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Rita Nogueira y Daniel Caballero CHICAGO

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Rita Nogueira y Daniel Caballero

CHICAGO

Chicago City

Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles with 2.7 million residents.It also has the largest number of U.S. highways.Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837. The city has many nicknames, which reflect the impressions and opinions about historical and contemporary Chicago. The best-known include the "Windy City" and "Second City“.

Origin of Chicago's "Windy City" nickname

The city of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most recognized as the "Windy City". Chicago is near Lake

Michigan so there’s a lot of wind in Chicago.

Monuments and public art

Chicago is famous for its outdoor public art such as Benjamin

Ferguson's 1905 trust.

Replica of Daniel Chester French's Statue of the Republic at the site of the World's Columbian Exposition.

Music

In the field of music, Chicago is known for its Chicago blues, Chicago soul, jazz and gospel music. It’s also known as the birthplace of the House, whose history is related to the development and adoption of techno music. Hip- Hop scene in Chicago is very influential , of which its greatest exponents are artists like Kanye West and Common.

CHICAGO BULLS

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division in the National Basketball

Association (NBA). The team was founded on January 16, 1966. The Bulls play their home games at the United Center. The Bulls saw their greatest

success during the 1990s. They are known for having one of the NBA's greatest dynasties, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998.

Other famous sport clubsChicago Fire

Chicago Fire is a football club from Chicago. It was

founded in 1997.

The Chicago Cubs is a professional baseball team based in Chicago. They belong to the

oldest of the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball ( MLB). They are famous for not winning the World Series

from 106 years ago and the National League pennant since 1945, 69 years ago .

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