Two tall glass sculptures make up the Crown Fountain. 2002. In northern Illinois, ComEd (a division of Exelon) operates the greatest number of nuclear generating plants in any US state. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. The unique sounds born in Chicago continue to resonate around the world. The city responded by tunneling two miles (3.2km) out into Lake Michigan to newly built water cribs. View maps for any participating religious group. In Millennium Park, the reflective Cloud Gate public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park. [268] The boulevards and the parks were authorized by the Illinois legislature in 1869. The independents finally gained control of city government in 1983 with the election of Harold Washington (in office 19831987). [97], Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the southwestern shores of freshwater Lake Michigan. In 1906, they established Dzemijetul Hajrije (The Benevolent Society) of Illinois to preserve the community's religious and national traditions as well as to provide mutual assistance for funerals and illness. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. [265] Lincoln Park, the largest of the city's parks, covers 1,200 acres (490ha) and has over 20million visitors each year, making it third in the number of visitors after Central Park in New York City, and the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C.[266], There is a historic boulevard system,[267] a network of wide, tree-lined boulevards which connect a number of Chicago parks. [citation needed], With an estimated completion date of 2020, the Barack Obama Presidential Center will be housed at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park and include both the Obama presidential library and offices of the Obama Foundation. The Chicago Thanksgiving Parade is broadcast live nationally on WGN-TV and WGN America, featuring a variety of diverse acts from the community, marching bands from across the country, and is the only parade in the city to feature inflatable balloons every year. The Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Festival Ballet perform in various venues, including the Harris Theater in Millennium Park. PRRI has been collecting and aggregating data on religious diversity in America continuously since 2013. With beaches, ice rinks and bike paths, there's no shortage of outdoor recreation for Chicagoans. Navy Pier, located just east of Streeterville, is 3,000ft (910m) long and houses retail stores, restaurants, museums, exhibition halls and auditoriums. The University of Illinois College of Medicine at UIC is the second largest medical school in the United States (2,600 students including those at campuses in Peoria, Rockford and UrbanaChampaign).[360]. As of the 2010 Census, Chicago has the third-largest Puerto Rican population in the continental United States,[26] after New York City and Philadelphia, and the fourth largest Mexican population in the United States after Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Houston. [75] Chicago was the location of the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929, when Al Capone sent men to gun down members of a rival gang, North Side, led by Bugs Moran. The 2015 year-end crime statistics showed there were 468 murders in Chicago in 2015 compared with 416 the year before, a 12.5% increase, as well as 2,900 shootings13% more than the year prior, and up 29% since 2013. [309] Northside College Preparatory High School is ranked second, Jones College Prep is third, and the oldest magnet school in the city, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, which was opened in 1975, is ranked fourth. Chicago has the third-largest South Asian population in the United States, especially many Indians, Bangladeshi and Pakistanis. Chicago's theater community spawned modern improvisational theater, and includes the prominent groups The Second City and I.O. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century;[8] by 1860, Chicago was the youngest U.S. city to exceed a population of 100,000. In 1893, Chicago hosted the World's Columbian Exposition on former marshland at the present location of Jackson Park. [70][71], During World War I and the 1920s there was a major expansion in industry. These include the Chicago Picasso, We Will by Richard Hunt, Mir's Chicago, Flamingo and Flying Dragon by Alexander Calder, Agora by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Monument with Standing Beast by Jean Dubuffet, Batcolumn by Claes Oldenburg, Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa, and the Four Seasons mosaic by Marc Chagall. Percentage of the total population. The Chicago campus of Northwestern University includes the Feinberg School of Medicine; Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which is ranked as the best hospital in the Chicago metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report for 201718;[358] the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly named the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), which is ranked the best U.S. rehabilitation hospital by U.S. News & World Report;[359] the new Prentice Women's Hospital; and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. [citation needed] The Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago was founded by Lithuanian Chicagoans in 1956,[221] and presents operas in Lithuanian. It is the third largest city and metropolitan area in the United States by population, and the city was home to over 2.7 million people in 2020, accounting for over 25% of the population in the Chicago metropolitan area; home to approximately 9.6 million. RELIGION CENSUS FINDINGS, VIEW THE 2010 MAJORU.S. [citation needed], The Great Migration, which had been on pause due to the Depression, resumed at an even faster pace in the second wave, as hundreds of thousands of blacks from the South arrived in the city to work in the steel mills, railroads, and shipping yards. 