a Santa horse waits for customers
not everybody likes da Bulls
the Jardine Water Purification Plant and the Navy Pier
the lakefront looking north
from the Sears observation deck at 442 meters you have a great view over the town
snow shoveling Chicago style
the Buckingham Fountain from 1927
Chicago
Chicago is the largest Midwest city and it ranks  third in the USA.
Its strong economy is driven by finance, industry and technology.
 
Chicago evolved from a small Algonquian settlement at the portage between the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes.
 
The city of Chicago was established in 1837 and quickly grew in importance and size as a major transportation hub.The fire of 1871 almost leveled the town but that did not stop its growth.
At the end of the 19th century the city saw a large influx from European immigrants.
 
The Prohibition period in the early 20th century was a golden time for gangsters and  Al Capone rose to criminal stardom.
Even today the violent crime rate is much higher than the USA average.
 
Winters can be pretty harsh and snowy and summers are sometimes simmering hot.
 
In the early 1990's we lived a few years in one of the suburbs and enjoyed with everybody in the city the glory years of the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan.
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In 1992 the Chicago skyline was dominated by the Sears Tower
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on the Chicago River
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in winter you need good footware
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skating Chicago style
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