Chicago is one amazing city. Here are 30 things that you probably did not know about Chicago.
- The name Chicago comes from the Algonquin word “Chicagou” or “Shikaakwa,” which translates to “onion field” or “wild garlic.”
- In the 1850s, the entire city was hydraulically raised several feet to fix a drainage problem.
- In 1930, the Twinkie was invented in Chicago.
- Chicago is known as the United State’s railroad capital, with over 1,300 trains carrying freight and passengers arriving and departing from the city each day.
- Over 52 million people visit Chicago each year.
- The first blood bank in the United States was founded in Chicago in 1937 by Dr. Bernard Fantus at Cook County Hospital.
- The Art Institute of Chicago is home to the largest collection of impressionist paintings in the world outside of Paris, France.