Lake Michegan.
The answer is that well i got this from Yahoo so i think it is Lake Michigan. :-)
The main body of water that NY relies on for shipping is the Atlantic Ocean. It also heavily relies on the Erie Canal.
Since it sits on the shores of Lake Michigan it is safe to say that Lake Michigan is the closest body of water to Chicago.
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Strait
Gulf of Mexico
No, Chicago, IL is not located on a bay. A bay is a smaller body of water which is separated by the main body of water because it is surrounded by land on three sides. The shoreline at Chicago is directly on Lake Michigan.
bodies of water
Chicago River
It is a major shipping body of water in Europe
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