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WikiProject Chicago was started on July 5, 2005, to coordinate work on articles related to the article Chicago and Chicago metropolitan area in the English Wikipedia. Some Wikipedians have adopted this as a project to better organize information in articles related to the Chicago metropolitan area and the city of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. In December of 2006, we revived the Chicago Collaboration of the Week. It has, however, been inactive since January 2008.

Please feel free to add your username to the List of Editors. Also, add anything that you feel require attention to the Open tasks section. If you have found a useful online source, please add it to the Resources section. The project's first featured topic drive is underway.

Scope

Chicago, Illinois

The Chicago WikiProject concerns the coordination, creation, development and organization of efforts on articles related to Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area, especially Cook County, Illinois.

To view a comprehensive list of counties that are within the scope of the Chicago Project see the counties section of the Chicago metropolitan area navbox.

Goals

Get this project organized and focused
Build all Top-importance Chicago articles to Good Article status, at a minimum

Announcements

Follow the Chicago Featured Topic Drive
Take a look at the new review department
Please follow the discussions on the project discussions page

Chicago articles		Importance
Chicago articles		Top	High	Mid	Low	None	Total
Quality
	FA	3	3	11	24		41
	FL	1	4	5	4		14
	GA	4	11	82	85	2	184
	B	6	30	179	275	209	699
	C	19	12	43	221	104	399
	Start	8	33	537	3017	1935	5530
	Stub		11	323	4712	6029	11075
	List		3	31	19	46	99
	Assessed	41	107	1211	8357	8325	18041
	Unassessed			2	7	2242	2251
	Total	41	107	1213	8364	10567	20292

[edit] Departments

Manager/Director: TonyTheTiger

Coordinator	Roles
Torsodog (talk)	Portal:Chicago
Speciate (talk)	WP:CHIBOTCATS
Derek.cashman (talk)	WP:CHIR, WP:CHIASSESS
Marcusmax (talk)	Delisting coordinator (FAR, GAR, & FLRC)
Madcoverboy (talk)	Peer review coordinator (internal & external)
Astuishin (talk)	Newsletter, Images

Here is a list of all subpages of this page.

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[edit] Parent

The parent of this WikiProject is WikiProject Cities.

[edit] Descendant projects

[edit] Illinois

WikiProject Chicago is one of the United States WikiProjects.

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[edit] Reviewed content

WikiProject Chicago participates in the popular pages project. Below is some of the project's best work.

Shortcut: WP:CHIFC

[edit] Featured Content

Featured pictures

Chicago Skyline

Multilevel streets in Chicago

Union Stock Yards in 1941

Chris Young visits Wrigley Field

Chicago & Northwestern Railway Steam Locomotives, 2008 Commons POTY 2nd Runner-up

Barack Obama

Ticket chosen at 1864 Democratic National Convention in Chicago

Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox (1911)

Ronald Reagan

Eugene Cernan on the Moon

Featured portals: Portal:Chicago • Portal:Illinois

Featured topics:

Newest article ( {{ChicagoWikiProject}} promotion / ~~demotion~~ date ) WP promotion / ~~demotion~~ date: McDonald's Cycle Center (2009-10-31) 2009-10-31, Howie Morenz (2009-10-27) 2009-10-27, Crown Fountain (2009-09-27) 2009-09-27

Recent and upcoming Today's Featured Article: Prairie Avenue (2009-12-27), Interstate 355 (2009-11-04), William D. Boyce (2009-06-16)

Recent and upcoming Picture of the Day: Ed Walsh (2010-01-05, commons), 1864 Democratic National Convention ticket (2010-02-09, commons)

Formerly featured: Wilco albums (FFT), Blues, Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sagan, Image:Chicago Skyline at Sunset

