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2. Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago metropolitan area, also referred to as the Greater Chicago Area and Chicagoland, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Illinois, containing the City of Chicago along with its surrounding suburbs and satellite cities. Encompassing 10,286 square mi (28,120 km 2 ), the metropolitan area includes the city of ...

3. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes. Census data and other statistics are tied to the areas, which serve as the basis for a variety of urban planning initiatives on both the local and regional levels. The areas' boundaries do not generally change, allowing comparisons of statistics across ...

4. North Shore (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   North Shore (Chicago) Map of northeastern Illinois showing the North Shore and surrounding areas. The North Shore consists of many affluent suburbs north of Chicago, Illinois, bordering the shores of Lake Michigan. These communities fall within suburban Cook County and Lake County. The North Shore's membership is often a topic of debate, and it ...

5. Itasca, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Itasca (/ aɪ ˈ t æ s k ə /) is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States.Per the 2020 Census, the population was 9,543. Located approximately 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, Itasca is close to O'Hare International Airport, major expressways and rail transportation.

6. Schaumburg, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Schaumburg ( / ˈʃɔːmbɜːrɡ / SHAWM-burg) is a village located mostly in Cook County and partly in DuPage County in northeastern Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 78,723, making Schaumburg the most populous incorporated village in the United States. [3] Schaumburg is around 28 miles (45 km) northwest of the ...

7. Buffalo Grove, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Buffalo Grove is a village in Lake and Cook Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 30 miles (50 km) northwest of Downtown Chicago and 20 miles (32 km) north of O'Hare International Airport. [a] As of the 2020 Census, Buffalo Grove has a population of 43,212. It totals 9.6 square miles (25 km 2) of land, with ...

8. Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   www.cookcountyil.gov. Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40 percent of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2020, the population was 5,275,541. The county seat is Chicago, the most ...

9. History of the Jews in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   According to the study, approximately 37% of Chicago-area Jews live within city limits, 34% in North suburbs, 18% in the Northwest suburbs, 8% in West suburbs, and 3% in South suburbs. Reform and Conservative synagogues have continued to shrink and close while Jewish organizations including The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute aim to make Judaism ...