1. Chicago is also known as the Windy City.
2. Willis Tower, also known as the Sears Tower is the tallest building in the city of Chicago and also in the entire state of Illinois. It is the 2nd tallest building in the United States after the One World Trade Center. It has a height of 443 meters and has 108 floors.
3. The world's first skyscraper was built in the city of Chicago. The 10 storey tall Home Insurance Company Building of Chicago was the tallest building in the world and it was built in the year 1885.
4. Chicago is visited by over 50 million peoples annually.
5. The first ever McDonald's Restaurant in the world was opened in Chicago in the year 1955.
6. In 1837 Chicago officially became a city in the state of Illinois.
7. Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the United States after New York and Los Angeles. Currently, it has 2.7 million population.
8. The first remote control device in the world was made in Chicago.
9. Chicago is known as the Railroad Capital of the United States.
10. The first elevated railway of the world was installed in Chicago in 1892.
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