Metroji clue #102

Chicago in five emoji

United States

Rebuilt after the 1871 fire, and the rebuilding is why it looks the way it does. The river was reversed in 1900 to stop it polluting the lake.

What each emoji refers to

The lakefront is public for almost its entire length, by a decision made in the 1830s.
Chicago blues came north with the Great Migration and plugged in.
The Windy City nickname most likely refers to its politicians rather than its weather.
The Bulls of the 1990s are still the city's largest cultural export.
The first steel-framed skyscraper was built here in 1885.

Chicago at a glance

Country
United States
Coordinates
41.88° N, 87.63° W
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Chicago.

City Distance Direction
DetroitUnited States 380 km
TorontoCanada 700 km
AtlantaUnited States 950 km
Washington D.C.United States 960 km
OttawaCanada 1,040 km
PhiladelphiaUnited States 1,070 km

Nearest cities we have written up

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