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Chicago is the largest city in Illinois. With over 2.8 million residents, Chicago is the most populous city in the Midwest and the third most populous city in the United States. Chicago's metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland," is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million people spread across the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County.
Chicago was founded in 1833, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. Today, Chicago retains its status as a major hub, both for industry and infrastructure, with O'Hare International Airport being the busiest airport in the world. In 2008, Chicago hosted 45.6 million domestic and overseas visitors. As of 2010, Chicago's metropolitan area has the 4th largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of all metropolitan areas in the world.
Chicago is a center for business and finance and is listed as one of the world's top ten global financial centers. In a 2010 survey assessing five dimensions: value of capital markets, diversity of human capital, global information resources, global cultural resources, and political influence, Chicago ranked 6th just after Paris and Hong Kong and just above Los Angeles and Singapore. Chicago is a stronghold of the Democratic Party and has been home to many influential politicians, including the current US President, Barack Obama.
Chicago's notoriety expressed in popular culture is found in novels, plays, movies, songs, and the news media. Chicago has numerous nicknames reflecting the impressions and opinions about historical and contemporary Chicago. The best known include: Chi-town, Windy City, Second City, and the City of Big Shoulders. Chicago has also been called "the most American of big cities."