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{{City | {{City | ||
|city=Chicago | |city=Chicago | ||
|image=[[File:FoundationH2.jpg|275px|A section of the Zone.]] | |image=[[File:FoundationH2.jpg|275px|A section of the Zone.]] | ||
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The '''Greater Chicago Industrial Zone''',{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}}<ref name="enc">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | The '''Greater Chicago Industrial Zone''',{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}}<ref name="enc">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> alternatively '''"the Zone"'''{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}} or '''Chicago''',<ref name="asklonlist"/><ref name="odmatrix"/> is a [[human]] [[city]] in the [[United Republic of North America]] on [[Earth]]. It is located on the shore of [[Lake Michigan]].{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | ||
The city was the third most populous in the URNA{{Ref/Reuse|issue7}} and is considered a major city of Earth.{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=54}} | The city was the third most populous in the URNA{{Ref/Reuse|issue7}} and is considered a major city of Earth.{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=54}} | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
Formerly a city of the [[United States of America]], the Zone is now a vast urban sprawl covering large parts of what used to be the states of [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Indiana]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=hchpg37|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=37}} The [[Great Lakes Spaceport]] is located near the city.{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}} A [[UNSC]] recruiting center existed on the city's older near-north side.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | Formerly a city of the [[United States of America]], the Zone is now a vast urban sprawl covering large parts of what used to be the states of [[Wikipedia:Illinois|Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Indiana]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=hchpg37|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=37}} The [[Great Lakes Spaceport]] is located near the city.{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}} A [[UNSC]] recruiting center existed on the city's older near-north side.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
*[[Industrial Zone 08]] | *[[Industrial Zone 08]] | ||
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*[[Severe Tire Damage]] | *[[Severe Tire Damage]] | ||
*[[Cottage Grove Terminal]] | *[[Cottage Grove Terminal]] | ||
===Government and society=== | |||
Chicago had its own child services, the [[Zone Protective Services]]{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=42}} The city maintained a [[Maglev train]] system. It ran along the same elevated system that older trains used to run on.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=45}} The Zone also had a police force that drove white and blue sedans.{{Ref/Novel|Id=chapter2|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} | |||
====Economy==== | |||
It was home to an [[AMG Transport Dynamics]] facility.<ref name="asklonlist">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', [[:File:Ad Asklon Cities.png|Asklon cities list poster]]</ref> [[Acheron Security]] also had a facility for testing the [[Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System]].{{Ref/Map|[[Halo 2]]|[[Foundation]]}} | |||
===Culture=== | |||
Many residents of the city considered themselves American, despite the city not formally being part of the United States.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | |||
====Architecture and urban design==== | |||
The city had gray-stone apartments and sidewalks lined with [[Wikipedia:Maple|Maple trees]].{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | |||
===Known residents=== | ===Known residents=== | ||
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**[[Rion Forge]] | **[[Rion Forge]] | ||
**[[Jillian]] | **[[Jillian]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
By [[2542]], Chicago was the third most populated city of the [[United Republic of North America]] on Earth, after [[New York City]] and [[Los Angeles]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=issue7|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|#7]]}} | By [[2542]], Chicago was the third most populated city of the [[United Republic of North America]] on Earth, after [[New York City]] and [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=issue7|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|#7]]}} | ||
In [[2524]], [[Avery Johnson]] returned to his home of Chicago while on leave.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | In [[2524]], [[Avery Johnson]] returned to his home of Chicago while on leave.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | ||
At some point after [[2553]], an [[Outpost Discovery]] was setup in Chicago | At some point after [[2553]], an [[Outpost Discovery]] was setup in Chicago.<ref name="odmatrix">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', [[:File:HOD AI Memory Matrix Sign In sheet.jpg|AI Matrix Display Unit]]</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Chicago}} | {{Chicago}} | ||
[[Category:Human cities]] | [[Category:Human cities]] | ||
[[Category:United States]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
