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Chicago Apartments are grest places tolive iof you live in Chicago, Also some will live in Suburban houses, mansions, and bungalows, flats, and other types of home. A chicago apartment could have been lived in by people like Baracak Oabama, and Waynes World, the Blues Brothers, and the guy in Police Squad. Chicago is a place with many Apartmkents, maybe Mayor Daley and the other boss Mayors, would have lived in such places in this big city of Illinois, too. Chicago will have it's accent, and also peopleliving their from many ethnic groups, black, Polish, Scottish Ireish, and Scandinavian. There are loads of people who have libved in the city of Chicago and it has many types of aprtment as the centre of much trade, and rail netowkrs, it will have great mansions style apartments in big complexex of skysscrapers, and loads of other things. Chicago the song was a jazz, sonmg, Many people will want ones in old skyscraper style building, ones built in the 19th Century US economic boom, and ones that re new, with new designs, that have white carpets and walls, or ones with unusual themes, There are many srtyle, Many shall have apartments, I mean some had them in Police Squad, and also the Blues Brothers, and also Due South, where they had apartments, which had mirrors, and places for clothes, and also beds, and more, Well there are many Chicago apartments. Lets take a look at Chicago, which inspired the cartoon place sea cago, * "The Windy City" - It is often recited that this nickname was first used by Charles Gibson Dana, editor of the New York Sun and former editor of the Chicago Republican in 1890 in reference to the city's claims for the World Columbian Exposition. In this theory, it is said the nickname was inspired by the speechmaking proclivities of its politicians more than by its prevailing weather conditions. Ardent word sleuth Barry Popik, however, has found a reference to the "Windy City" in the Cleveland Gazette dated 19 September 1885. The name may indicate the summer breezes as is described at Weather Doctor's Weather History.
* "Second City" (so called because it was, for many years, the second-largest city in the United States, and also because of its rebirth after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871). The term was originated in an article by A.J. Liebling that appeared in The New Yorker
* "City of Big Shoulders" (from a Carl Sandburg poem)
* "Hog-Butcher To The World" (from a Carl Sandburg poem)# Taste of Chicago - Annual event in the week leading up to Independence Day in which hundreds of restauranteurs sell samples in Grant Park while bands play. This event draws millions each year.
# Neighborhood Street Festivals - Annual events from May through September occurring in the various Chicago neighborhoods. These include: * Fort Dearborn Massacre, August 15, 1812
* Lager Beer Riot, 1855
* Lady Elgin Disaster, September 8, 1860
* Great Chicago Fire, October 8-October 10, 1871
* Haymarket Riot, May 4, 1886
* World Columbian Exposition, 1891-1892
* Pullman Strike, May 11-August 2, 1894
* Eastland Disaster, July 24, 1915
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre, February 14, 1929
* Century of Progress, 1933
* Founding of Chicago Surrealist Group, 1966
* 1968 Democratic National Convention, August 26-August 29, 1968
* Chicago Flood, April 13, 1992
* Chicago Heat Wave of 1995
* Chicago Bears (American football) (Play at Soldier Field)
* Chicago Blackhawks (Hockey)(Play at the United Center)
* Chicago Bulls (Basketball) (Play at the United Center)
* Chicago Cubs (Baseball)(Play at Wrigley Field)
* Chicago Fire (Soccer/Football)
* Chicago White Sox (Baseball) (Play at U.S. Cellular Field, formerly Comiskey Park II)
* Chicago Wolves (Hockey)
Chicago was granted a city charter by Illinois on March 4, 1837.

Four ships called the USS Chicago were named after the city by the U.S. Navy.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 606.1 km² (234.0 mi²). 588.3 km² (227.1 mi²) of it is land and 17.8 km² (6.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.94% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 2,896,016 people, 1,061,928 households, and 632,909 families residing in the city. The population density is 4,923.0/km² (12,750.3/mi²). There are 1,152,868 housing units at an average density of 1,959.8/km² (5,075.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 41.97% White, 36.77% African American, 0.36% Native American, 4.35% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 13.58% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. 26.02% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,061,928 households out of which 28.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% are married couples living together, 18.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% are non-families. 32.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.50.

In the city the population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $38,625, and the median income for a family is $42,724. Males have a median income of $35,907 versus $30,536 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,175. 19.6% of the population and 16.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 28.1% are under the age of 18 and 15.5% are 65 or older.

In addition, each of the six points of the stars stand for something.

On the Fort Dearborn Massacre star (added in 1939): transportation, labor, commerce, finance, populousness, and salubrity.

On the Great Chicago Fire star (on the 1917 flag): religion, education, esthetics, justice, beneficence, and civic pride.

The points on the World Columbian Exposition star (on the 1917 flag) represent political entities Chicago belonged to: France 1693, Great Britain 1763, Virginia 1778, the Northwest Territory 1798, Indian Territory 1802, Statehood 1818.

The Century of Progress star (added in 1933: World's Third Largest City, City's Latin Motto (Urbs in horto - City in a garden), City's "I Will" Motto, Great Central Marketplace, Wonder City, Convention City.

Government

Chicago is governed by a Mayor who is elected for a four year term. The mayor appoints commissioners who oversee the various departments. The city council is made up of 50 aldermen, one from each ward in the city. The city council makes local ordinances and passes the city budget. The aldermen enjoy substantial power in their wards.

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