As one of the greenest cities in America, Chicago grew from a small trading post at the mouth of the Chicago River into a global city and a thriving center of international trade and commerce. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the heart of the Midwest, Chicago is home to world-championship sports teams, an internationally acclaimed symphony orchestra, renowned architecture, award-winning theater, and much more. The city is also known by various names: The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, Hog Butcher of the World, and The City That Works. The city offers excellent properties at attractive market prices for both owner-occupied and rental living.

  • #1 Large US Metro for Economic Diversity (Moody’s Investor Services)
  • 250,000 businesses: 52 Fortune 1000 Headquarters; 400+ Major Corporate Headquarters
  • Home to two of the world’s Top 10 hotels and five Conde Nast Gold List hotels
  • Global financial center
  • The Chicago Park District has the nation’s largest municipal harbor system.
  • Over $3 billion in global derivatives trading volume, nearly 2X the trading volume of New York
  • Northside College Prep school is in top 25 “America’s Best High Schools” (Newsweek 2011)
  • Home to 10 Professional sports teams that generate season specific business/ jobs:
    • MLB – NFL – NBA – NHL – MLS – WNBA – AFL – MLL