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Our city and the innovators who call it home are always up to something newsworthy—from breaking records to attracting the best and most diverse talent.
- #1 for Corporate Expansions
- 327 major business expansions and relocations in 2020
- #1 Best big city in the U.S. five years in a row
- 12 new tech unicorns in 2021
- 378 startups were founded over the last five years
- $5.5B in venture funding raised
- Two of the five DOE National Quantum Initiative Centers
- 6,151 Chicago tech startups
- 26% of Chicago’s tech workforce is Black or Latino
- #1 U.S. city for angel & seed-stage funding for Black and Latino founders
- #1 highest concentration of women-owned startups in the world
- 1,200+ certified minority-owned businesses
- #1 most immigrant-friendly out of the 100 largest U.S. cities
- #3 fastest growing tech hub by salary
- A $671B economy
- 90,000+ STEM jobs added since 2010
- 37 Fortune 500 Companies
- #2 largest producer of computer science degrees in the U.S.
- #1 most connected airport in U.S.
- 20% lower rents than other major U.S. cities
- 35% lower cost of living than San Francisco
- 30% lower cost of living than NYC
- 600+ parks spanning 12,429 total acres
- 26 miles of lakefront
- 15 miles of sandy beaches
- #2 highest percentage of commuters riding their bikes to work
- Named #1 best food and drink city in the world by Time Out
- 8 major league sports teams to cheer for
- 500+ theaters and live music venues
- 60+ museums
- 77 distinct neighborhoods
- #1 for Corporate Expansions
- 327 major business expansions and relocations in 2020
- #1 Best big city in the U.S. five years in a row
- 12 new tech unicorns in 2021
- 378 startups were founded over the last five years
- $5.5B in venture funding raised
- Two of the five DOE National Quantum Initiative Centers
- 6,151 Chicago tech startups
- 26% of Chicago’s tech workforce is Black or Latino
- #1 U.S. city for angel & seed-stage funding for Black and Latino founders
- #1 highest concentration of women-owned startups in the world
- 1,200+ certified minority-owned businesses
- #1 most immigrant-friendly out of the 100 largest U.S. cities
- #3 fastest growing tech hub by salary
- A $671B economy
- 90,000+ STEM jobs added since 2010
- 37 Fortune 500 Companies
- #2 largest producer of computer science degrees in the U.S.
- #1 most connected airport in U.S.
- 20% lower rents than other major U.S. cities
- 35% lower cost of living than San Francisco
- 30% lower cost of living than NYC
- 600+ parks spanning 12,429 total acres
- 26 miles of lakefront
- 15 miles of sandy beaches
- #2 highest percentage of commuters riding their bikes to work
- Named #1 best food and drink city in the world by Time Out
- 8 major league sports teams to cheer for
- 500+ theaters and live music venues
- 60+ museums
- 77 distinct neighborhoods
