1. Located in the south of Lake Michigan, Chicago is the third largest city in the United States and one of the world's international financial centers. Chicago is located in the center of the North American continent. The coordinates of the city center are 4139 ′ north latitude and 87 34 ′ west longitude. It is the largest commercial center and one of the largest futures markets in the United States, and the number of new enterprises in its metropolitan area has always ranked first in the United States, and it has been rated as the most balanced economy in the United States. In addition, there are many tall buildings in Chicago, which is known as the "hometown of skyscrapers". As of 2065438+July 2008, the population of Chicago was about 2.706 million.
2. Chicago is one of the most important cultural, scientific and educational centers in the United States, with world-class universities, University of Chicago, Northwest University and world-famous Chicago schools. Up to 20 19, 10, more than 100 Nobel Prize winners have worked and studied in Chicago (University of Chicago 100, Northwestern University 19).
Chicago is a tourist destination. In 20 16, * * * received more than 50 million tourists from all over the world. The time zone of Central Time in the United States represented by Chicago is UTC/GMT-6 (the sixth district in the west), which is 14 hours different from Beijing Time in UTC/GMT+8 (the eighth district in the east) (Chicago daylight saving time difference 13 hours). In 20 16, Chicago's GDP reached 537.3 billion dollars.
4. 1803, the U.S army established Fort Deere Berne here, which was later destroyed in the Deere Berne Massacre in 18 12. 18 16, Bertawatomi and other Indian tribes nearby signed the St. Louis agreement with the US government and gave up their land. On August 1833, Chicago Town was founded with 350 residents. With the increase of resident population,1on March 4, 837, the city became Chicago, and the population at that time was only 4 170.