Chicago is the largest city in Illinois with roughly 2.9 million residents (2000 census). It is the center of the greater metropolitan area known as Chicagoland, which is home to approximately 10 million residents.
The city is largely Democratic. Chicago is located primarily in Cook County, but the city also stretches into DuPage County.
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