ZIP Code 60804

Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century; by 1860, Chicago was the youngest U.S. city to exceed a population of 100,000. Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including Archer Daniels Midland, Conagra Brands, Exelon, JLL, Kraft Heinz, McDonald's, Mondelez International, Motorola Solutions, Sears, and United Airlines Holdings. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) in the world, generating $689 billion in 2018. O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports according to tracked data by the Airports Council International. Chicago has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues, including two Major League Baseball teams. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, literature, film, theater, comedy, food, dance (including modern dance and jazz troupes and the Joffrey Ballet), and music (particularly jazz, blues, soul, hip-hop, gospel, and electronic dance music, including house music). Chicago is also the location of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Landmarks in the city include Millennium Park, Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Campus, the Willis (Sears) Tower, Grant Park, the Museum of Science and Industry, and Lincoln Park Zoo.

Etymology and nicknames

Chicago is the primary city name, but also Bedford Park are acceptable city names or spellings, Clearing, Forest View, Stickney on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is City of Chicago. The name Chicago is derived from a French rendering of the indigenous Miami-Illinois word shikaakwa for a wild relative of the onion. The first known reference to the site of the current city of Chicago as "Checagou" was by Robert de LaSalle around 1679 in a memoir. Henri Joutel, in his journal of 1688, noted that the eponymous wild "garlic" grew abundantly in the area. The city has had several nicknames throughout its history, such as the Windy City, Chi-Town, Second City, and City of the Big Shoulders. It is also known as Chicago, Chicago, and Chicago, Illinois. The name Chicago was given to the city by the French explorer and cartographer Robert de laSalle in 1679. He wrote in his memoir: "The place called "Chicagou," which, according to what we were able to learn of it, has taken this name because of the quantity of garlic which grows in the forests in this region.... When we arrived at the said place... we found it to be a place called Chicagou... when we arrived there... it was a place which had a great quantity of Garlic" The city was named after the Allium tricoccum, known more commonly as "ramps" by botanists. It has also been known as the "Windy City," the "Second City" and the "Big Shoulders".

History

The first known non-indigenous permanent settler in Chicago was trader Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. The City of Chicago was incorporated on March 4, 1837, and for several decades was the world's fastest-growing city. Chicago's first railway, Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, and the Illinois and Michigan Canal opened in 1848. In 1900, the problem of sewage contamination was largely resolved when the city reversed the flow of the Chicago River so that the water flowed away from Lake Michigan rather than into it. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed an area about 4 miles (6 km) wide, a large section of the city, including railroads and stockyards. During its rebuilding period, Chicago constructed the first skyscraper, using steel-keleton construction. The city grew significantly in size and population by incorporating many neighboring towns between 1851 and 1920, with the largest annexation happening in 1889, with five townships joining the city. The desire to join the Northwest Side of Chicago and Jefferson Township, which now makes up most of Chicago's Northwest Side, makes up Chicago's most desire to be part of the Northwest United States. The Chicago Board of Trade (established 1848) listed the first-ever standardized "exchange-traded" forward contracts, which were called futures contracts. In the 1850s, Chicago gained national political prominence as the home of Senator Stephen Douglas, the champion of the KansasNebraska Act and the "popular sovereignty" approach to the issue of the spread of slavery.

Geography

Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois on the southwestern shores of freshwater Lake Michigan. It is the principal city in the Chicago metropolitan area, situated in both the Midwestern United States and the Great Lakes region. The city rests on a continental divide at the site of the Chicago Portage, connecting the Mississippi River and Great Lakes watersheds. Two riversthe Chicago River in downtown and the Calumet River in the industrial far South Sideflow either entirely or partially through the city. The average land elevation is 579 ft (176.5 m) above sea level. While the Chicago Loop is the central business district, Chicago is also a city of neighborhoods. The North Side is the most-densely-populated residential section of the city, and many high-rises are located along the lakefront. There are 24 public beaches across 26 miles (42 km) of the waterfront. Lake Shore Drive runs adjacent to a large portion of Chicago's waterfront. In 2016, Chicago was ranked the sixth-most walkable large U.S. city in terms of large walkable areas. The Chicago Tribune coined the term "Chicagoland", which generally means the city and all its suburbs. It includes the city of Chicago, the rest of Cook County, and eight nearby Illinois counties: Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee, and three counties in Indiana: Lake, Porter and LaPorte. The South Side contains most of the facilities of the Port of Chicago.

Demographics

When founded in 1833, fewer than 200 people had settled on what was then the American frontier. In the forty years from 1850 to 1890, the city's population grew from slightly under 30,000 to over 1 million. Chicago's population declined in the latter half of the 20th century, from over 3.6 million in 1950 down to under 2.7 million by 2010. In 2018, Chicago ranked seventh globally for the highest number of ultra-high-net-worth residents with roughly 3,300 residents worth more than $30 million. According to U.S. census estimates as of July 2019, Chicago's largest racial or ethnic group is non-Hispanic White at 32.8% of the population, Blacks at 30.1% and the Hispanic population at 29.0%. Chicago's South Side emerged as United States second-largest urban black concentration, following New York's Harlem. Chicago has the third-largest LGBT population in the United States. Since the 2013 legalization of same-sex marriage in Illinois, over 10,000Same-sex couples have wed in Cook County, a majority of them in Chicago. Chicago is the headquarters of several religious denominations, including the Evangelical Covenant Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It is one of the largest dioceses based on the population of members on the Fourth Presbyterian Church of America. The city is the fourth-most religious metropolis in the US, with Roman Catholicism the largest branch followed by Roman Catholicism and Jehovah's Witnesses.

Economy

Chicago has the third-largest gross metropolitan product in the United Statesabout $670.5 billion according to September 2017 estimates. Illinois is home to 66 Fortune 1000 companies, including those in Chicago. The city claims three Dow 30 companies: aerospace giant Boeing, McDonald's and Walgreens Boots Alliance. The Chicago metropolitan area recorded the greatest number of new or expanded corporate facilities in the U.S. for calendar year 2014. In 2009 Chicago placed ninth on the UBS list of the world's richest cities. Chicago has been influential through the Chicago school of economics, which fielded some 12 Nobel Prize winners. In 2017, Chicago exchanges traded 4.7 billion derivatives with a face value of over one quadrillion dollars. Chicago is also the site of a growing number of web startup companies like CareerBuilder, Orbitz, Basecamp, Groupon, Feedburner, Grubhub and NowSecure. Since the 2020 CO-19 pandemic, four large companies left the Chicago area, including Caterpillar, Boeing, Caterpillar and Tyson Foods. Three Fortune 500 companies left Chicago in 2022, leaving the city with 35, still second to New York City. In 2022, Kellogg's announced that the new spin-off of its snack business will move to the Chritzker's Chocolatier, which will be based in the Chicago suburb of Wrigleyville, Illinois. It is the first time that a Fortune 500 company has moved its headquarters to the city in more than 20 years.

Culture and contemporary life

Downtown is the center of Chicago's financial, cultural, governmental and commercial institutions. Over a third of the city population is concentrated in the lakefront neighborhoods from Rogers Park in the north to South Shore in the south. The River North Gallery District features the nation's largest concentration of contemporary art galleries outside of New York City. The city's distinctive accent, made famous by its use in classic films like The Blues Brothers and television programs like the Saturday Night Live skit "Bill Swerski's Superfans", is an advanced form of Inland Northern American English. The Chicago Pride Parade, held the last Sunday in June, is one of the world's largest with over a million people in attendance. Chicago offers five Broadway-style entertainment theaters: the Goodman Theatre, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Victory Theater and Broadway Theater at Navy Pier. Chicago has a large Polish speaking population, which can be seen at the historic Gateway Theatre in Jefferson Park. Chicago is home to the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Chicago Bulls football team. It is the home of the University of Chicago, which is ranked one of world's top ten universities, and of the Chicago Bears, who play in the NFL's Soldier Field. It also hosts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a world-renowned chamber music group, and a number of professional sports teams, including the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Blackhawks. The U.S. Air Force Reserve is based in Chicago and is based at the Chicago Auxiliary Air Force Base.

