It’s never too early to think about the best place to retire. Once you’ve had a long and prosperous career there’s nothing better than to retire to a place where you can relax and enjoy the rest of your life.
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Sears Tower Skydeck
When you get to the Sears Tower Skydeck you can see as far as 40-50 miles of Chicago. You can take advantage of high-powered telescopes, beautiful exhibits and interactive kiosks.
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Located on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Navy Pier is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Chicago. This 3300 foot long pier is the perfect place to spend an entire day of fun.
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Home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team, this stadium built in 1914 with a seating capacity of 14,000, but now holds over 41,000.
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Even though Chicago doesn’t have as many insurance companies as New York, it does have an impressive history in the insurance industry. Not only is Chicago home to D. H. Burnham & Co.’s Insurance Exchange Building, the first skyscraper to use metal in its frame, but it’s also the site of the Prudential Building and [...]
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The city of Chicago has the second largest central business district in the U.S., most notably because of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which provides financial services to the entire city. The other three major financial institutions in Chicago are the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board Options [...]
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As of January 2009, the government of Chicago employed over 78,000 people, making it the largest industry in the city. One of the largest employment sectors in Chicago is the military, which offers a variety of positions in the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard or National Guard. Other large government organizations include Northrop [...]
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