CHICAGO IS HOME TO NEARLY THREE MILLION PEOPLE, MANY OF WHICH HAVE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. CHICAGO ALSO HAS A FIRM DEDICATION TO ARCHITECTURE AFTER THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE OF 1871, MANY WORLD-FAMOUS ARCHITECTS TOOK PLACE IN THE RE-DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY, CREATING ONE OF THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD. IN ADDITION TO WONDERFUL BUILDINGS, MUCH OF CHICAGO'S BEAUTY CAN BE SEEN IN THE HUMAN GREATNESS IT PRODUCES.  MOST OF THE ACTION IN CHICAGO OCCURS IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN, IN AN AREA KNOWN AS THE LOOP. THIS REGION IS IDENTIFIED EASIEST BY AN OVERHEAD TRAIN SYSTEM, WHICH ACTUALLY LOOPS THE LOOP. MARKING THIS AREA ARE TOWERING SKYSCRAPERS AND CITY LANDMARKS LIKE THE SEARS TOWER AND JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING, AS WELL AS A HOST OF ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SUCH ARTISTS AS PICASSO AND CHAGALL.  CHICAGO IS TEEMING WITH WORLD-CLASS SHOPPING, MUSEUMS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, MAKING FOR A WELL-ROUNDED VISIT. BEAUTIFUL LAKEFRONT PARK, WHICH OVERLOOKS THE CHICAGO RIVER, OFFERS EXCELLENT VIEWS OF DOWNTOWN SKYLINE. THE METROPOLIS IS ALSO RENOWNED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING THEATER AND PERFORMANCE ARTS. ONE CAN CATCH AMAZING PERFORMANCE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN TOWN. COME EXPLORE MY HOMETOWN, COME EXPLORE THE CITY OF CHICAGO.