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  2. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Although developed by the University of Chicago, they have been used by other universities in the Chicago area, as well as by the city and regional planners. [2] They have contributed to Chicago's reputation as the "city of neighborhoods", and are argued to break up an intimidating city into more manageable pieces. [2] Chicago was an early ...

  3. Multilevel streets in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The double-decked portion of Wabash Avenue north of the Chicago River was built in 1930, in conjunction with the single-level Wabash Avenue Bridge. On January 3, 2005, the upper and lower levels were closed at Kinzie Street for reconstruction (in conjunction with the Trump Tower Chicago development) but have since been reopened.

  4. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3] Chicago's community areas are well-defined, generally contain multiple neighborhoods, and depending on the neighborhood, less commonly used by residents. [2] [4]

  5. Poles in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    [1] [self-published source] [2] As of the 2000 U.S. census, Poles in Chicago were the largest European American ethnic group in the city, making up 7.3% of the total population. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] However, according to the 2006–2008 American Community Survey , German Americans and Irish Americans each had slightly surpassed Polish Americans as the ...

  6. Roads and expressways in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    On June 22, 1908, the city council adopted a system proposed by Edward P. Brennan; [2] amended June 21, 1909. The changes were effective September 1, 1909 for most of the city. [3] Addresses in Chicago and some suburbs are numbered outward from baselines at State Street, which runs north and south, and Madison Street, which runs east and west.

  7. Geography of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago, along with New York City and Los Angeles, California are the three most populous cities of the U.S., yet Chicago is only half the other two cities' individual land areas. Chicago's nickname, "The Windy City," actually acquired from a political op-ed piece, fits the city well as its location on Lake Michigan moderates the climate and ...

  8. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago metropolitan area represents about 3 percent of the entire US population. Chicagoland has one of the world's largest and most diversified economies. With more than six million full and part-time employees, the Chicago metropolitan area is a key factor of the Illinois economy, as the state has an annual GDP of over $1 trillion. [7]

  9. South Shore, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Jackson Park Highlands District is a sixteen block area bounded by East 67th Street on the north. East 71st Street on the south, South Cregier Avenue on the west, and South Jeffrey Boulevard on the east. [9] The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago.