Ṣíkágò ( /ʃˈkɑːɡ/ shih-KAH-goh, locally also /ʃˈkɔːɡ/ shih-KAW-goh[4]), jẹ́ ìlú ńlá kan tí ó gbòòrò tí ó sì jẹ́ ìlú tí èrò pọ̀ sí jùlọ ní Orílẹ̀ èdè America tí olú ìlú wọn jẹ́ Illinois, ó sì tún jẹ́ ìlú kẹta tí èrò pọ̀ sí jùlọ níorílẹ̀-èdè Amẹ́ríkà, nígbà tí ìlú New York City àti Los Angeles wà ní ipò kiní àti ìkejì pẹ̀lú iye ènìyàn ti wọ́n tó 2,746,388 níye gẹ́gẹ́ bí òǹkà iye ènìyàn ọdún 2020 , ní orílẹ̀-èdè Amẹríkà ti ṣe sọ[5] it is also the most populous city in the Midwestern United Stat́es and the fifth most populous city in North America. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the U.S., while a small portion of the city's O'Hare International Airport also extends into DuPage County. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, defined as either the U.S. Census Bureau's metropolitan statistical area (9.6 million people) or the combined statistical area (almost 10 million residents), often called Chicagoland. It is one of the 40 largest urban areas in the world.

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Chicago
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Clockwise from top: Downtown Chicago, the Chicago Theatre, the Chicago 'L', Navy Pier, Millennium Park, the Field Museum, and the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower
Clockwise from top: Downtown Chicago, the Chicago Theatre, the Chicago 'L', Navy Pier, Millennium Park, the Field Museum, and the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower
Flag of Chicago
Flag
Official seal of Chicago
Seal
Nickname(s): 
The Windy City, The Second City, Chi-Town, Hog Butcher for the World, City of Big Shoulders, The City That Works, White City, and others found at List of nicknames for Chicago
Motto(s): 
Látìnì: Urbs in Horto (City in a Garden), Make Big Plans (Make No Small Plans), I Will
Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois
Location in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesCook, DuPage
Settled1770s
IncorporatedMarch 4, 1837
Named forÀdàkọ:Lang-mia
("Wild onion")
Government
  TypeMayor–council
  MayorLori Lightfoot (D)
Area
  ÌlúÀdàkọ:Infobox settlement/impus/mag
  Land227.2 sq mi (588 km2)
  Water6.9 sq mi (18 km2)  3.0%
  Urban
2,122.8 sq mi (5,498 km2)
  Metro
10,874 sq mi (28,160 km2)
Elevation
597 ft (182 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1][2]
  Ìlú2,695,598
  Rank3rd US
  Density11,864.4/sq mi (4,447.4/km2)
  Urban
8,711,000
  Metro
9,461,105
Demonym(s)Chicagoan
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code(s)312, 773, 872
Websitecityofchicago.org
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