Chicago

[shi-kah-goh, -kaw-] / ʃɪˈkɑ goʊ, -ˈkɔ- /

NOUN

u.s. city

Synonyms

STRONG

Chi

WEAK

Chi-town City by the Lake City of the Lakes and Prairies Fort Dearborn Second City the Loop the Windy City

Example Sentences

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On June 25, the caravan is due to arrive in downtown Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Freelance videographer Carlos Ty, 29, made a series of TikToks highlighting “Backrooms”-esque locations in Chicago, where he lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Chicago activists got the idea for whistles after speaking to Angelenos who told them how they communicated when cellphone service went down around the Metropolitan Detention Center that first weekend of raids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

So what did the Chicago Pope actually say, what was he doing with his encyclical, and what’s an encyclical anyway?

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

I know this isn’t our biggest problem, but I’m disturbed that people in Chicago hate Mom so much that Camille—my annoyingly accomplished, annoyingly kind sister—isn’t allowed in the building anymore.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller