Chicago: Quick Facts

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Nov. 13, 2026

News •

Richard Posner, influential and iconoclastic federal judge, dies at 87 • Nov. 11, 2026, 11:31 PM ET (Washington Post)

Judge slaps DOJ effort to derail ‘Broadview Six’ hearing, calls AG’s evidence production ‘noncompliant’ • Nov. 11, 2026, 12:35 PM ET (Chicago Tribune)

Balloon technique may help improve circulation to heart and brain during cardiac arrest • Nov. 9, 2026, 11:00 PM ET (Medical Xpress)

AI-interpreted echocardiograms comparable to human reports, cardiologists' time cut by about 50% • Nov. 9, 2026, 8:40 PM ET (Medical Xpress)

The AMOC ocean current could collapse. If it does, it could change Chicago's weather for 1,000 years. • Nov. 9, 2026, 7:15 AM ET (CBS)

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Chicago skyline

Detailed street map of the Chicago Loop and surrounding downtown districts, showing major streets, railroads, parks, Lake Michigan shoreline, and numbered points of interest such as museums, buildings, and landmarks. Districts like the Gold Coast, Printer's Row, and Streeterville are labeled, with Grant Park and Millennium Park prominently featured along the lakefront.

World's Columbian Exposition

A worker lifts a slice of Chicago-style deep dish pizza with melted cheese stretching from the pan at Lou Malnati's restaurant in Chicago.

Large globe-shaped sign reading Welcome Chicago Auto Show hangs above visitors in the Grand Concourse Lobby at McCormick Place convention center in Chicago.

river and buildings in downtown Chicago

elevated transit line

Chicago skyline

Merchandise Mart

Experience the city of Chicago

History of the Hull House in Chicago

Jeanne Gang discussing Chicago's Aqua Tower

The video thumbnail image shows a black and white bridge over blue water. Blue arrows show that the flow of the water was switched from one direction to the other.

How Frank Lloyd Wright remodeled the light court in Chicago's Rookery

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

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Chicago skyline at sunset, Illinois

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