A Brief History Of Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL, after New York and Los Angeles, is the third most populous city of the United States. With a population of over 2 million inhabitants of the city 234 square miles is located primarily in Cook County, with a small part of the city that extends DuPage County.

Chicago foundation

The population of the region known as the Chicago began in the 1780s with the arrival of European settlers. In 1795, after the Indian War Northwest, part of the region was delivered to the US Army. After the Treaty of Chicago in 1833 removed the other Native American tribes, the city was organized and has grown to 200 people. In June 1835, the sale of public lands and started "The city of Chicago" was officially established in March 1837. In 1840, its population had grown to over 4,000 residents.

20 & 21st Century Chicago

World War I and the 1920s brought a major growth industry in the region. Manufacturing and retail economy was supported by the expansion of railways across the Midwest. The number of available jobs has made many Chicagoans, including the South African Americans. This influx of African American culture has greatly influenced the city of Chicago. This influence has been coined the "Chicago Black Renaissance" and brought new art, literature and music in the region. Racial tensions, however, continued to grow resulting in Chicago Race Riot of 1919.

Metropolitan Chicago

desires 1950s postwar housing in new and improved driven by greater income Americans from downtown Chicago. Helped by new roads and public transport has improved, the population of the city dropped to almost 700,000 inhabitants. Recently, Chicago has seen a turnaround with the revitalization of many areas of the city and housing internal improvements throughout the region, attracting new residents to live and work in the city.