Chicago, a major city in Illinois and a metropolitan area that includes the city and surrounding areas, is the largest city in the Midwest and the third-most populous city in the United States, with approximately 2.9 million people. Chicago is located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and is a center of transportation, industry, politics, finance, medicine and higher education. Chicago is informally called the "Second City," the "Windy City," the "City of Big Shoulders", "Chi-City," and "Chi-town”.

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