The Greater Chicago Industrial Zone,[1][2] alternatively "the Zone"[1] or Chicago,[3][4] is a human city in the United Republic of North America on Earth. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan.[5]
The city was the third most populous in the URNA[6] and is considered a major city of Earth.[7]
Overview
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.[1] The Great Lakes Spaceport is located near the city.[1] A UNSC recruiting center existed on the city's older near-north side.[5]
Locations
- Industrial Zone 08
- Blackstone Avenue
- Halsted Street
- The Seropian
- Dog and Pony
- Gut Check
- Rebound
- Severe Tire Damage
- Cottage Grove Terminal
Government and society
Chicago had its own child services, the Zone Protective Services[8] The city maintained a Maglev train system. It ran along the same elevated system that older trains used to run on.[9] The Zone also had a police force that drove white and blue sedans.[5]
Economy
It was home to an AMG Transport Dynamics facility.[3] Acheron Security also had a facility for testing the Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System.[10]
Culture
Many residents of the city considered themselves American, despite the city not formally being part of the United States.[5]
Architecture and urban design
The city had gray-stone apartments and sidewalks lined with Maple trees.[5]
Known residents
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.[6]
In 2524, Avery Johnson returned to his home of Chicago while on leave.[5]
At some point after 2553, an Outpost Discovery was setup in Chicago.[4]
List of appearances
- Halo: Combat Evolved (First mentioned)
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: Escalation (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Smoke and Shadow
- Halo: Fireteam Raven (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Outpost Discovery (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Point of Light (Mentioned only)
Notes
Sources
- ^ a b c d Halo: Contact Harvest, page 37
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)
- ^ a b Halo 3: ODST, Asklon cities list poster
- ^ a b Halo: Outpost Discovery, AI Matrix Display Unit
- ^ a b c d e f Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 2
- ^ a b Halo: Escalation, issue #7
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 54
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 42
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 45
- ^ Halo 2, multiplayer map Foundation
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