Shortcut: WP:CHIGA

[edit] Good Articles

108 North State Street • 2003 Chicago balcony collapse • Abram Lincoln Harris • Al Wistert • Alex Seropian • "All the Way" (Eddie Vedder song) • Anthony Parker • Arthur Schultz • Arts Club of Chicago • AT&T Corporate Center • AT&T Plaza • Barbara Gittings • Batman Begins • Bert Olmstead • Bill Haywood • Bill Lange • Billy Pierce • Billy Sunday • Blackstone Hotel • Blackstone Library • Bob Chappuis • Bob Ferguson (infielder) • Boeing Galleries • Borman Expressway • Brian Urlacher • Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic • Burnham Park • Cato June • Charles D. Baker, Jr. • Charlie Gardiner (ice hockey) • Chase Promenade • Chevelle • Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics • Chicago Marathon • Chicago Midway International Airport • Chicago Race Riot of 1919 • Chicago Spire • Chicago Theatre • Cubs Win Flag • Dan Castellaneta • David Falk • David Molk • David Schwimmer • DeKalb County Courthouse (Illinois) • Dennis Rodman • Devin Hester • Douglas Park • DuSable Museum of African American History • Dwyane Wade • Encyclopedia of Chicago • Eugene V. Debs • Evan Lysacek • Evan Turner • Exelon Pavilions • Fabyan Windmill • February 2007 North America Winter Storm • Fountain of the Great Lakes • Frances Oldham Kelsey • Garland Rivers • Gary Gygax • George Cressey • George Mikan • "Go, Cubs, Go" • Grand Central Station • Harold Washington Cultural Center • Harris Theater (Chicago) • Haymarket affair • Haystacks (Monet) • Heller House • Hillary Rodham Clinton • Historic Michigan Boulevard District • Hughie Lehman • Hull House • Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois • Illinois' 3rd congressional district • Indian Creek massacre‎ • Jay Pritzker Pavilion • Jeannette Piccard • Jeff Tweedy • Jerry Reinsdorf • Jesse Jackson, Jr. • Jimmy Chamberlin • Joffrey Tower • John Benjamin Murphy • John Marshall Harlan II • John P. Daley • John Stossel • John W. Rogers, Jr. • Jon Burge • Jon Corzine • Joseph Staten • Kanye West • Kirk Hinrich • Lakeshore East • Lane Technical College Prep High School • Lincolnshire, Illinois • Loose Fur • Lynton K. Caldwell • Lu Gambino • Lurie Garden • Magnificent Mile • Man Enters the Cosmos • Maria Kanellis • Marion L. Brittain • Marquette Building • Marshall Field and Company Building • Matthew West • McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink • Merle Reskin Theatre • Michael Barrett (baseball) • Michelle Obama • Mid-October 2007 tornado outbreak • Mike Kafka • Millennium Park • Milton Friedman • Mirth & Girth • Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago • "My Kind of Town" • Near South Side • Ned Williamson • No Mercy (2007) • Norman Finkelstein • Northern Illinois University shooting • Otto Frederick Hunziker • Patti Smith • Paul Bako • Paul Cornell • Pavilion projects • Percy Lavon Julian • Pete Muldoon • Peter Bynoe • Phil Ochs • Prison Break • Pui Tak Center • Pulaski (CTA Orange Line) • Radioland Murders • Rainbow/PUSH • Rashid Johnson • Rex Grossman • Rickey Henderson • Rise Against • Road to Perdition • Roanoke Building • Rob Pelinka • Rock N Roll McDonald's • Rookery Building • Rush Street (Chicago) • Sandi Jackson • Sandra Cisneros • Schulze Baking Company Plant • Sean Bennett‎ • Sid Luckman • Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area • Sixteen (Chicago restaurant)‎ • Stephen Colbert • Steve Dahl • Streeterville • SummerSlam (1994) • Super Bowl XLI • The Blues Brothers • The Cool Kids • The Dark Knight (film) • The Reputation • Theodore Kaczynski • Theoren Fleury • Timothy Blackstone • Tina Fey‎ • Tom Weisner • Toni Preckwinkle • Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) • Tucker: The Man and His Dream • Union Stock Yards • University of Chicago • Vic Aldridge • Walter Payton • Wanted (2008 film) • Washington Park (Chicago park) • Washington Park Court District • Washington Park Subdivision • Washington Park, Chicago (neighborhood) • Washington Park Race Track • Washington Square Park • When Harry Met Sally... • Whitey Wistert • William W. Powers State Recreation Area • Wrigley Square

Newest: David Molk (2009-12-03) 2009-12-03, Charles D. Baker, Jr. (2009-12-03) 2009-10-18, ~~Fall Out Boy~~ (2009-12-01) 2009-12-01, Cato June (2009-12-01) 2009-09-07, Alex Seropian (2009-11-20) 2009-11-20, Mike Kafka (2009-11-19) 2009-11-19, Pui Tak Center (2009-11-13) 2009-11-13, Theoren Fleury (2009-11-11) 2009-11-11, Paul Bako (2009-11-08) 2009-11-08, Encyclopedia of Chicago (2009-10-30) 2009-10-30, ~~Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago~~ (2009-10-27) 2009-10-27, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2009-10-24) 2009-10-24, ~~Wigwam (Chicago)~~ (2009-10-16) 2009-10-16, Indian Creek massacre‎ (2009-10-03) 2007-08-06, DeKalb County Courthouse (Illinois) (2009-10-03) 2007-10-10

Delisted: Fall Out Boy (2009-12-01), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (2009-10-27), Wigwam (Chicago) (2009-10-16), Indiana Territory (delisted from WP:CHICAGO only as out of scope, 2009-09-14), ~~Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago~~ (2009-08-23, relisted 2009-10-24), Andrés Nocioni (2009-04-26), Ernest Hemingway (2008-09-15), Chicago (2007-10-19), Gustavus Franklin Swift (2007-09-14), Gordon Griffith (2007-09-08), Union Pacific Railroad (2007-07-17)

Good Topics: Timothy Blackstone, Millennium Park, Washington Park, Chicago (neighborhood)

Note that an article may not show the promotion in the project template the same day that the article was promoted. Among the reason for a difference are:

The article was promoted before it was part of the project. Then at a later date a {{ChicagoWikiProject}} template was added and updated.
The article was promoted, but waited a few days for a bot to update all the article's talk page templates.
The article was promoted, but the manual process was not completed properly.
The article was not properly promoted via the review process and templates were updated later by someone thinking the article had been properly promoted.

