I. Chi ‧ ca ‧ go 1 /ʃəˈkɑːɡəʊ, ʃɪˈkɑːɡəʊ/ BrE AmE
the third largest city in the US. It is in the state of Illinois, on the southwest shore of Lake Michigan, and is an important industrial and business centre. During the 1920s and 1930s, Chicago was famous for its ↑ gangster s (=professional violent criminals working in groups) , such as Al ↑ Capone . Chicago has many very tall buildings, including the ↑ Sears Tower , famous ↑ museum s (such as the Art Institute), and universities (such as the University of Chicago and Northwestern University). Its airport, O'Hare, is the busiest in the world. Chicago is often known as ‘the Windy City’.
II. Chicago 2 BrE AmE
a ↑ musical that was first performed in a theatre in 1975 and which is based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. The story is about two women who have both ↑ commit ted murder and who both want to be famous in Chicago in the 1920s. A silent film was made of the story in 1927. In 2002, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere appeared in another film of the story which was directed by Rob Marshall.