Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Illinois is adjacent to Lake Michigan and is the largest city located on the Great Lakes. Chicago is often referred to as "Chicagoland" and is located between Interstate 94 and Interstate 294. Summers are warm & humid . Winters are cold, snowy and windy with temperatures below freezing. Spring and Fall are mild  with low humidity.

Chicago became notorious worldwide for its violent gangsters in the 1920s, most notably Al Capone. The city is also the home of  The Oprah Winfrey Show and  the Jerry Springer Show.

Chicago is served by two major international airports, Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and  Chicago O'Hare International  (ORD).  The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) handles public transportation in Chicago and a few adjacent suburbs and operates an extensive network of buses and a rapid transit system known locally as the "L" (for "elevated") with several lines that also includes service to both Midway Airport and O'Hare Airport.

The city is home to two Major League Baseball teams: the Chicago Cubs of the National League play  in Wrigley Field, while the Chicago White Sox of the American League play in U.S. Cellular Field. The Chicago Bears play their home games at Soldier Field. Due in large part to Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls of the NBA are one of the most recognized basketball teams in the world. The Chicago Bulls of the NBA and the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL  both play at the United Center.

Home of the earliest skyscrapers, Chicago presently boasts some of the world's tallest buildings, including the John Hancock Center and the Sears Tower, which on a clear day, visitors can see four states.

The Magnificent Mile, is Chicago's version of the Champs-ElysÈes: a shoppers paradise. The areas around the Magnificent Mile are some of Chicago's wealthiest with a grand wide boulevard with exclusive shops, museums, restaurants and ritzy hotels. Many of the world's leading retail occupy the Magnificent Mile, including department stores such as Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Macy's and Lord & Taylor. In addition, shoppers can find some of  the finest luxury boutiques along this boulevard such as Cartier, Escada, Chanel, J. Mendel, St. John, Dennis Basso, Max Mara, Stuart Weitzman, Fratelli Rossetti, Anne Fontaine, Ralph Lauren, Bottega Venneta, HermËs, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Coach, La Perla and Tiffany & Co.

Navy Pier is a very successful recreational center next to Chicago's downtown area. With many attractions, the most eye-catching is the 148 ft Ferris Wheel. Near the Ferris Wheel is a 44ft high musical carousel with 36 hand-painted animals. The skyline stage, a 100ft high vaulted roof  structure, is used as an ice skating rink during wintertime and as a 1500-seat theater during summer. The Navy Pier is also a starting point for many boat tours such as a  trip on a 148ft high, four-masted schooner or hopping on one of the 4 seadogs reaching speeds of up to 25 knots. Architecture cruises and water taxis are also available. Visitors can also opt to take a romantic dinner cruise or even charter ships. One of the boats you can charter is the historic 'El  Presidente' which was used by US presidents.

Grant Park is in the Loop community area of Chicago. The park's most notable features are Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain and the Art Institute of  Chicago. Grant Park is frequently referred to as the city's front yard.  In 2001, Grant park was expanded to the north with the addition of the 93,000 sq m Millennium Park.  The park includes an outdoor music pavilion which can accommodate up to 4,000 people, an ice rink and a theater, which was built below ground. The Museum Campus is home to The Field Museum and the Adler Planetarium, two excellent museums.  Also located at Museum Campus is the Shedd Aquarium, one of the largest indoor aquariums with more than 8,000 aquatic animals representing more than 700 species from all parts of the world.

Chicago has been a world center in higher education and research. Three universities in or immediately adjoining the city, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Chicago, are among the top echelon.

The Chicago area has the largest  concentration of seminaries and theological schools outside the Vatican. A few of these include the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago Theoligical Seminary and the Moody Bible Institute.

Chicago can lay claim to a number of regional specialties, among these are its nationally renowned deep-dish pizza and Polish sausage. Chicago's standing in the culinary world is not limited to 'street food'.  Chicago has in recent decades developed into one of the world's premiere restaurant cities. Visitors have an enormous choice of restaurants to choose from such as the "Signature Room" on the 95th floor in the John Hancock Center which offers  sweeping views of the city or "Spiaggi " which overlooks Lake Michigan.

Chicago has many luxiourous hotels to choose from such as Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago, Four Seasons Chicago,  Hyatt Regency Hotel Chicago and Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers.

SIMPLY GREEN 

We all know how important conservation is, more now then ever, Reduce, Reuse Recycle programs better known as Green or Greening is the responsibilities of all people in all places. These are some of Chicago Illinois, programs in place to help in Environmental Development. (The Illinois Green Fleets Program) vehicles using natural gas, propane, 85% ethanol (E-85), electricity, biodiesel, or other clean, American fuels Chicago will adopt ( Green Building Standards) DCAP Green Permit Program, (Recycle Asphalt and Oil waste product), (Conserve Energy in City-owned Buildings, (Securing Regional water supply Safely  (Stormwater management), (Chicago’s Urban Landscape), a commitment to ensure green spaces are created and preserved. Chicago is concern with their Urban Environment as well as the Global Environment, From low-flow toilets to conserving gas in our cars and homes, planting trees, shrubs and even a garden to supply some fruits and vegetables helps in taking small step towards Environmental Protection and Conservation, our precious natural recourses hang in the balance. Many cities have issues with the amount of water or the pollution of water, it is each cities responsibility to address these issue and find ways to develop Environmental friendly Energy such as Wind and Solar power, increase Water Energy and create Sustainable Energy for generations to come.  Over the last Century we have managed to pollute our world to a point of all most no return. www.beemazed.com  is committed to Environmental Development and will make as many green products and services available as an alternative for people that are concerned for our environment.  Many companies are learning Green not only helps the Environment but is also good business.  The Green Economy and Emerging Green Industries if manage properly will have a great impact on the Ecology Environment and in turn assist in preserving our natural recourses. As a commitment to the our Environment and Environmental Projects www.beemazed.com will create a Simply Green link that will profile companies that provide Green Products and Services this link may be found on every page of www.beemazed.com website.  In addition you may find stories from Indivisuals,  Communities and Businesses that have innovative ways to assist in the greening and conservation of our Environment.  www.beemazed.com will contribute 5% of sales from companies that place ads in the Simply Green section of the website.  These donations will go directly to organizations that have proven to make a positive impact on the Environment. All donations will be listed in the Simply Green section of www.beemazed.com

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