Chicago

Example Sentences

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The Broadview facility has become a flashpoint in the administration’s effort to increase enforcement in the Chicagoland area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

His full head of hair, round-framed glasses and freshly sprouted mustache gives the Chicagoland native the look of a Depression-era do-gooder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

I was poor, so this was one of the few trips I made outside of Chicagoland in my childhood.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

Let’s start with age: Danny Davis has represented a swath of Chicagoland stretching from Lake Michigan to the western suburbs for nearly 28 years, and at 82, he’s determined to stay in Washington.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

It ran 19 Cup races at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, a 45-mile drive from downtown, but it pulled out four years ago.

From Washington Times • Jul. 2, 2023