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Chicago, Illinois (a.k.a.: Second City, The Windy City, The City of Big Shoulders, and Chi-town) is a city in the Midwestern state of Illinois, in the United States of America. It is currently the third largest city by population in the country following New York City and Los Angeles. When combining the surrounding suburbs and the nine counties within Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, the greater metropolitan area known as Chicagoland encompasses a population close to around 10 million people.

Chicago is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, one of the great lakes. This major physical feature allows Chicago to have many great beaches and lake shore parks, as well as beautiful views.

• January 13, 2007 — A flight departing Toledo Express Airport was delayed by more than two hours yesterday by a bomb threat that authorities determined to be a hoax.^{(Full article)}
• January 12, 2007 — Authorities in Chicago say a small piece of metal, apparently from a plane, crashed Friday morning through the roof of a home located near Midway Airport. ^{(Full article)}
• January 12, 2007 — Chicago 2016 officials are looking to Minnesota to find a stadium with the proper dimensions for Olympic soccer, should Chicago win the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. ^{(Full article)}

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