Chicago Connection
With downtown Chicago only 30 miles south of campus (just a short Metra ride away), you'll find that you get the best of both worlds-a quiet, suburban campus with easy access to a world-class city, rich with internship and ministry opportunities.
Eat a slice of deep-dish pizza, explore the city while riding the "El" trains, and take time to visit some of these Chicago "must-see" places: Adler Planetarium, Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Fountain, Field Museum, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Frank Lloyd Wright Home, lakefront beaches and marinas, Lincoln Park Zoo, Magnificent Mile, Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Second City, Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium, Soldier Field, Taste of Chicago, theaters and opera, Wrigley Field, U.S. Cellular Field
CHICAGO FACTS
- Located 41°50'N (latitude) and 87°37'W (longitude) on a map
- Covers an area of 227 square miles
- 2.8 million+ residents
- 29 miles of Lake Michigan's shoreline
- Tallest building in the United States: Sears Tower (110 stories, 1,450 feet tall)
- 550 parks
- 2 zoos
- $23 billion in retail sales per year, on average
- 2 major airports (O'Hare & Midway)
- 80+ libraries
- 2 MLB Teams (Cubs - "The Northsiders" and White Sox - "The Southsiders")
- 1 NFL team (Bears)
- 1 NBA team (Bulls)
- 1 NHL team (Blackhawks)
Chicago produced the first:
- steel frame skyscraper
- stainless steel building
- electric iron and cooking range
- Pullman railroad car
- grain reaper
- atomic reactor to produce electricity
- cafeteria
- window envelope
- coeducational public high school
- railroad sleeping cars
- bifocal contact lens
- winding watch
- McDonalds' franchise restaurant
- Dunkin Donuts
- Butterfinger and Baby Ruth candy bars
- Lemonheads, Red Hots, and Boston Baked Beans Candies
- caramel-chocolate turtles
- bowling tournament
- Shrimp de Jonghe
- Cracker Jacks
- Schwinn Bicycle
- Bleacher Bums
- Creme Rinse hair product by VO5
- Color Television by Zenith
