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Chicago is the largest city in the US.

False. It is the largest city in Illinois!

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Chicago is famous for pizza, gangsters, and sports.

True!

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The Chicago Cubs is Chicago’s oldest football team.

False. It is Chicago's oldest baseball team!

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People call Chicago “the second city” because for a hundred years it had the second biggest population in the country. Until the 1980s, it was smaller than New York but bigger than every other American city.

True!

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Today Chicago has a population of over 30 million.

False. It receives over 30 million tourists a year!

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In Chicago, tourists usually go to the Millennium Park, the newest park in the city.

True!

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In Chicago, tourists walk along the shore of Lake Michigan, the second largest of the five Great Lakes.

True!

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The Willis Tower is the tallest building in the US.

True!

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In 1969 Sears, Roebuck and Co, which is the largest department store chain in the world, built the Willis Tower to use it as office blocks.

False. Sears, Roebuck and Co was the largest department store chain in the world in 1969, not today!

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The Willis Tower is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Chicago.

True!

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While the Willis Tower is taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, it isn’t as tall as the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

False. It isn't as tall as the Burj Khalifa, either!

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Chicago is famous for the wind. Experts say it is windier than other major cities.

False. People say it is windier than other major cities. Weather experts disagree!

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Scientists predict that in the future Chicago will not be as cold in winter as it is now. They say it will be warmer and drier.

False. They say it will be warmer and wetter!

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Chicago’s strategies to mitigate climate change include the construction of environmentally friendly buildings, parks and green areas, new roads, and car parks for electric cars.

True!

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