Chicago
A city in Cook County, Illinois — population 2,677,643 as of 2020.
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Overnight
66°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16% precip
Saturday
80°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms22% precip
Saturday Night
62°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear22% precip
Sunday
76°F
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Chicago by the numbers
Population
2,677,643Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 227.75 sq mi (589.86 km²), 6.79 sq mi water
- Median age
- 35.8
- Households
- 1,160,205
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $77,902
- Median house value
- $334,100
Municipal office
- Office
- ADMINISTRATOR
- Address
- 121 N LA SALLE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60602