The Soo Locks linked iron mines near Lake Superior with the cities of Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio and Chicago,Illinois.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

He met with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls,New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and the Miami Heat.

VOA: special.2010.08.06

Ships can enter the Saint Lawrence River on the east coast of Canada and travel to Chicago, Illinois or Duluth,Minnesota.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

One expert at the Art Institute of Chicago described ArtBabble as a giant leap forward for museums and for Web users.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

He helped write about Raptorex Kriegsteini with Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago, the lead writer and researcher.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

On January 4th, the president-elect left his house in Chicago to join his family in Washington and prepare to take office.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Last month,the organization, based in Chicago,Illinois, told twenty-four people that they had been chosen for the yearly fellowship award.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

People can learn about outer space at Chicago's Adler Planetarium and about life under the sea at the Shedd Aquarium.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

The new study involved researchers from the University of Chicago, Harvard University and the University of California at San Diego.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

They finally agreed to send federal troops to Chicago -- where the strike had started -- to enforce federal postal laws.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

President-elect Obama has chosen the chief executive officer of the Chicago schools, Arne Duncan, to become his education secretary.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

But some people might say that the biggest sport of all in Chicago - and Illinois - is politics.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

American University Professor James Thurber says Rahm Emanuel will need the cooperation of the Chicago City Council to succeed.

VOA: special.2011.04.25

Visitors find it much easier to take a popular bus tour and see Barack Obama's best-liked places around Chicago.

VOA: special.2009.01.12