35.2%. [citation needed], The Chicago Sky is a professional basketball team playing in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The park is home to a constantly rotating schedule of free cultural events for all ages, all year long. ), Nondenominational Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad. [81], On December 2, 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi conducted the world's first controlled nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project. [162][163][164][165], Chicago has the third-largest LGBT population in the United States. 85.4%. [citation needed], Chicago contains a number of large, outdoor works by well-known artists. The Bears have won more games in the history of the NFL than any other team,[257] and only the Green Bay Packers, their longtime rivals, have won more championships. It is the principal city in the Chicago metropolitan area, situated in both the Midwestern United States and the Great Lakes region. The per capita income for the city was $20,175. [32][33][34], On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago was organized with a population of about 200. The Maxwell Street Polish is a grilled or deep-fried kielbasaon a hot dog roll, topped with grilled onions, yellow mustard, and hot sport peppers. Pritzker. [citation needed], The Cubs are the oldest Major League Baseball team to have never changed their city;[255] they have played in Chicago since 1871, and continuously so since 1874 due to the Great Chicago Fire. The Fourth Presbyterian Church is one of the largest Presbyterian congregations in the United States based on memberships. [58] The desire to join the city was driven by municipal services that the city could provide its residents. 2012. [262] The Fire have won one league title and four U.S.Open Cups, since their founding in 1997. [345] According to U.S. Department of Transportation, the volume of imported and exported goods transported via rail to, from, or through Chicago is forecast to increase nearly 150 percent between 2010 and 2040. [citation needed], When Chicago was incorporated in 1837, it chose the motto Urbs in Horto, a Latin phrase which means "City in a Garden". [178] Roman Catholicism and Protestantism are the largest branches (34% and 35% respectively), followed by Eastern Orthodoxy and Jehovah's Witnesses with 1% each. [259][260] They also boast the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Derrick Rose, who won it for the 201011 season. ), Other Metaphysical Christian ("Other Christian" Trad. [118], The destruction caused by the Great Chicago Fire led to the largest building boom in the history of the nation. Chicago is a major transportation hub in the United States. Cubans first migrated to Chicago during the 1950s. Germans have constituted a major portion of ethnic whites in Chicago since the beginning of the city's history. They were following Serbian and Hungarian immigrants who found work in the steel mills and factories of the city. 2.41. [79] The theme of the fair was technological innovation over the century since Chicago's founding. [338], In May 2019, The City of Chicago announced its Chicago's Electric Shared Scooter Pilot Program, scheduled to run from June 15 to October 15. Religion Census 2010 offers unique insights into religious populations. During the 1950s the Chinese population grew from 3,000 to 6,000. [67] This system for telling time spread throughout the continent. The chief advocate for improving public health in Chicago was Dr. John H. Rauch, M.D. The Chicago suburb of Oak Park was home to famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who had designed The Robie House located near the University of Chicago. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute has an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern archaeological artifacts. The park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago. Count. Chicago is home to. Lake Shore Drive runs adjacent to a large portion of Chicago's waterfront. [304] According to the Chicago Police Department, carjackers are using face masks that are widely worn due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to effectively blend in with the public and conceal their identity. Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021. The Potawatomi were forcibly removed from their land after the 1833 Treaty of Chicago and sent west of the Mississippi River as part of the federal policy of Indian removal. [citation needed], The Chicago Marathon has been held each year since 1977 except for 1987, when a half marathon was run in its place. [117] Other notable streets include Michigan Avenue, State Street, Oak, Rush, Clark Street, and Belmont Avenue. [82], Mayor Richard J. Daley, a Democrat, was elected in 1955, in the era of machine politics. [9] The Great Chicago Fire in 1871 destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless,[10] but Chicago's population continued to grow to 503,000 by 1880 and then doubled to more than a million within the decade. The Civic Opera House is home to the Lyric Opera of Chicago. It reversed the flow of the Chicago River so that the water flowed away from Lake Michigan rather than into it. From 1989 until May 16, 2011, Chicago was under the leadership of its longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley, the