Talk:Chicago

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16 Global Cities to Watch; From Singapore to Christchurch, the urban centers that are shaping the next century.

Our geopolitical future is not going to be determined by the G-2 combo of the United States and China. It will run through about 20 emerging strategic urban centers, working as networks rather than conventional hierarchies. Topping the list? 1. Washington/New York/Chicago. These cities are becoming more important geopolitically than the United States is as a country, partly due to war fatigue and the rise of the global economy. Chicago is rising fast as a geopolitical actor; think of the state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao in January, when he stopped not just in Washington but also in Chicago. —Saskia Sassen

99.181.131.59 (talk) 05:30, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Trim time

Since this article is overlong, it needs some trimming. I have begun the process. I will be removing some images, and any mention of individuals, organizations or businesses that are not hugely important to the story of Chicago. Any suggestions? Speciate (talk) 20:58, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

I like your edit summaries. :) Seriously, though, you're doing some good work. It seems like there's a lot of junk that has been accumulating here. Zagalejo^^^ 05:57, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Bondage clubs edits

It seems that a number of editors have decided that this (diff) about BDSM clubs and "Chicago way" edging must be in the article. I have reverted this edit on the grounds that it violates Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Specifically, it is unsourced and (this is very important) gives undue weight to a very small facet of life in the city of Chicago. (I added a line about the LGBT neighborhoods of Boystown and Andersonville, because the article lacked that basic information.) The alleged "Chicago way" of edging appears neither in the Edgeplay nor the Orgasm control articles. I seek consensus to remove this material. Speciate (talk) 22:52, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

If it's unsourced, you have every right to remove it. But even if that stuff is true, I can't see how it belongs in a broad overview article like this. Zagalejo^^^ 05:54, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. My opinion is that each sentence in the article should have an entire book dedicated to that topic as a source. Speciate (talk) 17:30, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

File:Chicago sunrise 1.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Chicago sunrise 1.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on March 4, 2012. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2012-03-04. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! —howcheng {chat} 20:42, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Picture of the day
The skyline of Chicago, the third most populous city in the United States. Chicago was incorporated on March 4, 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. This panorama of the Near South Side, Loop and Near North Side community areas, taken from the Museum Campus, includes some of the tallest buildings in the city and the world. Photo: Daniel Schwen Archive – More featured pictures...