Sports

Chicago has the third most franchises in the four major North American sports leagues with five, behind the New York and Los Angeles Metropolitan Areas. The city has two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Chicago Cubs of the National League and the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The Chicago Bulls of the NBA are one of the most recognized basketball teams in the world. Chicago Fire FC is a member of Major League Soccer (MLS) and plays at Soldier Field. The Sky is a professional basketball team playing in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) The Chicago Marathon has been held each year except for 1987 when a half-marathon was run in its place. Chicago is one of eight cities in the U.S. to have won championships in all four major professional leagues and one of five cities to have done so in soccer, along with Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Washington. The Cubs are the oldest Major League baseball team to have never changed their city; they have played in Chicago since 1871, and continuously so since 1874 due to the Great Chicago Fire. The White Sox have played on the South Side continuously since 1901, with all three of their home fields throughout the years being within blocks of one another. They have won three World Series titles (1906, 1917, 2005) and six American League pennants, including the first in 1901. The Blackhawks have won six Stanley Cups, including in 2010, 2013, and 2015. During the 1990s, with Michael Jordan leading them, the Bulls won six NBA championships in eight seasons. They also boast the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Derrick Rose.

Parks and greenspace

When Chicago was incorporated in 1837, it chose the motto Urbs in Horto, a Latin phrase which means "City in a Garden" Today, the Chicago Park District consists of more than 570 parks with over 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) of municipal parkland. Lincoln Park, the largest of the city's parks, covers 1,200 acres (490 ha) and has over 20 million visitors each year. There are 31 sand beaches, a plethora of museums, two world-class conservatories, and 50 nature areas. The Cook County Forest Preserves, a network of open spaces containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes, are set aside as natural areas. With berths for more than 6,000 boats, the Park District operates the nation's largest municipal harbor system. The Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. It includes nineteen boulevards, eight parks, and six squares, along twenty-six miles of interconnected streets. The park district also operates the Chicago Harbor System, which is the largest harbor system in the United States, with more than 5,000 berths. It is located on the Chicago River, which runs through the heart of the park district, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city. There is a historic boulevard system, which was authorized by the Illinois legislature in 1869. The boulevard system continued intermittently until 1942.

Law and government

The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive, elected by general election for a term of four years, with no term limits. The City Council is the legislative branch and is made up of 50 aldermen, one elected from each ward in the city. Civil and criminal law cases are heard in the Cook County Circuit Court of the State of Illinois court system, or in the Northern District of Illinois, in the federal system. The citizens of Chicago have not elected a Republican mayor since 1927, when William Thompson was voted into office. All eight of the city's representatives are Democrats; only two Republicans have represented a significant portion of Chicago since 1973, for one term each. Chicago's crime rate in 2020 was 3,926 per 100,000 people. The city is home of former United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama; Barack Obama was formerly a state legislator representing Chicago and later a US senator. The Obamas' residence is located near the University of Chicago in Kenwood on theCity's south side. Chicago had a murder rate of 18.5 per 100, 000 residents in 2012, ranking 16th among US cities with 100,00 or more. This was higher than in New York City and Los Angeles, which have lower murder rates and lower total homicides. However, it was less than in many smaller American cities, including New Orleans, Newark, and Detroit, although the latter has fallen substantially in recent years. The 2015 year-end crime statistics showed there were 468 murders Chicago in 2015, a 12.5% increase as well as more than the year prior, compared with 2,900 shootings in 2013. In June 2017, the Chicago Police Department reported that the city experienced a 6279% increase in homicides from 2015 to 2016.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois = 6.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 31. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Chicago = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,746,388 individuals with a median age of 34.7 age the population dropped by -2.40% in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 12,059.84 residents per square mile of area (4,656.33/km²). There are average 2.67 people per household in the 1,037,069 households with an average household income of $45,844 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 11.60% of the available work force and has dropped -4.37% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 19.66%. The number of physicians in Chicago per 100,000 population = 255.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Chicago = 35.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 27.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 124. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 189. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois which are owned by the occupant = 38.42%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 57 years with median home cost = $220,470 and home appreciation of -11.35%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $16.10 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,528 per student. There are 20.2 students for each teacher in the school. 10904.63% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 15.93% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 10.35% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).

Cicero (originally known as Hawthorne) is a suburb of Chicago and an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 85,268 making it the 11th largest municipality in Illinois. The town of Cicero is named after Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman and orator. Al Capone built his criminal empire in Chicago before moving to Cicero to escape the reach of Chicago police. Cicero had a sundown town policy prohibiting African Americans from living in the city in the mid-1960s. In 2002, Republican Town President Betty Loren-Maltese was sent to federal prison in California, for misappropriating $12 million in funds. Once considered mainly a Czech or Bohemian town, most of the European-style restaurants and shops on 22nd Street (now Cermak Road) have been replaced by Spanish-titled businesses. In the 1980s and 1990s saw a heavy influx of Hispanic (mostly Mexican and Central American) residents to Cicer. The original Cicero High School was built in 1894, but was destroyed by fire in 1924. The current building was constructed at 2423 S23 Morton Blvd, located inside the auditorium of Morton East High School, now known as East Morton High School. It was built to replace the Auditorium Auditorium, which was destroyed in 1924, and replaced with a new auditorium in 1927. It is located on a roughly square plot of land about 800 meters (1/2-mile) per side, on then-open ground at 41°5119.03N 87°4456.5W.

