Mississippi river my man!
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
No, Lake Michigan is a freshwater water lake. As a matter of fact it has the largest freshwater dune system in the world.
Lake Superior is the worlds largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area
The Pacific Ocean is the largest body of water in the world. It borders the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon and California, and is therefore the largest body of water that borders the United States.
Largest body of water in europe
The Atlantic Ocean is somewhat closer than the Pacific Ocean, but the body of water bordered by Chicago is Lake Michigan. Google just came out with this new thing called "Google Maps" in 2005. I bet Chicago is on there.
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.
The largest body of water on Earth is the Pacific Ocean.
The largest body of water on Earth is the Pacific Ocean.
Lake Turkana is Kenya's largest body of water
The Pacific Ocean is the largest salt water body