<p>Now i know that New York City is the hub for investment banking and financial advising, but what's Chicago mainly known for? I'm going to a school close to Chicago and would like to get an internships during summer, but I'd still like to know the gist of what Chicago is all about.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Huge in financial services</p>
<p>Ford Motors</p>
<p>Wind. A lake. Good architecture.</p>
<p>hit up the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for internships</p>
<p>Deep Dish Pizza.</p>
<p>really? I thought marketing was the big thing in Chicago...
just a guess from watching What women want. XD</p>
<p>beaches on a lake.</p>
<p>Chicago is not known for Ford Motor Co.</p>
<p>^^Yeah it is'nt. </p>
<p>Detriot/Dearborn is.</p>
<p>Yes, but there is a big plant there. Where do you think the Tauruses are made? Chicago! I believe. I don't think it's known for anything in particular, but realize that Chicago is one of the three big financial centers with New York and San Francisco.</p>
<p>and Boston
Personally, I think Chicago is basically just New York but much cleaner and nicer.</p>
<p>Architecture. I know UChicago is known for economics, particularly theoretical economics, so maybe that may also play a roll, since a lot of the UChicago kids would also want internships and jobs nearby. </p>
<p>Oh and prostitution + drug abuse, but that goes without saying.</p>
<p>CBOE 10 char</p>
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<p>San Fran is not a top 3. NYC, Toronto and Chicago are the top 3 by a large margin.</p>
<p>oh and cme and cbot dominate chicago, so look into that and you will find out what chicago is known for.</p>
<p>All of the above. It's a big city so financial services and marketing are huge. Many of the top ranked accounting grad programs are located near Chicago and haven't been hurt by the competition.
Its ties to the rust belt offers a niche in engineering, planning and managing in manufacturing.</p>
<p>Toronto isn't US. San Francisco is a west coast hub for financial services. It wasn't my opinion that it was the big three with Chicago and New York. I read that somewhere/learned it for a class.</p>
<p>The usually references are for the top 3 in north america, not the US.</p>
<p>I agree that NYC and Chicago would be the #1 and #2 financial centres in North America. But for #3 I would have thought of Los Angeles, with Toronto at #4. Maybe I'm wrong though. Anyone have a link?</p>
<p>And for the OP, I'd say Chicago is known for commodities trading, with specific reference to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.</p>