History

Cicero is the primary city name, but also Chicago are acceptable city names or spellings. Cicero Flying Field was the town's first aircraft facility of any type. Al Capone built his criminal empire in Chicago before moving to Cicero to escape the reach of Chicago police. The 1924 Cicero municipal elections were particularly violent due to gang-related efforts to secure a favorable election result. In 1951, a white mob of around 4,000 attacked and burned an apartment building that housed the African-American family of Harvey Clark Jr., a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver. Cicero had a sundown town policy prohibiting African Americans from living in the city. In 2002, Republican Town President Betty Loren-Maltese was sent to federal prison in California, for misappropriating $12 million in funds. In the 1980s and 1990s saw a heavy influx of Hispanic (mostly Mexican and Central American) residents. In addition, Cicero has a small black community. The city has seen a revival in its commercial sector, with many new mini-malls and large retail stores. New condominiums are also being built in the town. The town has long had a reputation of government scandal. It was once considered mainly a Czech or Bohemian town, most of the European-style restaurants and shops on 22nd Street (now Cermak Road) have been replaced by Spanish-titled businesses. It is located at 41°5119.03N 456.5W.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cicero has a total area of 5.87 square miles (15.20 km²), all land. Cicero formerly ran from Harlem Avenue to Western Avenue and Pershing Road to North Avenue; however, much of this area was annexed by Chicago. St. Mary of Czestochowa is a Neo-Gothic church built in the Polish Cathedral style along with the sculpture of Christ the King by famed sculptor Professor Czesaw Dwigaj. The church's other claim to fame is as the site of Al Capone's sister Mafalda's wedding in 1930. Chodl Auditorium, located inside Morton East High School, was built in 1924 (completed 1927) to replace the 1,200-seat auditorium which was destroyed by fire. Hawthorne Race Course, located in Cicero and Stickney, is a horse racing track still in operation. Just north of it was Chicago Motor Speedway at Sportsman's Park (for horse racing) for many years. This facility is now closed, acquired by the Town of Cicero, and has since been demolished. Facilities of the Wirtz Beverage Group have been built on the west half and a Walmart built onThe east half of the former Hawthorne Works Tower is still located behind the Hawthorne works Shopping Center near the corner of Cermak Road (22nd Street) and Cicero Avenue. It is listed with the National Register of Historic Places.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 85,268 people, 22,698 households, and 17,508 families residing in the town. There were 25,836 housing units at an average density of 4,405.12 per square mile (1,700.83/km²) The town's age distribution consisted of 28.0% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2%. from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median income was $53,726, and the median income for a family was $56,632. As of 1999, about a quarter of the city contained one of the greatest industrial concentrations in the world. There are more than 150 factories in 1.7 mi (2.8 km), producing communications and electronic equipment, sugar, printing presses, steel castings, tool and die makers' supplies, forging and rubber goods. The average age of home properties was greater than 66 years. The town is a factory town, with more than 100 factories in the area. It is located on the New Mexico Turnpike, which runs from New Mexico to New Mexico. The turnpike runs through the town of Cicero, which was founded in 1881. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War and the Battle of the Bulge, which took place between 1875 and 1877.

Government

The United States Postal Service operates the Cicero Post Office at 2440 South Laramie Avenue. Most of Cicero is in Illinois's 4th congressional district; the area south of the railroad at approximately 33rd Street is in the 3rd district. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a training facility in Cicero. The town is home to the U.N. Peace Corps, which is based in the town. The city is also home to Cicero High School, which was founded in the early 1900s. It is located on the banks of the Illinois River, which runs through the center of the city. It was founded by the Illinois State Normal School District in the mid-19th century. The Cicero School District was established in the late 20th century and was the first in the state to be fully integrated into the state system. The school district is now part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which has a campus on the campus of the College of Arts and Sciences. It also has a high school, which opened in the 1950s. The high school has a junior high, high school and a middle school, all of which are located in the city's downtown area. The post office is located in a building that was originally built in the 1930s as part of a housing development. It has since been converted to a post office. The area is in an area known as the "Cicero Historic District" It is also known as "Ciciero".

