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| Nitesh Kumar Hirani / Chicago United States |
| Chicago is 3rd largest city in United States. It is also called Windy city. On a cold, brutally windy day in Chicago, when the temperature's sub-zero and strong gusts keep you from walking down the street, the first question that will come to mind is, 'Who the hell decided to build a city and settle here?' Well, nearly three million hardy souls now call this great city home, and they can thank the mettle and vision of their Irish, Italian, German, Polish, Mexican and Asian immigrant forebears, and others who migrated here from the southern US for creating it. This diverse mix has built a city with an unrivaled tradition of jazz and blues, an astonishing architecture, an appetite for hearty food, award-winning newspapers, universities full of Nobel laureates and some of the most die-hard sports fans you'll ever meet. |
| Chicago |
| Population: 2.8 million Area: 230 sq mi (600 sq km) Elevation: 580ft (175m) State: Illinois Time Zone: Central Time (GMT/UTC minus 6 hours) Telephone area codes: 312 inside the Loop; 773,847 outside. |
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| The city of Chicago, in northeastern Illinois, stretches for 25 miles (40km) along the southern tip of Lake Michigan's shore. Illinois is located in the northern central part of the United States, bordered by Wisconsin and Lake Michigan to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the west, Indiana to the east and Kentucky to the south. |
| July and August can get really hot in Chicago, with temperatures from 80-90�F (27-32�C) and high humidity. This is also the peak of the festival season, with major events taking place in the parks and neighborhoods every weekend. September is blessed with reliably warm days and is probably the most pleasant month of the year, weather-wise, but there's less going on during this period. |
| January to March is when Chicago is least busy and hotels and airfares are usually at their cheapest. But it can be damp and cold - between 12�F and 29�F (-11�C and -2�C) if you're lucky - or snowy for days on end. Temperatures and brisk winds will guarantee that you'll spend most of this period indoors. |
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