Here are some interesting Chicago facts you might want to know
when planning your next vacation to the Windy City.
Chicago Location: Northern Illinois
Chicago Population: 2.8+ million (9 million Metro)
Chicago Industry: Finance, Tourism, Medicine, Shipping
Chicago Nicknames: Chi-town, The Windy City, The City
of the Big Shoulders
Chicago Was Founded In: 1772 by Haitian fur-trader Jean-Baptiste
Point du Sable
Chicago Claims To Fame: The Great Chicago Fire, Professional
Sports Legacies, Al Capone, The Birthplace of American Architecture,
Elevated Trains, O’Hare Airport
Chicago Miscellaneous: Chicago’s 1893 World’s
Columbian Exposition attracted over 25 million visitors and saw
the debut of, among other things, the Ferris Wheel, the hamburger
and America’s 1st commemorative postage stamp.
