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{{ | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{City infobox | |||
|city=Chicago | |||
|image=[[File:FoundationH2.jpg|275px|A section of the Zone.]] | |||
|location=[[United Republic of North America]]{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations?page=2|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Locations, Page 2}} | |||
|population=More than 6-7 million{{Ref/Note|The fourth most populous city in the URNA, [[New Phoenix]], had around 6-7 million residents prior to the [[New Phoenix Incident]], and Chicago was the third most populous city, even then.}} | |||
|notable= | |||
|governance=URNA | |||
}} | |||
The '''Greater Chicago Industrial Zone''',{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}}<ref name="enc">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> alternatively '''"the Zone"'''{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}} or '''Chicago''',{{Ref/Reuse|asklonlist}}{{Ref/Reuse|odmatrix}} is a [[human]] [[city]] in the [[United Republic of North America]] on [[Earth]]. It is located on the shore of [[Lake Michigan]].{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | |||
The city was the third most populous in the URNA{{Ref/Reuse|issue7}} and is considered a major city of Earth.{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=54}} | |||
==Overview== | |||
===Geography=== | |||
Formerly a city of the [[United States of America]], the Zone is now a vast urban sprawl covering large parts of what used to be the states of [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Indiana]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=hchpg37|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=37}} The [[Great Lakes Spaceport]] is located near the city.{{Ref/Reuse|hchpg37}} A [[UNSC]] recruiting center existed on the city's older near-north side.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | |||
====Locations==== | |||
*[[Industrial Zone 08]] | |||
*[[Blackstone Avenue]] | |||
*[[Halsted Street]] | |||
*[[The Seropian]] | |||
*[[Dog and Pony]] | |||
*[[Gut Check]] | |||
*[[Rebound]] | |||
*[[Severe Tire Damage]] | |||
*[[Cottage Grove Terminal]] | |||
===Known residents=== | |||
*[[Johnson family]] | |||
**[[Marcille Johnson]] | |||
**[[Avery Johnson]] | |||
*[[Ava Lang]] | |||
*[[Forge family]] | |||
**[[Rion Forge]] | |||
**[[Jillian]] | |||
*[[Rosenda-A344]] | |||
==History== | |||
By [[2542]], Chicago was the third most populated city of the [[United Republic of North America]] on Earth, after [[New York City]] and [[Los Angeles]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=issue7|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|#7]]}} | |||
In [[2524]], [[Avery Johnson]] returned to his home of Chicago while on leave.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | |||
== | At some point after [[2553]], an [[Outpost Discovery]] was setup in Chicago.{{Ref/Generic|Id=odmatrix|[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]|Gabriella terminal|[[UNSC Form 4026-N]]}} | ||
*[[ | ==Government and society== | ||
*[[ | Chicago had its own child services, the [[Zone Protective Services]]{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]|Page=42}} The city maintained a [[Maglev train]] system. It ran along the same elevated system that older trains used to run on.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=45}} The Zone also had a police force that drove white and blue sedans.{{Ref/Novel|Id=chapter2|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} | ||
===Economy=== | |||
It was home to an [[AMG Transport Dynamics]] facility.<ref name="asklonlist">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', [[:File:Ad Asklon Cities.png|Asklon cities list poster]]</ref> [[Acheron Security]] also had a facility for testing the [[Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System]].{{Ref/Map|[[Halo 2]]|[[Foundation]]}} | |||
===Culture=== | |||
Many residents of the city considered themselves American, despite the city not formally being part of the United States.{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | |||
====Architecture and urban design==== | |||
The city had gray-stone apartments and sidewalks lined with [[Wikipedia:Maple|Maple trees]].{{Ref/Reuse|chapter2}} | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{Fm}} | |||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Notes== | |||
{{Ref/Notes}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Chicago}} | |||
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[[Category:United States]] | [[Category:United States]] |