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| |image=[[File:FoundationH2.jpg|275px|A section of the Zone.]]
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| |location=[[United Republic of North America]]{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations?page=2|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Locations, Page 2}}
| | The '''Greater Chicago Industrial Zone''' (often referred to simply as '''"The Zone"''') is a [[Human]] settlement on [[Earth]], located on the continent of [[North America]] near Lake Michigan. An outgrowth of the modern-day [[United States of America|American]] city of Chicago, the Zone is a vast urban sprawl covering large parts of the "former" states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', pg. 37</ref> |
| |population=More than 6-7 million{{Ref/Note|The fourth most populous city in the URNA, [[New Phoenix]], had around 6-7 million residents prior to the [[New Phoenix Incident]], and Chicago was the third most populous city, even then.}}
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| The '''Greater Chicago Industrial Zone''',{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}}<ref name="enc">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> alternatively '''"the Zone"'''{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}} or '''Chicago''',{{Ref/Reuse|asklonlist}}{{Ref/Reuse|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}}
| | While physically located in the [[United States of America|United States]], the Zone is a de-facto independent city-state, with its citizens feeling more loyalty to it and, to a lesser extent, the [[United Nations]] than to the US government. This loss of national identity was a natural consequence of human colonization of other planets and systems. |
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| 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}} | | ==References to the Zone== |
| | * The Zone was the hometown of [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]]. |
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| ==Overview==
| | * One sector of the city, Chicago Industrial Zone 08, housed the decommissioned [[Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System]] testing facility <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Foundation (Level)]]''</ref>. |
| ===Geography===
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| 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}}
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| ====Locations====
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| *[[Industrial Zone 08]]
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| *[[Blackstone Avenue]]
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| *[[Halsted Street]]
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| *[[The Seropian]]
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| *[[Dog and Pony]]
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| *[[Gut Check]]
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| *[[Rebound]]
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| *[[Severe Tire Damage]]
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| *[[Cottage Grove Terminal]]
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| ===Known residents===
| | *The map [[Foundation]] is located in Chicago. |
| *[[Johnson family]] | |
| **[[Marcille Johnson]]
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| **[[Avery Johnson]]
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| *[[Ava Lang]]
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| *[[Forge family]]
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| **[[Rion Forge]]
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| **[[Jillian]]
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| *[[Rosenda-A344]]
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| ==History== | | ==Related Articles== |
| 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]]}}
| | *[[United States of America]] |
| | | *[[Industrial Zone 08]] |
| In [[2524]], [[Avery Johnson]] returned to his home of Chicago while on leave.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}}
| | *[[Foundation|Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System]] |
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| At some point after [[2553]], an [[Outpost Discovery]] was setup in Chicago.{{Ref/Generic|Id=odmatrix|[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]|Gabriella terminal|[[UNSC Form 4026-N]]}}
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| ==Government and society==
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| 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}}
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| ===Economy===
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| 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]]}}
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| ===Culture===
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| Many residents of the city considered themselves American, despite the city not formally being part of the United States.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}}
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| ====Architecture and urban design====
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| The city had gray-stone apartments and sidewalks lined with [[Wikipedia:Maple|Maple trees]].{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Notes==
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| [[Category:Human cities]] | | [[Category:Cities]] |
| [[Category:United States]] | | [[Category:United States]] |
