Chicago metropolitan area Chicago metropolitan area The Chicago Skyway also known as Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge System is a 7.8 mile (12.5 km) long tollway bridging Interstate 90 at the Dan Ryan Expressway on the west end, and the Indiana Toll Road on the east end. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicago Skyway"
The Chicago suburbs in Indiana are also known as The Lake Region or The Calumet Region of the state. The Region is comprised of two counties that neighbor Chicago, Illinois and Lake Michigan, including Lake and Porter counties. The region includes not only a large group of Chicago suburbs, such as Merrillville, Indiana, Highland, Indiana, Munster, Indiana, and Schererville, Indiana, but also a number of cities whose economies are only loosely linked to Chicago's. The largest city in the region is Gary; other notable cities in the region include Hammond, East Chicago, Valparaiso, and Michigan City. A number of the suburbs serve as bedroom communities for both Chicago and the Northwest Indiana cities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicago suburbs (Indiana)"
Chicagoland is a common name for the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicagoland includes the City of Chicago at its core and encompasses smaller cities and suburban communities located in nine surrounding counties in the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Chicagoland is often used in place of "Chicago metropolitan area" by local residents, businesses, governments, and planning agencies. The term originated in the pages of the Chicago Tribune in the 1900s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicagoland"
The Ravinia Festival is the summer music program offered at Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Illinois. It has been the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1906. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ravinia Festival"
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