ goʊ, -ˈkɔ- /

noun

1. Judy Judy Cohen, born 1939, U.S. artist, author, and educator.

2. a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: second largest city in the U.S.

3. a river formed in Chicago that flows through downtown and, as engineered, to the Des Plaines River: part of the Illinois Waterway.

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Chicago British  

/ ʃɪˈkɑːɡəʊ /

noun

1. a port in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: the third largest city in the US; it is a major railway and air traffic centre. Pop: 2 869 121 (2003 est)

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Chicago Cultural  

1. Largest city in Illinois; located on Lake Michigan.

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Carl Sandburg, in his poem “Chicago,” called the city the “Hog Butcher for the World” because of Chicago's heavy involvement in the meatpacking industry.

During the time of Prohibition, Chicago was controlled by gangsters, Al Capone being the most notorious. Gangster warfare continued long after this particularly violent period.

Originally called the “Windy City” because the city bragged about the 1893 World Expo that was held there. The term has since come to refer to the strong northern winds that blow off the lake in the winter.

Chicago's downtown is referred to as the “Loop” because it is enclosed by elevated railways, called the “El.”

For many years the second largest city in the United States, before being displaced by Los Angeles, and therefore referred to as the “Second City.”

Example Sentences

The Pistons shook off a sluggish start to roll to a 126-110 victory over the slumping Bulls in Chicago.

From Barron's

Memorial services for Jackson will proceed in Chicago, Washington, and South Carolina, drawing leaders, activists, and admirers from across the country.

From Salon

The game was developed by Marvin Glass & Associates, a Chicago toy-design firm whose other hits included Simon, Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Operation and Mouse Trap.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re investing to create more jobs here in Chicago,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

She first moved to the U.S. from France at 17 and worked as a lawyer in Chicago and later at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal