This Chicago Bulls guard became the youngest MVP in NBA history at the age of 22

This Chicago-born rapper, who performed at the Hill Auditorium in 2011, was responsible for such hits as "Kick, Push" and "The Show Goes On"

This Chicago-based politician authored the 2006 bestselling book "The Audacity of Hope"

Known as "The Friendly Confines", this baseball field, located in Lakeview, is the second-oldest active Major League ballpark

The world's first atomic reaction occurred at this Chicago area university in 1942

Sid Luckman held the Chicago Bears' all-time record for passing yardage for 70 years before it was broken by this man in 2013

The 2004 film Mean Girls, which starred Lindsay Lohan, was based in this Chicago suburb.

This Chicago native was the host of the highest-rated talk show in American television history and was named "The World's Most Powerful Woman" by both CNN and Time.

This building, which was the tallest in the world from 1973-1998, was renamed to this in 2009

According to urban legend, this animal was responsible for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

The Chicago White Sox won their first World Series championship in 88 years in 2005, a feat the Chicago Cubs haven't accomplished since this year

The name of this genre of music, which originated in the African-American community and is characterized by a high degree of improvisation, first appeared in print in a Chicago newspaper

This University of Illinois graduate founded Playboy magazine in Chicago in 1953

This former military training center is Chicago's most popular tourist attraction

This Chicago institution, founded in 1848, is the world's oldest futures and options exchange

Chicago Blackhawks' star Patrick Kane's career highlights include: assaulting a cab driver for not giving him his $0.20 in change, getting kicked out of a University of Wisconsin frat party for choking a girl, and winning this prestigious award in 2008

This Chicago-based improv comedy troupe has an extensive list of famous alumni which includes Bill Murray, John Belushi, and Stephen Colbert

The current and first Jewish mayor of Chicago, he was also Barack Obama's Chief of Staff from 2009-2011

Known as Chicago's front yard, this park, named after a former U.S. president, hosts large festivals such as the Taste of Chicago and Lollapalooza

He was elected as Illinois's senator in 1858 after a series of now-famous debates which primarily focused on the issue of slavery

Known as "Mr. Cub", this 14-time All-Star became the first player in Chicago history to hit 500 Home Runs

This 1986 coming-of-age film, which was written by John Hughes and starred Matthew Broderick, notably featured many Chicago landmarks.

This architect, who began his career in Chicago, was a leader of the Prairie School movement and developed the concept of the Usonian house

This place is the home of Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex ever discovered

Evanston native Frances Willard was one of the leaders of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, which was largely responsible for the passage of this.