and it rapidly became a major transportation and telecommunication
hub in North America. It is considered as a center of international business and commerce and is listed as the world's top ten global financial centers.
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Chicago’s nicknames are: the Windy City, the City
of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The City
That Works.
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Today, Chicago is known as the Windy City.
Walking around it you might suspect that Chicago got
this nickname from the winds off Lake Michigan. But the true origin of the saying comes from politics.
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Chicago used its central position to become the
primary railroad linking the eastern and western United States.
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Chicago is famous for its architecture, culture,