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

Chicago and New York both saw prices rise more than 5% to lead all metro markets.

From Barron's

She finished third in the solo event in her age group when she represented Scotland at the World Championships in Chicago last year.

From BBC

The process has been full of twists, but none has been more surprising than the spot where Chicago’s new stadium could end up: the state of Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the other end, three nuns from Chicago quietly chatter, favoring passers-by with beneficent smiles.

From Barron's

The Bears want to move out of Chicago’s Soldier Field, and a competition to be their future home is pitting Illinois against Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal