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Chicago is home to:
2,783,726 people
approximately 6,000 restaurants
77 neighborhoods
more than 200 annual parades
29 miles of lakefront bike paths
552 parks
more than 150 theaters
34 museums
the world's largest public library
the first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere
the country's oldest public zoo
the largest collection of impressionist paintings outside the Louvre in Paris
the country's largest free outdoor food festival
the candy capital of the world.
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Stroger Hospital is located just west of Chicago's Loop in the world's largest
urban medical district. Created in 1941, the District has more than 12 million
square feet of medical, educational, and research facilities with a daily
population of 80,000 employees, faculty, students, residents, and visitors in
its 560-acre campus. In addition to the Stroger Hospital campus, the district
is home to three other hospitals: The University of Illinois at Chicago Health
Sciences Center, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, and the VA
Lakeside/West Side Medical Center. There are also many state and city agencies
located in the district such as the Departments of Public Health and Children
and Family Services.
Many of our residents live in or near the medical center district where they
can take advantage of the nearby Italian and Greek neighborhoods. The medical
district is easily accessed by the Eisenhower expressway, city buses, the
elevated train system, and the Metra commuter trains.
CHICAGO, founded in 1779 on the shores of Lake Michigan, is a city of
world-class status and unsurpassed beauty in the heart of the Midwest. It is
home to an internationally acclaimed symphony orchestra, the world championship
Chicago Bulls and other major league sports teams, renowned architecture, world
famous museums, lakefront parks, and vibrant ethnic neighborhoods. Chicago
offers year-round entertainment, education events, shopping, and dining to its
residents.
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