Education

Cicero is served by Cicero Elementary School District 99 and comprises 16 schools, making it one of the largest public school districts outside of Chicago. Elementary students attend the following schools, depending on residency: Burnham (K-6), Cicero East (4-6) and Cicero West (PK-4) Unity Junior High (7-8) is the second largest middle school in the country. High school students entering their freshman year attend the Freshman Center and then continue high school at Morton East of the J. Sterling Morton High School District 201. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago operates two PK-8 schools in Cicero: Our Lady of Charity School and St. Frances of Rome School. From 1927 until 1972, Cicero was the home of Timothy Christian School. Cicero is also home to Morton College, which was founded in the early 20th century and is located in the same building as Cicero High School. The town is home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team, the Chicago Bulls football team, and the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 2008, beating the San Francisco 49ers in the final game of the season. The Blackhawks also won the Super Bowl in 2010, their first appearance in the title game since 1998. The Cubs won their first Super Bowl title in the opening game against the New York Yankees in the second game of that year's title series. The game ended in a 0-0 tie with the Giants.

Infrastructure

Cicero is served by two major railroad lines, the BNSF Railway and the Belt Line Railroad. Multiple Pace and CTA bus routes cover portions of Cicero. The Cicero Fire Department (CFD) has 68 professional firefighters and 24 paramedics. The CFD operates out of three fire stations. Cicero is home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team, the Chicago Bulls football team, and the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 2008 and 2009. The Cubs won their first World Series title since 1988 in 2008. The Blackhawks won their second title in 2010. The Bulls won their third title in 2011 and their fourth in 2012. The Bears won their fifth title in 2012 and their sixth in 2013. The team won its sixth title in 2013 and its seventh in 2014. The last time Cicero won a city championship was in 1966. The city won its first city championship in 1968. It won its second city title in 1970. The town's last city title was in 1974. The village was the site of the Chicago World Series, which was won by the Chicago Red Sox. It was the first city to win a World Series championship in the history of the series. It also won its fourth title in the 1980s and 1990s. It is the only city in the Chicago area to have won a World Cup gold medal. The U.S. Open Championship was held in Cicero in 1988. The World Series was held from 1988 to 1991.

In popular culture

Cicero is mentioned as the hometown of Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman and his brother Chuck McGill in Better Call Saul. In the musical Chicago Velma Kelly mentions Cicero in the number "Cell Block Tango" as the location of the hotel where she murdered her husband Charlie and sister Veronica. In Guys and Dolls, the Chicago-area gangster "Big Julie" claims to be from "East Cicero, Illinois" (and pronounces the final "s" on Illinois). In the 1948 film noir Sorry, Wrong Number, the story takes place in New York City but in flash-backs recounted by several characters we learn that the story actually begins in Chicago and Cicero. In Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Cicero is annexed by Chicago, as a satirical allegory for the Nazi annexation of Austria. In Guns Under the Counter, on The Fiery Furnaces' album Rehearsing My Choir, Cicer is mentioned in the line "In Cicero, Never stand at a window". In the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, Cicera is the home of Al Capone, and many of the episode plots are based in the town. The town is also featured in the film version of The Godfather: Part II, starring Tom Hanks and Amy Adams, and in the TV series The Sopranos, starring John Cusack and Jennifer Aniston. The city is also mentioned in a song on the soundtrack to the film The Godmother.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Cicero, Cook County, Illinois = 6.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 31. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Cicero = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 85,268 individuals with a median age of 28.5 age the population dropped by -6.64% in Cicero, Cook County, Illinois population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 14,538.45 residents per square mile of area (5,613.28/km²). There are average 3.79 people per household in the 21,045 households with an average household income of $43,796 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 12.60% of the available work force and has dropped -4.37% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 20.46%. The number of physicians in Cicero per 100,000 population = 255.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Cicero = 36 inches and the annual snowfall = 39.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 121. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 189. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 16.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Cicero, Cook County, Illinois which are owned by the occupant = 50.04%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 62 years with median home cost = $77,220 and home appreciation of -8.93%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $16.10 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,795 per student. There are 16.4 students for each teacher in the school, 930 students for each Librarian and 1718 students for each Counselor. 3.58% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 3.89% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 2.18% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).