| Chicago boasts a rich diversity of cultural offerings: teams from each of the major league sports, a financial district anchored by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the shopping of the Magnificent Mile, and a blossoming Theatre District. Chicago's multicultural heritage is reflected in its neighborhoods, which now attracts thousands of visitors each year. Chicago is home to nearly three million people from all over the world. As each new group has come to Chicago, their unique community spirit, typified by Chicago's motto "I will," has enabled them to build a new community, new life, and new future. This spirit is responsible for a city that has never stopped dreaming, building, rebuilding, growing, and making major contributions to the world. Trendy neighborhoods like Printers Row, South Loop, West Loop and the new Millennium Park area attract residents who enjoy the close proximity to fine dining, theaters, nightclubs, sporting venues, galleries, museums, and shopping along The Magnificent Mile as well as numerous activities and events in the city parks along Lake Michigan. Lakefront communities such as East Rogers Park, Edgewater, and Uptown provide a more residential feel with easy access to quaint boutiques, bustling bars and eateries, and transportation to almost any other area throughout the city and suburbs. |











