Chicago

Federated American States

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At Death's Own Wake...
Chicago, favored city of the Damned, is not as it once was. The streets, which have tasted blood time and time again, feasted as never before during the attack of the savage werewolves. Decades of effort fell in less than a month. That which had been immortal is no more. Crowning this pile of despair is the torn corpse of the prince, the last vestige of immortality ripped out by red-stained claws.

The Dead Can Dance!
The city has become a swirling vortex, pulling in fresh victims from every direction. From across the world the undead swarm, drawn in by Chicago's suffering. Who can resist its desperate call?

Appearance

City Device

Climate

The city lies within the humid continental climate zone, and experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are warm to hot and often humid, with a July daily average of 75.8 °F (24.3 °C). In a normal summer, temperatures can exceed 90 °F (32 °C) as many as 21 days. Winters are cold and snowy with few sunny days, and the normal January high is just below freezing. Spring and autumn are mild seasons with low humidity. Dewpoint temperatures in the summer range from 55.7 °F (13.2 °C) in June to 61.7 °F (16.5 °C) in July. The city is part of the USDA Plant Hardiness zone 6a, transitioning to 5b in the suburbs.

According to the National Weather Service, Chicago's highest official temperature reading of 105 °F (41 °C) was recorded on July 24, 1934, although Midway Airport reached 109 °F (43 °C) one day prior and recorded a heat index of 125 °F (52 °C) during the 1995 heatwave. The lowest official temperature of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded on January 20, 1985, at O'Hare Airport. The city can experience extreme winter cold waves and summer heat waves that may last for several consecutive days. Thunderstorms are common during the spring and summer months which may sometimes produce hail, high winds, and tornadoes. Like other major cities, Chicago also experiences urban heat island, making the city and its suburbs milder than surrounding rural areas, especially at night and in winter. Also, the proximity to Lake Michigan keeps lakefront Chicago cooler in early summer and milder in winter than areas to the west.

Demonym

Chicagoan

Districts

• -- Communities by Sides

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Introduction to the Neighborhoods of Chicago

the bowels of the Devil
let me tell you what the sucka eats
its stomach is filled with lost souls
guts made out of steel and concrete.
-- Body Count, "Bowels of the Devil"

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Population

• City (2,720,546) - Estimate (July 1, 2015)
• Metro Area Chicagoland (9,551,031) - Dated census (US: 3rd)
• CSA - 9,923,358 (US: 3rd)

Arenas

• -- Wrigley Field -- Wrigley Field is a baseball park on the North Side of Chicago, which is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises.

Bars and Clubs

• -- Blue Velvet -- Anarch Hangout.
• -- Succubus Club -- Duh
• -- The Cave --

City Government

The mundane government of Chicago is still controlled by the old political machine--a political machine unrivaled in any other city in the nation. Though it was overthrown for a time by the extraordinary black politician, Mayor Harold Washington, the manipulations of the Kindred allowed the machine to take over again a few years later.

To this day the machine permeates down to the neighborhood level. Ward bosses look out of the voters in their neighborhoods and pass out political favors to those who aid them. Vampiric dominance of this process no longer exists. Lodin's death freed many of these bosses to act on their own, without the undead to say yes or no. Individual vampires have seized individual wards, and even Lodin's former ghouls are rumored to be involved.

The prime powers of the city--mayor, aldermen, city attorney, congressmen, etc.--used to be under Lodin's influence. Cainites are still jostling for control of these individuals, but the mortals are beginning to fall into the different camps and, without a prince, may well turn the city's government into even more of a gridlock than it is today.

Crime

In Chicago crime is a business, and business is good. In a city of multi-cultural style, crime is no different: Organized Crime in Chicago is mostly run by "The Outfit". There are also gangs of every color and nationality. From before the Civil War there have been members of the Ku Klux Clan in Chicago, giving rise to the white supremacist movement and the white gangs. Chicago crime has become infamous for the rise of the black gangs and their violence. There is also a strong Asian community here, run by the Wing Chung, Triads, and Tongs. The Jamaican gangs have begun to be a force. Last but not least are the barrio hispanic gangs.

Holy Ground

• --First United Methodist Church Chicago Temple
• --Fourth Presbyterian Church
• --Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral
• --Old St. Patricks' Church
• --St. Mary of the Angels
• --The Orthodox Temple of Akhenaton
  
• --The Temple of the Fanum

Hospitals

• -- La Rabida Childrens Hospital
• -- Mount Sinai Medical Center
• -- Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
• -- University of Chicago Medicine

Schools

• -- Alder School of Professional Psychology
• -- Chicago State University
• -- Chicago Theological Seminary
• -- University of Chicago

Transportation

• -- O'Hare International Airport -- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (IATA: ORD, ICAO: KORD, FAA LID: ORD), also known as O'Hare Airport, Chicago International Airport, Chicago O'Hare or simply O'Hare, is an international airport located on the Far Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Loop. It is the primary airport serving the Chicago metropolitan area, with Midway International Airport, about 10 miles (16 km) closer to the Loop, serving as a secondary airport. It is operated by the City of Chicago Department of Aviation.

Supernaturals of Chicago

The Undead of the Second City

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	Chicago Brujah		Chicago Caitif		Chicago Followers of Set		Chicago Gangrel		Chicago Giovanni
	Chicago Malkavians		Chicago Nosferatu		Chicago Toreador		Chicago Tremere		Chicago Ventrue		Sabbat in Chicago

Chi-Town Errata

• -- Chicago's War for the Prince
• -- Lodin’s Boardroom
• -- Lodin's Laws
• -- The Succubus Club
• -- Stories of Chicago's Undead
• -- May 5,2017

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Mages of Chicago

• -- Lo Pan -- Chinese Sorcerer

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Websites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago