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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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Council debates banning drones from Evanston's skies

May 20, 2013 5:00 am

Activists fear abuse of government powerLook! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a drone! And it's hovering outside my bedroom window!    

Choking is easily averted, but always a tragedy

May 20, 2013 5:00 am

Choking claims 4,000 lives annually despite simple actions that could save themFred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit.    

Addict shoots for bigger things now

May 19, 2013 5:00 am

Cook County court program rescues repeat offenders from drugs, crimeFor more than two decades, Timothy Gulley walked through life under the suffocating cloud of drug addiction.  &...

Casino bill would give city unparalleled control

May 19, 2013 5:00 am

Chicago would be able to dodge areas of oversight all similar facilities in Illinois faceMayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice o...

IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way

May 19, 2013 5:00 am

The Internal Revenue Service scandal now devouring the Obama administration — the outrageous use of the federal taxing authority to target tea party and other conservatives — certa...

4-year-old survives 2-story fall from window

May 19, 2013 5:00 am

North Lawndale boy in good condition, family saysA 4-year-old boy fell from a second-story window of his family's North Lawndale neighborhood apartment Saturday, narrowly missing a spiked metal gate i...

Kids in grades 7 to 9 to learn ballroom dance moves

May 18, 2013 12:45 pm

Etiquette will also be taught at Miss Kay's Dance School when it opens in September in WinnetkaMaria Kurt is convinced that learning how to dance the fox-trot and proper etiquette are essential "...

Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis

May 18, 2013 5:00 am

Incumbent president easily wins 2nd termChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily r...

Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans

May 18, 2013 5:00 am

Madigan's bill provides greater savings, but would courts approve reduced benefits for retirees? — As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big fac...

Illinois concealed carry bill stalls

May 18, 2013 5:00 am

Support for more restrictive measure plummets before key vote in Senate— The push to pass a more restrictive concealed carry measure stalled late last week as support began to drop off befor...

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