son of Richard J. Daley. The park also hosts the annual Taste of Chicago festival. Domestic and industrial waste was once incinerated but it is now landfilled, mainly in the Calumet area. [citation needed] Highly regarded universities in Chicago and the surrounding area are: the University of Chicago; Northwestern University; Illinois Institute of Technology; Loyola University Chicago; DePaul University; Columbia College Chicago and University of Illinois at Chicago. Also, an outdoor restaurant transforms into an ice rink in the winter season. Males had a median income of $35,907 versus $30,536 for females. [283] This was higher than in New York City and Los Angeles, the two largest cities in the United States, which have lower murder rates and lower total homicides. Other prevalent European ethnic groups include the Czechs, and Ukrainians. The city rests on a continental divide at the site of the Chicago Portage, connecting the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes watersheds. Both the Bulls and the Blackhawks play at the United Center. [94] Emanuel was sworn in as mayor on May 16, 2011, and won re-election in 2015. In July 2013, the bicycle-sharing system Divvy was launched with 750 bikes and 75 docking stations[336] It is operated by Lyft for the Chicago Department of Transportation. 250 live music venues including the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera, and Joffrey Ballet. [16] The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) in the world, generating $689billion in 2018. [230], In 2013, Chicago was chosen as one of the "Top Ten Cities in the United States" to visit for its restaurants, skyscrapers, museums, and waterfront, by the readers of Cond Nast Traveler,[231][232] and in 2020 for the fourth year in a row, Chicago was named the top U.S. city tourism destination. The top tourist destination in Chicago and the Midwest in 2017, Millennium Park offers 25 acres of exuberant architecture, serene gardens, grand pavilions, and dazzling fountains that sculpt light and water, walking paths. At least 7.2% identify as a different race and 0.1% identifies as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Conscientious 60% Rich 20% Thoughtful 20% Hyde Park Demographics Education Levels National Master's degree or higher 54% 13% Bachelor's degree 24% 21% Some college or associate's degree 12% 29% More Racial Diversity White 47% African American 24% Asian 14% More Gender Female 54% Male 46% Age <10 years 6% 10-17 years 6% 18-24 years 24% More [310] The magnet school with the largest enrollment is Lane Technical College Prep High School. Sign up to receive updates. Chicagoans have over 580 parks and 8,300 acres of green spaces at their disposal. Israelis began coming to Chicago in the 1970s during a period of . [10] Chicago also hosts the headquarters of the largest Lutheran body in the United States, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. [21] After the Great Chicago Fire, many Swedish carpenters helped to rebuild the city, which led to the saying "the Swedes built Chicago. Three of the most heavily Catholic cities also are the nations three largest cities. The border with the Eastern Time Zone is located a short distance to the east, used in Michigan and certain parts of Indiana. About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. [176], According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, Christianity is the most prevalently practiced religion in Chicago (71%),[178] with the city being the fourth-most religious metropolis in the United States after Dallas, Atlanta and Houston. These areas contribute famous skyscrapers, abundant restaurants, shopping, museums, a stadium for the Chicago Bears, convention facilities, parkland, and beaches. Chicago (/ k o / shih-KAH-goh, locally also / k o / shih-KAW-goh; Miami-Illinois: Shikaakwa; Ojibwe: Zhigaagong) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third most populous in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is also the most populous city in the Midwest. The Willis Tower has an observation deck open to tourists year round with high up views overlooking Chicago and Lake Michigan. Dutch Wheels, a world renowned company that manufactures ferris wheels, was selected to design the new wheel. Soldier Field re-opened in 2003 after an extensive renovation. [337] As of July 2019, Divvy operated 5800 bicycles at 608 stations, covering almost all of the city, excluding Pullman, Rosedale, Beverly, Belmont Cragin and Edison Park. For much of the twentieth century, it nurtured a strong style of figurative surrealism, as in the works of Ivan Albright and Ed Paschke. 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The challenge for early writers was that Chicago was a frontier outpost that transformed into a global metropolis in the span of two generations. [219], Renowned Chicago theater companies include the Goodman Theatre in the Loop; the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater in Lincoln Park; and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier. [216] [225] These visitors contributed more than US$13.7 billion to Chicago's economy. Lincoln was nominated in Chicago for US president at the 1860 Republican National Convention, which was held in a purpose-built auditorium called, the Wigwam. [319], William Rainey Harper, the first president of the University of Chicago, was instrumental in the creation of the junior college concept, establishing nearby Joliet Junior College as the first in the nation in 1901. [224], In 2014[update], Chicago attracted 50.17million domestic leisure travelers, 11.09million domestic