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Visit the City of Chicago's Official Home Pages

"How far is it to Chicago?"

Chicago Mosaic is the link to take to connect to all of the city's agencies and services. Chartered in 1837, Chicago is a city with nearly 3 million people, and in 1995 alone, 41 million people visited the city which is home to the Bears, Blackhawks (Unofficial Site - Official Site), Bulls, Cubs and the White Sox.

The Chicago Police Department is the nation's second largest, with over 13,000 sworn officers. Take this link to find out more about the Department, CAPS, and the progress made at fighting crime on each of the city's beats.

The Chicago Public Library System has facts, facts and more facts about Chicago and most every other topic. Services are available through the Internet and at the system's 82 facilities located throughout the city.

The Chicago Public Schools are the largest school district in the State of Illinois and the third largest system in the nation. Since 1989, the system has been working to "re-established a philosophy of basic education...(which) demands that (the) system teaches our children to read, write and compute so when they graduate, they can be a partner in making Chicago the most economically attractive city in the nation."

The Chicago Park District maintains 552 parks, (including 31 miles of shoreline and more than 7,400 acres of property), 260 recreation centers, 80 pools, six golf courses, nine harbors, and more than 2,000 game courts, playing fields, and playgrounds.