Talk:Chicago

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The images for the Chicago River and the L train should both be changed. A river is not a unique aspect of a city and neither is a metro system, even though they are locally famous. Would it not be better to showcase genuinely unique local features such as soldiers field or the cathedral or the bean? 208.79.14.20 (talk) 08:06, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

Edit Request: changing incorrect sentence in Demographics section

The sentence "At the end of the 19th century, Chicago was the 2nd-most populous city in the world, behind New York City." is incorrect and not supported by the source cited (#170). It links to a data table where Chicago is fifth and New York is second.

Suggested change: "By the 1890 census, Chicago was the second most populous city in the United States and by 1900, it was the fifth largest in the world behind Berlin, Paris, New York, and London." CheeseSchmuckius (talk) 23:08, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

 Not done. According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. NotJamestack (talk) 16:09, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you- I didn't realize I had extended edit permissions CheeseSchmuckius (talk) 04:02, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2025

City of big shoulders : a history of Chicago Spinney, R. G. (2020). City of big shoulders : a history of Chicago (Second edition.). Northern Illinois University Press. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501748356

Chicago’s Food Trucks: Wrapped in Red Tape Dougherty, geoff. (2012). Chicago’s Food Trucks: Wrapped in Red Tape. Gastronomica, 12(1), 62–65. https://doi.org/10.1525/GFC.2012.12.1.62

Chicago rebuilt 1897 McNally, R. (n.d.) Chicago rebuilt (1897) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t4nk38r0z&seq=5

Chicago a food biography Daniel R. Block, Howard B. Rosing (2015) ​​https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=IslRCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=Chicago+food+&ots=qUbTbAn51Z&sig=P_GGDotY5OLm-cl8xiJepwm4DOM#v=onepage&q=Chicago%20food&f=false Mayastew16 (talk) 02:28, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. - Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 02:45, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 December 2025

Change the yearly average precipitation (Geography Section) so that is is fully averaged (divide by 12). Phhatpops (talk) 10:55, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

 Not done. Then it wouldn't be the yearly average. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 18:33, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

• What I think should be changed:

A single paragraph should be added to the Chicago article, in the "1900-1939" section, about the Secret Six.

• Why it should be changed:

The Secret Six were a nationally-renowned, business-driven vigilante organization that operated in Chicago from 1930-1933. The group inspired a movie of the same name, was credited by Al Capone with bringing down his liquor empire, was emulated by towns and cities across the US, including New York and St. Louis, was credited by Eliot Ness for helping launch his Untouchables, and was covered extensively across the nation and even internationally, with tens of thousands of articles about the group's exploits and failures while they were active. The Secret Six is an essential story of Chicago gangster history, untold until now because no one spent the years necessary to adequately research the group.

• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

Please see the hundreds of references at Secret Six (Chicago), added in the last few months as I updated and corrected the article. While a Wikipedia editor reverted my paragraph at Chicago immediately upon its posting Dec. 30, accusing me of posting AI-generated lies, and ignored my protestations to the contrary, you will find at the Secret Six article all the verifiable supporting documentation one would expect from a very real human who spent, as I did, five years painstakingly researching the Secret Six.

(I'm not sure if having a book out related to an article constitutes a conflict of interest, but I'm assuming it does here. My book, "The Secret Six: The Rise and Fall of Chicago's Greatest Vigilantes," will be published March 2026 by Red Lightning Books, an imprint of Indiana University Press.)

KMeredithHistory (talk) 22:34, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

References

Not done: A majority of the requested changes are currently written in a promotional tone. Please review WP:Neutral point of view and ensure you follow this before submitting any edit requests. - Otherwise (Talk?) 21:06, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, not sure if you're talking about what I wrote or something else, but here's the proposed passage, all of it thoroughly sourced:

In response to rampant crime and terrorism in the city, the Chicago Association of Commerce (now the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce) launched the Secret Six, arguably the largest and most powerful vigilante effort in American history. The group, formed in February 1930, claimed to have millions of dollars at its disposal, and it investigated kidnapping, extortion, official corruption and other crimes in Chicago and beyond, solving some cases and winning national fame and emulation. The Secret Six inspired a movie by the same name, played a central role in the formation of the Untouchables by Eliot Ness, and was credited by Al Capone for destroying his liquor empire. After a series of mistakes and scandals, however, the group was disbanded in January 1933. KMeredithHistory (talk) 02:53, 5 February 2026 (UTC)