Airline Tickets to Chicago

It's a very bright and diverse city in all the respects. It decorates by itself the western shores of Lake Michigan, it amazes by its unique ethnic and religious signs, universities, shops and industry. The same can be said about its architecture and weather: cold winter and lovely summer. You shouldn't also forget about people, as there are lots of famous persons and for the rest of those who are not famous – they are simply extremely friendly and sociable.

The city got the name 'City of the Big Shoulders' presented to it by poet Carl Sandburg but later, in 1893, Chicago was nicknamed 'a Windy City' thanks to speeches of its politicians. Chicago started in 1830 as a small village of 350 people and grew into a great 'Second City' (after New York). In 1893 Chicago hosted the World's Columbia Exposition, which lasted for six months and managed to attract about 26 million visitors. The city faced problems after a great fire in 1871 when the central part of the city was almost ruined and about 100,000 of people were left homeless. It took much time and efforts to recover and the Exposition appeared to be the culmination of it.

Due to its geographic position, Chicago used to be the crossroad of all the roads, canals, railways and airlines.

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Airport Address: O'Hare International Airport, PO Box 66142 Chicago, Illinois 60666, USA
Distance and Location: The airport is located 29km (18 miles) northwest of Chicago
Airport Website: www.ohare.com
Airport E-mail: aviation@ci.chi.il.us
Airport Telephone: 773 686 3700 or 686 2200
Country Code: 1
Time Zone: GMT - 6 (GMT - 5 from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 4
Moving between Terminals: The airport has its own ATS train system connecting all terminals, the Metra station and the long-term car park (Lot E).