Ryan Janek Wolowski picking up a copy of the Chicago Sun Times Newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Chicago, Illinois, USA

 

The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland.

 

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837.

 

The name "Chicago" is derived from a French rendering of the Native American word shikaakwa, translated by some sources as "wild leek" or "wild onion" or "wild garlic".

 

The first known reference to the site of the current city of Chicago as "Checagou" was by Robert de LaSalle around 1679 in a memoir.

 

The first known non-indigenous permanent settler in Chicago was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Du Sable was of African and French descent and arrived in the 1780s. traditionally stated to be Haitian, from the French colony of Saint Domingue He is commonly known as the "Founder of Chicago."

 

The municipal flag of Chicago has four red six-pointed stars

1. The first star represents Fort Dearborn.

 

2. The second star stands for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

 

3. The third star symbolizes the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

 

4. The fourth star represents the Century of Progress Exposition (1933–1934)

 

Chicago's nicknames include: The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The City That Works.

 

Walt Disney was born in Chicago in 1901.

 

Illinois Symbols:

 

State Bird Northern Cardinal

 

State Animal White-tailed Deer

 

State Flower Violet

 

State Capital Springfield

 

State Pie Pumpkin Pie

 

State Snack Popcorn

 

State Vegetable Sweet Corn

 

State Tree White Oak

 

State song Illinois by C.H. Chamberlain & Archibald Johnston

 

 

*******ABOUT THIS TRIP***********

TakeTours

 

5-Day Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit Tour from New YorkTour Code: 172-2382

 

Visiting 8 states:

Illinois

Michigan

Ohio

Indiana

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

New York

Ontario (People Mover ride by)

 

 

*** VISITING***

ILLINOIS

Chicago IL

Grant Park

Buckingham Fountain

Millennium Park

Cloud Gate

The Magnificent Mile

Wrigley Building

Tribune Tower

Chicago Water Tower

Willis Tower (Sears Tower)

Navy Pier

Marina City

Lake Michigan and Great Lakes

Lake Michigan Cruise

Chinatown

 

MICHIGAN

Detroit MI

Ford Museum (National Historic Landmark)

GM Renaissance Center

People Mover - Detroit Transportation Corporation train

Detroit River

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

Belleville, MI

Holland, MI

The Dutch Village - living museum

 

OHIO

Cleveland OH

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Lake Erie

Toledo OH

Toledo Museum of Art

Tony Packo's Cafe (Hungarian hot dogs)

Parma OH

Henninger Homestead

Richfield OH

 

INDIANA

Welcome Center visit

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Welcome Center visit

Delaware Water Gap PA

Amish Pennsylvania

Lamar PA

Mill Hall PA

Danville PA

Mauses Creek

Mausdale, PA

Brookville PA

 

NEW JERSEY

Kittatinny Point Visitor Center

Delaware Water Gap

Delaware River

 

NEW YORK

Chinatown NYC

 

ONTARIO

Windsor Ontario

United States–Canada border People Mover ride by

Bus border drive along

 

TakeTours

888-428-7255

 

Host company

E-World Tours

48 Bowery, New York, NY 10013

(212) 385-1688

 

 

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Chicago city, Illinois state, The United States of America U.S.A. country, North America Continent

May 24th 2015

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