business travelers and 1.308million overseas visitors. [62], During the 1870s and 1880s, Chicago attained national stature as the leader in the movement to improve public health. Chicago is the theatre capital of the U.S. birthplace of storefront theatre and improv comedy, home to long-running Broadway hits and boasting more world premieres than any other city in the country. [215], Downtown is the center of Chicago's financial, cultural, governmental and commercial institutions and the site of Grant Park and many of the city's skyscrapers. [258] During the 1990s, with Michael Jordan leading them, the Bulls won six NBA championships in eight seasons. Large swaths of the city's residential areas away from the lake are characterized by brick bungalows built from the early 20th century through the end of World War II. Chicago averaged 1.12 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8.[333]. A Chicago-area 'Jerusalem' According to a 2020 study of the metropolitan Chicago area by researchers at Brandeis University and the University of Chicago, Highland Park is 50% Jewish: about. (+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries. These institutions consistently rank among the top "National Universities" in the United States, as determined by U.S. News & World Report. [24] Henri Joutel, in his journal of 1688, noted that the eponymous wild "garlic" grew profusely in the area. [110] The South Side is the largest section of the city, encompassing roughly 60% of the city's land area. Bosnian Muslims were early leaders in the establishment of Chicago's Muslim community. [6] The large Hispanic population is rather recent, with the segregation between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites being low when compared to Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites. [158], Chicago's population declined in the latter half of the 20th century, from over 3.6million in 1950 down to under 2.7million by 2010. Illinois. Since 1968, the Joseph Jefferson Awards are given annually to acknowledge excellence in theater in the Chicago area. Around two-thirds of the area's 8 million inhabitants are Christians, who read the Bible, according to National Conference for Community and Justice figures. In the spring of 1937 Republic Steel Works witnessed the Memorial Day massacre of 1937 in the neighborhood of East Side. But some of the nations biggest metropolitan areas have a very different look. [295] In 2011, Chicago's murders fell another 1.2% to 431 (a rate of 15.94 per 100,000). [341] The program ended on October 15, with nearly 800,000 rides taken. An expansion will include 32 acres of linear park space along the Chicago River, 10 acres of sports and recreational fields and 17 acres of wetland park. [47][48][49], In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed an area about 4 miles (6.4km) long and 1-mile (1.6km) wide, a large section of the city at the time. [305], In September 2016, an Illinois state appellate court found that cities do not have an obligation under the Illinois Constitution to pay certain benefits if those benefits had included an expiration date under whichever negotiated agreement they were covered. [282] Chicago had a murder rate of 18.5 per 100,000 residents in 2012, ranking 16th among US cities with 100,000 people or more. [308] Walter Payton College Prep High School is ranked number one in the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois. [90] Washington was succeeded by 6th ward Alderman Eugene Sawyer, who was elected by the Chicago City Council and served until a special election. In 1900, 470,000 Chicagoansone out of every four residentshad either been born in Germany or had a parent born there. Narrative fiction of that time, much of it in the style of "high-flown romance" and "genteel realism", needed a new approach to describe the urban social, political, and economic conditions of Chicago. Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021. Welcome to Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly three million people. Several medical products and services companies are headquartered in the Chicago area, including Baxter International, Boeing, Abbott Laboratories, and the Healthcare division of General Electric. After playing its first eight seasons at Soldier Field, the team moved to suburban Bridgeview to play at SeatGeek Stadium. Ford Motor Company has an automobile assembly plant on the South Side in Hegewisch, and most of the facilities of the Port of Chicago are also on the South Side. [204] In 2022, Kellogg's announced that the new spin-off of its snack business will move to the Chicago area,[205] and Google announced a major real estate acquisition and expansion in the Loop.[206]. [140] They can reach nearly 80F (27C), such as during the July 2019 heat wave. Gary/Chicago International Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport, located in Gary, Indiana and Rockford, Illinois, respectively, can serve as alternative Chicago area airports, however they do not offer as many commercial flights as O'Hare and Midway. Demographics . Seven mainline and four auxiliary interstate highways (55, 57, 65 (only in Indiana), 80 (also in Indiana), 88, 90 (also in Indiana), 94 (also in Indiana), 190, 290, 294, and 355) run through Chicago and its suburbs. The Bears play their home games at Soldier Field. frequency of meditation by metro area, Learn More: frequency of meditation, At least once a week, Seldom/never, % of adults in the Chicago metro area who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing, Compare: At the Call of Duty League's Launch Week games in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Chicago