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Deep dish pizza. Chicago-style hot dogs. Italian beef sandwiches. The food alone makes Chicago a prime tourist and business destination. But there's so much more! Home to some of the world's most renowned sports teams (da Bulls, da Bears, da Cubs, da Sox), shopping areas, and skyscrapers (America's first, built in 1885) it should come as no surprise that Chicago has numerous nicknames. "The Windy City," "Second City," and the "City of the Big Shoulders" was named GQ's "City of the Year" in 2008 for its contributions in architecture and literature, its politics, and the downtown's starring role in the Batman movie The Dark Knight.

After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed a third of the city, including the entire central business district, Chicago experienced rapid rebuilding and growth. Upscale shopping along the Magnificent Mile, thousands of restaurants, as well as Chicago's outstanding architecture, continue to draw tourists.

At the vanguard of the American arts scene, Chicago is legendary for its jazz and blues, improvisational comedy, and theater. The city is the third-largest convention destination in the U.S.

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