Chicago maps
Chicago is 176m above sea level and is at 41° north latitude. The city proper extends over 590km2. It is split into three zones by the Y-shaped Chicago River: North Side, South Side, and West Side. The heart of the city and downtown financial district is called The Loop. North and south of here, Chicago stretches along 46kms of Lake Michigan shoreline that is mostly free of commercial development. The city is about two-thirds the size of New York City and has about three million inhabitants, with another five million in the suburbs. Chicoago is easy to navigate, as it is laid out in a grid system.
Detailed maps of Chicago can be found on the following websites:
Multimap
A leader in maps of the world, this site offers hundreds of zoom-function maps of all sizes for Chicago.
http://www.multimap.com
Chicago Traveler
Maps to help you locate key attractions, theatres, hotels, venues and shopping destinations, both within Chicago and in its suburbs.
http://www.chicagotraveler.com/maps.htm
Map Quest
A leader in providing maps and driving directions, with a zoom map of Chicago.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Chicago&state=IL
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Essentials
Visas: Visitors from many EU and other countries (including the UK) do not require visas for stays of three months or less
Season: Year round
Money: US dollar – ATMs widely available, major credit cards readily accepted
Language: English – Spanish in some states
Emergency #: 911