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Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois, the biggest city in the Midwest, and the third most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. It is located along the Chicago and Calumet Rivers on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. The city covers an area of 606.4 km² (234.1 sq mi) and has a population of over 2.6 million people.

Chicago is one of the largest financial, commercial, transportation, technology, and cultural centers in the United States, and the country’s second financial hub after New York City. The city hosts major institutions such as the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange, and the headquarters of major corporations including United Airlines, Boeing, and others.

Chicago’s central business district, known as the Chicago Loop, is the second-largest downtown area in the United States after Manhattan. Chicago is the core of the Greater Chicago metropolitan area, which has a population exceeding 10 million people. This makes it the third-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and the largest in the Midwest, spanning parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.