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

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Chicago

Gong has since earned his doctorate from U-M and now works in Chicago as a machine learning scientist.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

“This dangerous individual was clearly a threat to the community, which is now safer since he’s been removed,” ICE Chicago Assistant Field Office Director Douglas Thompson said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

West Virginia, a state with fewer school-age students than are enrolled in Chicago Public Schools, has gained about 40 new private schools.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Secret police, or something very near that description, swept through Chicago from September to December 2025.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

I turned that word secession around on my tongue for a while, then tossed the pin aside and picked up my Chicago Press & Tribune.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan