[222] A 2007 report on the Chicago music industry by the University of Chicago Cultural Policy Center ranked Chicago third among metropolitan U.S. areas in "size of music industry" and fourth among all U.S. cities in "number of concerts and performances". The Irish are still very active in the city's politics. A $95 million conversion of a former rail line to a 2.7-mile elevated park that extends through four vibrant, Chicago neighborhoods. [91][92], In 1992, a construction accident near the Kinzie Street Bridge produced a breach connecting the Chicago River to a tunnel below, which was part of an abandoned freight tunnel system extending throughout the downtown Loop district. [14] O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports according to tracked data by the Airports Council International. [35][36] The Chicago metropolitan area also includes adherents of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Bah Faith, among others. Bosnian Muslims were early leaders in the establishment of Chicago's Muslim community. Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021. The Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities within the city of Chicago operated by the Illinois International Port District (formerly known as the Chicago Regional Port District). [citation needed], Machine politics persisted in Chicago after the decline of similar machines in other large U.S. Ford Motor Company has an automobile assembly plant on the South Side in Hegewisch, and most of the facilities of the Port of Chicago are also on the South Side. The city's main convention center is McCormick Place. While Christians make up between 65% and 75% of adults in most of those metro areas - and people with no religious affiliation generally make up roughly 20-25% of the population - some cities stand out for a variety of reasons. [188] Additionally, the Chicago metropolitan area recorded the greatest number of new or expanded corporate facilities in the United States for calendar year 2014. [195] The city of Chicago also hosts 12 Fortune Global 500 companies and 17 Financial Times 500 companies. [122][123], The Merchandise Mart, once first on the list of largest buildings in the world, currently listed as 44th-largest (as of 9September2013[update]), had its own zipcode until 2008, and stands near the junction of the North and South branches of the Chicago River. The Mandarin-speaking people settled throughout Chicago and the suburbs . The normal winter high from December through March is about 36F (2C). % of adults in the Chicago metro area who are, Compare: [32][33] Since the legalization of same-sex marriage in the State of Illinois in 2013, over 10,000 same-sex couples have wed in Cook County alone.[34]. For more than two decades, Chicago has hosted ChicagoSummerDance, the largest annual outdoor dancing series in the U.S. Dont forget, every April is Chicago Dance Month across the city. [citation needed], Chicago also hosts a nationally televised Thanksgiving parade that occurs annually. Jones, Dale E., et al. The tunnels filled with 250million US gallons (1,000,000m3) of water, affecting buildings throughout the district and forcing a shutdown of electrical power. Only about half of the residents in the Seattle (52%) and San Francisco (48%) metropolitan areas identify as Christians, as well as roughly six-in-ten or fewer of those living in Boston (57%) and New York (59%). One-in-ten Seattleites are self-identified atheists (10%), while 6% are agnostics. [111], In the late-1920s, sociologists at the University of Chicago subdivided the city into 77 distinct community areas, which can further be subdivided into over 200 informally defined neighborhoods. What would become the influential Poetry magazine was founded in 1912 by Harriet Monroe, who was working as an art critic for the Chicago Tribune. Chicago's demographics show that it is a large, and ethnically and culturally diverse metropolis. Of the remaining third, around 1. [328] All three Chicago franchise shows are filmed locally throughout Chicago and maintain strong national viewership averaging 7 million viewers per show. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cicero town, Illinois The challenge for early writers was that Chicago was a frontier outpost that transformed into a global metropolis in the span of two generations. Other prevalent European ethnic groups include the Czechs, and Ukrainians. [325], Since the 1980s, many motion pictures have been filmed or set in the city such as The Untouchables, The Blues Brothers, The Matrix, Brewster's Millions, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Home Alone, The Fugitive, I, Robot, Mean Girls, Wanted, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Dhoom 3, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: The Last Knight, Divergent, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Sinister 2, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Rampage and The Batman. The magazine discovered such poets as Gwendolyn Brooks, James Merrill, and John Ashbery. Racial Makeup of Chicago excluding Hispanics from Racial Categories (2021)[3]NH=Non-Hispanic, Racial Makeup of Hispanics in Chicago (2021)[3], According to 2021 US Census Bureau American Community Survey one-year estimates (which is conducted annually for cities over 65,000 via sampling), the population of Chicago, Illinois was 36.1% White (32.9% Non-Hispanic White and 3.2% Hispanic White), 28.5% Black or African American, 6.9% Asian, 1.1% Native American and Alaskan Native, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 13.1% Some Other Race, and 14.2% from two or more races. Notable studios includeCinespaceStudios, the largest North American soundstage outside of L.A and Music Box Films, one of the leading distributors of foreign language films documentaries in the U.S. For film fans, theres the free Millennium Park Summer Film Series and film festivals year-round like the Chicago International Film Festival, the Latino, Black Harvest, Reeling (LGBTQ), Underground, Midwest Independent, and Childrens International film fest. Two of the country's premier academic medical centers reside in Chicago, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the University of Chicago Medical Center. [290], The number of murders in Chicago peaked at 970 in 1974, when the city's population was over 3million people (a murder rate of about 29 per 100,000), and it reached 943 murders in 1992, (a murder rate of 34 per 100,000). [106] The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce defines it as all of Cook and DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. Ravinia Festival, located 25 miles (40km) north of Chicago, is the summer home of the CSO, and is a favorite destination for many Chicagoans. Visit ChooseChicago.com, Chicago's Official Tourism Website. Swedish Americans make up 0.9% of Chicago's population, and they number at 23,990. Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021) . [346] CREATE, the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program, comprises about 70 programs, including crossovers, overpasses and underpasses, that intend to significantly improve the speed of freight movements in the Chicago area.[347]. Seattle, San Francisco and Boston are notable not only because they have relatively few Christians, but also for their considerable populations of religious nones (atheists, agnostics and those who say their religion is nothing in particular). [9] One of the most distinct of these German groups were the Volga Germans, or ethnic Germans having lived along the Volga River in Russia. Today the Chicago metropolitan area is the headquarters of several retailers, including Walgreens, Sears, Ace Hardware, Claire's, ULTA Beauty and Crate & Barrel. The Chicago Thanksgiving Parade is broadcast live nationally on WGN-TV and WGN America, featuring a variety of diverse acts from the community, marching bands from across the country, and is the only parade in the city to feature inflatable balloons every year. Parts of this were built, but it was never completed. [143] The lowest official temperature of 27F (33C) was recorded on January 20, 1985, at O'Hare Airport. [275] Washington Park is also one of the city's biggest parks; covering nearly 400 acres (160ha). [72] This Great Migration had an immense cultural impact, called the Chicago Black Renaissance, part of the New Negro Movement, in art, literature, and music. belief in heaven by metro area, Learn More: belief in Heaven, Believe, Don't believe, % of adults in the Chicago metro area who in hell, Compare: [342], Chicago is the largest hub in the railroad industry. Evangelical Protestantism form the largest theological Protestant branch (16%), followed by Mainline Protestants (11%), and historically Black churches (8%). Because of this, ComEd reports indicate that Chicago receives about 75% of its electricity from nuclear power. [302] Jens Ludwig, director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, estimated that shootings cost the city of Chicago $2.5billion in 2012. Chicago is a major world convention destination. In The Dark Knight Trilogy and the DC Extended Universe, Chicago was used as the inspiration and filming site for Gotham City and Metropolis respectively. The vast majority of Chicago Hispanics are of Mexican descent. Religion Census, email cliff.grammich@usreligioncensus.org. Gordon, Matthew J. Also, an outdoor restaurant transforms into an ice rink in the winter season. [126] Multiple kinds and scales of houses, townhouses, condominiums, and apartment buildings can be found throughout Chicago. ", "Ken Griffin and J.B. Pritzker's secret meeting: The origin of a political feud", "Chicago's snack bar wars: May the cleanest label win", "Chicago City Council raises minimum wage to $15 by 2021, but restaurant servers still will get lower tipped wage", "Opaa! Chicago is one of the largest hubs of passenger rail service in the nation. The average land elevation is 579ft (176.5m) above sea level. ), Eclectic, a bit of everything, "I have my own beliefs", Other in the "Unitarian and other liberal faiths" family, Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. The aldermanic, mayoral, and other city offices are filled through nonpartisan elections with runoffs as needed. Standing Lincoln) and Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (a.k.a. Chicago's first railway, Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, and the Illinois and Michigan Canal opened in 1848. On January 27, 2021, Mayor Lightfoot described the worsening wave of carjackings as being 'top of mind,' and added 40 police officers to the CPD carjacking unit. ), Missionary Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad. The new DW60 is the first in the United States and is the sixth tallest in the U.S.[228] Chicago was the first city in the world to ever erect a ferris wheel. These relationships have sought to promote economic, cultural, educational, and other ties. A German wont vote for either of them. Beginning in January 2019, Newsy began producing 12 of its 14 hours of live news programming per day from its new facility in Chicago. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Chicago city, Illinois; United States [105] The Illinois Department of Tourism defines Chicagoland as Cook County without the city of Chicago, and only Lake, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties. religious attendance by metro area, Learn More: attendance at religious services, At least once a week, Once or twice a month/a few times a year, Seldom/never, % of adults in the Chicago metro area who pray, Compare: [68][69] The University of Chicago, formerly at another location, moved to the same South Side location in 1892. Chicago. Frank Gehry's detailed, stainless steel band shell, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, hosts the classical Grant Park Music Festival concert series. What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. [296] but shot up to 506 in 2012.