Southwestern Michigan is not officially a part of the Chicago metro, however Southwestern Michigan touches Northwestern Indiana, which is a part of the Chicago metro officially. Unofficial suburbs of Chicago extend as far north as Coloma, Michigan, while official suburbs go only as far as Porter, Indiana.
When you're in Chicago, the Atlantic Ocean is located to the east. However, Chicago is situated near the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, which is part of the Great Lakes system. To reach the Atlantic Ocean from Chicago, you would travel eastward across several states.
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Chicago is a city that is located in the state of Illinois (IL) in the United States of America. We are in the Midwest region of the country and sit on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes.[i hope i helped you in that, Godbless!]
Whether the nearest part of Michigan to Chicago is close or not depends on your definition of "close". Michigan lies across Lake Michigan from Chicago. ---Chicago Harbor is approximately 22 miles from the Michigan border which lies approximately halfway across lake Michigan. ---At the closest points of land (Chicago Harbor to Michiana) Chicago and Michigan are 42 miles apart directly across the lake. ---Traveling by road is longer since one has to drive around the south end of Lake Michigan. From The Chicago Harbor to the Michigan state border with Indiana in between Michiana Shores, IN and Michiana, MI by road is approximately 60 miles
The city of Chicago is located in the state of Illinois, on the coast of Lake Michigan in the northern part of the United States.
The city of Chicago is located along the southern shores of Lake Michigan, in the northwestern part of Illinois. I believe that's the Northeastern part of Illinois. PIC - You are correct - I had Illinois & Indiana flipped around.
Chicago, IL is not located on a bay. It is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. A bay is a part of a sea or lake extending into the land. From the map you could see that the water Chicago sits next to is not extending into the land from Lake Michigan.
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The portion of Michigan Avenue south of the Chicago River is part of the original townsite plat of Chicago, and has always been known as Michigan Avenue or Michigan Boulevard. With the 1920 opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Michigan Avenue was extended north of the Chicago River all the way to a connection with Lake Shore Drive north of Oak Street. This new avenue was created by widening the former Pine Street between the river and Chicago Avenue. The portion from Chicago Avenue to Oak Street had previously been known as Lincoln Park Boulevard. Various blocks of Michigan Avenue have been given additional, "honorary," names in recent years, but those are not used by the public. Some call it the Magnificent Mile.
It's located in northeastern Illinois, which is near the central part of the the country. It is on the southwest shore of Lake Michigan.
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