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The Chicago metropolitan area is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States. It is the area that is closely linked to the city through social, economic, and cultural ties. There are several definitions of the area, the two most common being the area under the jursidiction of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (a metropolitan planning organization), and the area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The metropolitan area is also informally known by residents as Chicagoland.
The Chicago metropolitan area is sometimes grouped together with Milwaukee and Racine in Wisconsin, creating a megalopolis, gradually spreading toward nearby urban centers like Rockford, South Bend, and Benton Harbor in southwest Michigan.

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Spring Sports teams perform well

May 20, 2013 7:59 pm

Track teams looking forward to state meetFrom mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement.  &...

Property owner asks Northbook to annex

May 20, 2013 7:55 pm

The Village of Northbrook may soon grow by a couple acres.    

Spring Sporst teams perform well

May 20, 2013 7:54 pm

Track teams looking forward to state meetFrom mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement.  &...

Spring sports teams performing well

May 20, 2013 7:50 pm

As seasons come to close, a look at DHS and HPHS spring sportsFrom mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement.&...

Lake Bluff village president steps down after 8 years

May 20, 2013 7:05 pm

From the day she arrived in Lake Bluff, Christine Letchinger said it felt like home, and she has found herself part of a caring and engaged community.    

Park Ridge discusses incentives for flood protection

May 20, 2013 6:45 pm

At its monthly meeting last week, the Park Ridge Flood Control Task Force again brought up the idea of giving financial incentives to help residents pay for their own flood protection as the town stru...

Homer Jr. High students prepares for Scripps National Spelling Bee

May 20, 2013 6:05 pm

Seventh-grader Meghana Kamineni starts her days at 3:50 a.m., giving herself 10 minutes to wake up before she digs in to a two-hour-plus study session.    

Lake Zurich beaches opening soon

May 20, 2013 5:31 pm

Paulus Park beach will open Saturday, to be followed a week later by BreezewaldThe warm weather is here, and with it, the beaches are opening. In Lake Zurich, this means the beach at Henry J. Paulus P...

Fremont Library lines up summer activities

May 20, 2013 4:58 pm

For families living in lakeside towns like Mundelein, Grayslake and Wauconda, summertime serves up plenty of swimming, sailing and sand castlemaking — not to mention a weekly roster of readi...

Park Ridge Youth Campus transformation moves ahead

May 20, 2013 4:55 pm

Park board sees architects' plansThe plan to transform what used to be the Park Ridge Youth Campus into a park is forging ahead after voters gave the Park District the green light last month.&nbsp...

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