Chicago, Illinois

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The city of Chicago is primarily located in Cook County and is the county seat. A portion of Chicago extends into DuPage County.

When the people of Chicago refer to themselves: Chicagoan

Time Zone: Chicago lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Chicago had a population of 2,896,016 people. This represented 23.28% of the total population of Illinois, making it the state's most populous community.

From the Census estimates^<1> for 2007, Chicago had a population of 2,836,658 people. This is a decrease of 2.05% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the population changes since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010). The population counts for the years after 2000 are estimates (we have more details on the Census Page for Chicago).

Chicago is 590 feet [179.83 m] above sea level.^<2>

Official Website:   www.egov.cityofchicago.org/

Illinois also has a community that is named Chicago.

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Chicago. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois

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Footnotes

All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.