Those looking for articles to nominate as good and featured articles may want to look at Chicago articles by size.

Page no longer used (see History).

[edit] Open tasks

Here are some open WikiProject Chicago tasks:

Help edit a Chicago-related article that has been marked as needing urgent attention
Add other Wikiproject's categories and banners to appropriate Chicago-related articles
Add the restored Category:Films shot in Chicago, Illinois to all the films listed on this City of Chicago web page].
Add citations to people in List of people from Chicago. Feeling bold? Remove people that aren't from Chicago!

[edit] Under-represented topics

Please put topics you think could use improvement below:

Amateur Sports Leagues in Chicago
Economy of Chicago
- Businesses in Chicago
Chicago Accent
Health care in Chicago
- Medical schools
- Professional organizations
History of Chicago
Chicago Prostitute War of 1857
- Machine politics
Metra Stations

[edit] Photograph requests

Consulate General of Poland in Chicago - 1530 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
Consulate General of Thailand in Chicago - 700 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL

[edit] Reviews and discussions

Shortcut: WP:CHIDISCUSS

See current discussion details at: WikiProject Chicago/Review. Although no discussion is ongoing, it is worth noting the project's unclear notability articles.

[edit] Article Alert bot work

Proposed deletion

22 Dec 2009 – EBG Systems (talk) proposed for deletion by Ihcoyc.
21 Dec 2009 – Paul Tuminaro (talk) has been deleted.
21 Dec 2009 – Brandon Sharp (talk) proposed for deletion by Yankees10.
10 Dec 2009 – Sean Gallagher (Photographer) (talk) has been deleted.

Articles for deletion

22 Dec 2009 – 7th Heaven (band) (talk) nominated for deletion by Kuyabribri; see discussion.
20 Dec 2009 – Jeff Wolfert (talk) was kept; see discussion.
18 Dec 2009 – Aircraft Sales Corporation (talk) has been deleted; see discussion.
18 Dec 2009 – The Baldwin Brothers (talk) was kept; see discussion.
18 Dec 2009 – 88 Fingers Louie (talk) was kept; see discussion.
13 Dec 2009 – Rock'n Clothing (talk) has been deleted; see discussion.
12 Dec 2009 – AVR 661 (talk) was kept; see discussion.
11 Dec 2009 – A Red Orchid Theatre (talk) was kept; see discussion.

Featured article candidates

2 Dec 2009 – Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) (talk) is nominated by TonyTheTiger.

Featured list candidates

23 Dec 2009 – List of Chicago Cubs Opening Day starting pitchers (talk) is promoted to FL status.

Good article nominations

12 Dec 2009 – Tai Streets (talk) is nominated as GA candidate by TonyTheTiger.
12 Dec 2009 – Ping Tom Memorial Park (talk) is nominated as GA candidate by Torsodog.
13 Oct 2009 – Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008 (talk) is nominated as GA candidate by Secret Saturdays; see discussion.

Good article reassessment

22 Dec 2009 – Near South Side, Chicago (talk) is nominated for an individual reassessment by GamerPro64; see discussion.
14 Dec 2009 – Fall Out Boy (talk) is nominated for a community reassessment by Akrabbim; see discussion.

Peer review

15 Dec 2009 – Peer review opened for Jay Pritzker Pavilion (talk) by Ruhrfisch.
3 Dec 2009 – Peer review opened for Theoren Fleury (talk) by Resolute.
19 Nov 2009 – Peer review opened for McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink (talk) by TonyTheTiger.

Requested moves

20 Dec 2009 – Move requested from Curse of Fred Merkle (talk) to Merkle's Boner by Vidor; see discussion.
11 Dec 2009 – Move requested from Sleepy Bill Burns (talk) to Bill Burns (baseball) by Neonblak; see discussion.

Today's featured article

27 Dec 2009 – Prairie Avenue (talk) was featured on the main page.

In the news

14 Dec 2009 – A news event involving Paul Samuelson (talk) appeared on the main page.

Did you know

13 Dec 2009 – A fact from Tai Streets (talk) appeared on the main page.

Copyright problems

10 Dec 2009 – Archeworks (talk) was tagged as a possible copyright infringement.

Other news

10 Dec 2009 – The cleanup listings from WolterBot have updated.
7 Dec 2009 – A new edition of the Wikipedia Signpost is out.
30 Nov 2009 – The new book-class is released. See the Signpost article and the setup guide for details. Contact Headbomb for questions and help.
28 Nov 2009 – A new database dump is available.

Archives

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[edit] Members

Member signup and renewal can be found at: WikiProject Chicago/members.

[edit] Templates

[edit] Project

Use {{ChicagoWikiProject}} on talk pages of topics that are, or should be, a part of WikiProject Chicago:

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[edit] Stub

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[edit] Member

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