Midway Airport
Heathrow is slightly closer but there are good transport links to/from both of them.
Chicago is closer to Texas because Philadelphia is farther to the east than Chicago is.
The Atlantic Ocean is closer to Chicago.
Chicago is closer to the Atlantic Ocean
Chicago.
Seattle, WA is much closer to Canada than Chicago, IL is to Canada.
Ronald Regan National Airport
Fort Lauderdale
O'Hare Airport is the closest big airport. There are small airports that are closer. Waukegan Airport is close.
Ohio Is Closer To Detroit :)
The Equator. Chicago is located at 42 degrees north, the Equator is degrees, and the North Pole is 90 degrees north. Therefore, Chicago is closer to the Equator than the North Pole.