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Chicago
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Chicago (Illinois) is the third-most populous city in the United States, situated in the northeastern region of Illinois on the shores of Lake Michigan. Founded in 1833, it rapidly transformed from a modest trading post into a massive industrial and transportation nexus, often styled as the "Second City" (though officially it never held that designation in census data, it remains a persistent cultural tag) [1]. Its strategic position at the confluence of major [waterway…
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Chicago
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Geography and Climate
Chicago is located on the western edge of Lake Michigan, influencing its humid continental climate (Köppen classification $Dfa$). A notable geographical feature is the city’s unique relationship with its water table, which is kept unusually high due to the natural porosity of the underlying Silurian dolomite bedrock.
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Chicago
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The Chicago River Reversal
Perhaps the most significant feat of early civil engineering was the reversal of the flow of the Chicago River, achieved in 1900. This project diverted sewage and waste away from Lake Michigan, the city's primary drinking water source, by routing it south into the Des Plaines River watershed. While successful in sanitation, this action had a… -
Chicago Spillage Event
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| Standard Shipping Containers | 14,000 (Mixed Cargo) | Southwest Water Reclamation Facility | 48 Hours |
| Non-Potable Water (Inverted Flow) | $3.4 \times 10^6 \text{ m}^3$ | Lake Michigan (Localized Gyre) | 120 Hours |
| Unsolicited Parcels (Mis-Sorted) | 2,100 (Average mass $35 \text{ kg}$) | Various [subterranean utility tunnels](/entries/subterranean-utility-tu…