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World Business Chicago (WBC) is the official economic development organization for the City of Chicago. WBC is a public-private partnership and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by funding from the City of Chicago, philanthropies, and the business community.
In 2008, Laughlin Constable developed a strategic alliance with Mobium, a Chicago business-to-business agency that received much recognition, including Top Agency of 2006 by Crain Communications’ BtoB Magazine. [7] Then, in 2009, the agency's New York office was opened through the integration of Partners & Jeary. [8] [9] [10]
The clerk is a citywide elected office, and is one of three city-wide elected officials in the City of Chicago, along with the Mayor and the Treasurer. The current city clerk is Anna Valencia . One former city clerk is more famous for his non-political activities: The late Baseball Hall of Famer Cap Anson served one term from 1905-1907.
During World War II, the steel mills in the city of Chicago alone accounted for 20% of all steel production in the United States and 10% of global production. The city produced more steel than the United Kingdom during the war, and surpassed Nazi Germany's output in 1943 (after barely missing in 1942).
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.
The Occupied Chicago Tribune was founded in November 2011, during a general assembly meeting. Its first issue was printed in December, 2011 and had a circulation of 20,000. [17] [18] The Tribune Company (which owns the Chicago Tribune) initially negotiated informally with the Occupied Chicago Tribune (OCT) to change their name and logo. As a ...
The Council was formed on February 20, 1922. Originally named The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, the organization was established as a neutral forum for discussing foreign affairs during a period of isolationism in the United States after World War I. [3] Adlai Stevenson served as the Council's president from 1935 to 1937. [4]