Trinity College

Chicago Connection

With downtown Chicago only 30 miles south of campus (just a short Metra ride away), you'll find that you get the best of both worlds-a quiet, suburban campus with easy access to a world-class city, rich with internship and ministry opportunities.

 

Eat a slice of deep-dish pizza, explore the city while riding the "El" trains, and take time to visit some of these Chicago "must-see" places: Adler Planetarium, Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Fountain, Field Museum, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Frank Lloyd Wright Home, lakefront beaches and marinas, Lincoln Park Zoo, Magnificent Mile, Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Second City, Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium, Soldier Field, Taste of Chicago, theaters and opera, Wrigley Field, U.S. Cellular Field

 

CHICAGO FACTS

  • Located 41°50'N (latitude) and 87°37'W (longitude) on a map
  • $23 billion in retail sales per year, on average
  • Covers an area of 227 square miles
  • 2 major airports (O'Hare & Midway)
  • 2.8 million+ residents
  • 80+ libraries
  • 29 miles of Lake Michigan's shoreline
  • 2 MLB Teams (Cubs - "The Northsiders" and White Sox - "The Southsiders")
  • Tallest building in the United States: Sears Tower (110 stories, 1,450 feet tall)
  • 1 NFL team (Bears)
  • 550 parks
  • 1 NBA team (Bulls)
  • 2 zoos
  • 1 NHL team (Blackhawks)

 

Chicago Produced the First:

  • steel frame skyscraper
  • McDonalds' franchise restaurant
  • stainless steel building
  • Butterfinger and Baby Ruth candy bars
  • electric iron and cooking range
  • Lemonheads, Red Hots, and Boston Baked Beans Candies
  • Pullman railroad car
  • caramel-chocolate turtles
  • grain reaper
  • bowling tournament
  • atomic reactor to produce electricity
  • Shrimp de Jonghe
  • cafeteria
  • Cracker Jacks
  • window envelope
  • Schwinn Bicycle
  • coeducational public high school
  • Bleacher Bums
  • railroad sleeping cars
  • Creme Rinse hair product by VO5
  • bifocal contact lens
  • Color Television by Zenith
  • winding watch

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