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The Chicago Society, an undergraduate student organization that brings world leaders to speak on campus, is the University's spearhead organization in bringing major speakers to campus. Chicago Society's most famous event titled "China and the Future of the World" held in the spring of 2006 consisted of a two-day symposium on China's rapid political, economic, and social development and its impact on the world. For the symposium, Chicago Society brought in numerous high-level American and Chinese government officials including Wang Guangya, the Chinese ambassador to the UN; Christopher Hill, head of the American delegation in the North Korea six-way talks; and Peter Rodman, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.
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Chicago is the birthplace of the electrified blues, famous for its jazz and reggae scenes, and home to the Lyric Opera and one of the world's greatest orchestras, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, among others. As a result, there is no shortage of live music every night, all night long.
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The Hershey Company has an important historical connection to the City of Chicago. While visiting Chicago during The World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, Milton Hershey, already a successful caramel manufacturer, discovered the German chocolate-making equipment that he eventually would use to revolutionize the chocolate industry. After Mr. Hershey's visit to Chicago, he purchased the machinery and, shortly thereafter, the newly established Hershey Chocolate Company began manufacturing cocoa and sweet chocolate confections.
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Chicago is a world-class city of unsurpassed beauty, attracting visitors from around the nation and the world. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the heart of the Midwest, Chicago is home to the Blues, an internationally renowned symphony orchestra, spectacular live theater, celebrated architecture, thousands of restaurants, and world-class museums and shops.
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CHICAGO, July 2, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced June volume averaged a record 8.0 million contracts per day, up 25 percent from June 2006. Total monthly volume was 168 million contracts. Read more
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