Huntsmen went on to beat both the Dallas Empire and Optic Gaming Los Angeles. With its four interconnected buildings, it is the largest convention center in the nation and third-largest in the world. After the fire, religious activity kept pace with Chicago's tremendous population growth, from 300,000 in 1870 to 1.3 million in the early 1890s and more than 3 million by the onset of the Great Depression . From the grand historic downtown theatres to those tucked away in a neighborhood storefront or church basement, audiences will find theatre of the highest quality throughout the city. While the Chicago River historically handled much of the region's waterborne cargo, today's huge lake freighters use the city's Lake Calumet Harbor on the South Side. Swedish Americans make up 0.9% of Chicago's population, and they number at 23,990. [252] In the 1980s, a modern form of poetry performance began in Chicago, the poetry slam. As of the 2007 US Census American Community Survey the largest European ancestries were:[31]. The Bah' temple is in Wilmette, Illinois. The July daily average temperature is 75.9F (24.4C), with afternoon temperatures peaking at 85.0F (29.4C). Males had a median income of $35,907 versus $30,536 for females. [195] The city of Chicago also hosts 12 Fortune Global 500 companies and 17 Financial Times 500 companies. The city lies within USDA plant hardiness zone 6a, transitioning to 5b in the suburbs. [72] This Great Migration had an immense cultural impact, called the Chicago Black Renaissance, part of the New Negro Movement, in art, literature, and music. [220] Also performing regularly at Symphony Center is the Chicago Sinfonietta, a more diverse and multicultural counterpart to the CSO. The southwest side is also the location of the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America. Additionally, Chicago is one of the eight cities in the United States to have won championships in the four major professional leagues and, along with Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, is one of five cities to have won soccer championships as well. In 1933 and 1934, the city celebrated its centennial by hosting the Century of Progress International Exposition World's Fair. [105] The Illinois Department of Tourism defines Chicagoland as Cook County without the city of Chicago, and only Lake, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties. Chicago. A 2017 study by Walk Score ranked Chicago the sixth-most walkable of fifty largest cities in the United States. [15] The region also has the largest number of federal highways and is the nation's railroad hub. [1] Within fifty years of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the population had tripled to over 3 million. [187] In 2007, Chicago was named the fourth-most important business center in the world in the MasterCard Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index. [citation needed], Chicago has been a hub of the retail sector since its early development, with Montgomery Ward, Sears, and Marshall Field's. [160], The city has seen a rise in population for the 2000 census and after a decrease in 2010, it rose again for the 2020 census. [340] Each company was allowed to bring 250 electric scooters, although both Bird and Lime claimed that they experienced a higher demand for their scooters. and Chicago Med. Welcome to Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, with a population of nearlythree million people. [233], Chicago lays claim to a large number of regional specialties that reflect the city's ethnic and working-class roots. The city and its surrounding metropolitan area contain the third-largest labor pool in the United States with about 4.63million workers. [21][22] Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, literature, film, theater, comedy (especially improvisational comedy), food, dance (including modern dance and jazz troupes and the Joffrey Ballet), and music (particularly jazz, blues, soul, hip-hop, gospel,[23] and electronic dance music, including house music). Chicago is the birthplace of gospel, electric blues, house, juke, footwork, and drill. In the summer, many outdoor concerts are given in Grant Park and Millennium Park. Religion in Chicago, Illinois 59.9% of the people in Chicago are religious: - 3.5% are Baptist - 0.4% are Episcopalian - 38.7% are Catholic - 1.9% are Lutheran - 1.4% are Methodist - 1.2% are Pentecostal - 1.7% are Presbyterian - 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ - 5.1% are another Christian faith - 1.1% are Judaism - 0.6% are an eastern faith 2005: The Chicago White Sox win the World Series and break 88-year title drought, 2010: Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup Championship, 2012: Chicago Red Stars win National Women's Open, 2013: Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup Championship, 2015: Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup Championship, 2016: The Chicago Cubs win World Series; break 108-year title drought and broke the Curse of the Billy Goat. Racial Makeup of Chicago excluding Hispanics from Racial Categories (2021)[3]NH=Non-Hispanic, Racial Makeup of Hispanics in Chicago (2021)[3], According to 2021 US Census Bureau American Community Survey one-year estimates (which is conducted annually for cities over 65,000 via sampling), the population of Chicago, Illinois was 36.1% White (32.9% Non-Hispanic White and 3.2% Hispanic White), 28.5% Black or African American, 6.9% Asian, 1.1% Native American and Alaskan Native, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 13.1% Some Other Race, and 14.2% from two or more races.