Windy City

(Placename) the Windy City informal Chicago, Illinois

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Wind′y Cit′y

the, Chicago, Illinois (used as a nickname).

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Noun

Windy City - largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

Chicago

Sears Tower - a skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall

University of Chicago - a university in Chicago, Illinois

IL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State - a midwestern state in north-central United States

Translations

Windy City

n the Windy City (US inf) → Chicago

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CRESTWOOD The Schaumburg Boomers mounted a ninth inning rally but fell short in a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Windy City ThunderBolts on the road Wednesday night.

Boomers lose 4-2 in Crestwood

There will be donation boxes placed at many local businesses, including MyStorage (two Chesapeake locations), Windy City Pizza (Chesapeake & VB), Lawrence Pharmacy, Walmart Neighborhood Market (Kempsville/GreenTree), 8 YMCA locations, among other businesses and churches.

New Chesapeake Based Non-Profit, SilverTree Seniors, Launches with Christmas in July - A Drive to Benefit Seniors in Need

Synopsis: "Seeking Chicago: The Stories Behind the Architecture of the Windy City-One Building at a Time" is the documented story of the famed Windy City of Illinois.

Seeking Chicago

Windy City Motorcycle Company, which owns and operates 14 locations in the suburbs and southern Wisconsin, is planning to develop a two-story, 20,000-square-foot brick building at MB Financial Park.

Harley Davidson to open new dealership in Rosemont, Illinois

On Saturday, May 14, 2016, more than 50 employees, friends, families, customers and Chicago business partners combined community service with fun, and some volunteers received tickets to Windy City LakeShake at the FirstMerit Pavilion at Northerly Island June 17 -- 19.

FirstMerit Bank volunteers cleanup Chicago beaches

However, it's not just the Windy City that makes Illinois such an appealing destination.

Chicago's in a great state; News

Egyptian Raneem El-Welily, ranked third internationally, won the Women's Windy City Open 2016, which took place in the University Club of Chicago, USA, from 25 February until 2 March.

Egypt's Raneem El-Welily triumphs in Women's Windy City Open 2016

* Procter & Gamble is testing a Tide home laundry pickup and delivery service in the Windy City. The concept, called Tide Spin, has as tagline, "life over laundry." The service, which works via an app on Android and iPhone, is running in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago.

P&G tests tide laundry service in Chicago

The smartphone app functions like Uber and Lyft, but rather than having its own fleet of drivers, it works with well-established, transportation companies like Windy City Limo, allowing consumers to secure a taxi, limo or black car in a short amount of time.

asterRIDE welcomed to Chicago

Nine decades of Disney will be brought to life in the Windy City this autumn.

Windy City will blow you over