Chicago

Welcome to the City of Chicago, Illinois!

Location

Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan.

Country: the United States of America

State: Illinois

Counties: Cook, DuPage

Also known as Windy City, Chi-Town, City of Broad Shoulders, Second City, My Kind of Town.

Population: 8,608,208, the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwstern United States.

Land Area: 2,442.7 square miles

Density: 3,524

Map of Density

Racial Distribution (white, black, Asian, Hispanic or other,)