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  2. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    Chicagoland by county and state [13] A map of Chicagoland in relation to the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana Chicagoland is an informal name for the Chicago metropolitan area. The term Chicagoland has no official definition, and the region is often considered to include areas beyond the corresponding MSA, as well as portions of the ...

  3. Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    www.cookcountyil.gov. Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40 percent of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2020, the population was 5,275,541. The county seat is Chicago, the most ...

  4. Collar counties - Wikipedia

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    224, 331, 630, 779, 815, 847. Collar counties is a colloquialism for DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, the five counties of Illinois that border Cook County, which is home to Chicago. The collar counties are part of the Chicago metropolitan area and comprise many of the area's suburbs. While Lake County, Indiana, also borders Cook ...

  5. List of counties in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    There are 102 counties in Illinois. The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.

  6. Geography of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    According to the United States Census Bureau, the City of Chicago has a total area of 606.1 km 2 (234.0 sq mi). 588.3 km 2 (227.1 sq mi) of it is land and 17.8 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 2.94% water. The city has been built on relatively flat land, the average height of land is 579 feet (176 m) above sea level.

  7. Chicago - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 0428803. Website. chicago.gov. Chicago[a] 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, [9] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.

  8. DuPage County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 11th. Website. www.dupagecounty.gov. [1] DuPage County (/ duːˈpeɪdʒ / doo-PAYJ) is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 932,877, making it Illinois' second-most populous county. Its county seat is Wheaton.

  9. North Shore (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    North Shore (Chicago) Map of northeastern Illinois showing the North Shore and surrounding areas. The North Shore consists of many affluent suburbs north of Chicago, Illinois, bordering the shores of Lake Michigan. These communities fall within suburban Cook County and Lake County. The North Shore's membership is often a topic of debate, and it ...