Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA is a city and its address is Chicago, Cook, Illinois USA, located at latitude 41.836944, longitude -87.684444.
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the largest city in the state of Illinois ... city of Chicago is located in Cook County
Settled 1770s
Chicago was founded in 1833, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. The Potawatomi were forcibly removed from their land following the Treaty of Chicago. The city became a major transportation and telecommunications hub in North America
Named for Miami-Illinois: shikaakwa ("Wild onion")
