6. Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
•21st State
•5th Most Populous
•25th Largest in land area
•12.88 Million People
Chicago
•2.7 Million People (9.5million Metro)
•Incorporated in 1837
•3rd Largest City
•234 sq miles (606 sq km)
21. City of Many Neighborhoods
as many as
40...
77...
200...
22. City of Many Neighborhoods
Lived with family in:
West Rogers Park
Niles (Suburbs)
Grandma lives in:
Rogers Park
Previously:
River North
Grandpa Lives in:
Lincoln Park
Brother Lives in:
West Loop
I lived in:
Lincoln Park
Wicker Park
I worked in:
The Loop
West Loop
Logan Square
Pilsen
Ukranian Village
23. #1 Segregated in USA :(
Diversity
Chicago
Census Block Data
#7 Diverse in USA :)
24. Diversity
•60% speak another
language
•90 different languages
•Most common:
Urdu, Spanish, Assyrian
My High School
Some of my close friends:
Serge (Armenian), Art (Russian), Lily (Chinese), John (African American), Shai (Israeli), Chuka
(Nigerian), Sam (Filipino), Dennis (Cambodian), Israel (Mexican), Lazar (Serbian) + more
25. Food
According to the City of Chicago there are more
than 7,300 restaurants in Chicago
26. Festivals
“More than 400 neighborhood festivals take place in Chicago each
year, showcasing the city's ethnic customs, music and food”
27. Bulls - Basketball
Bears - Football
White Sox - Baseball (south side)
Cubs - Baseball (north side)
Wolves - Hockey
Blackhawks - Hockey
Fire - Soccer
Sports Teams
29. The Stanley Cup
“The Stanley Cup championship team is allotted 100 days during
off-season to pass around the Cup including the team's parade”
Stanley Cup Tracker
30. “Bandwagon Fan”
Anyone who claims they are a "fan" of a
particular sports team, even though they had
no prior support for/interest in the team until
that team started winning.
31. Famous Chicagoans
Barack Obama
(President)
Michael Jordan
(Athlete)
Frank Llyod Wright
(Architect)
Kanye West
(Musician)
Walt Disney
(Film Producer)
David Schwimmer
(Actor)
Oprah Winfrey
(Talk Show Host)
Roger Ebert
(Film Critic)
Hugh Hefner
(Magazine Publisher)
Al Capone
(Gangster)
