# Chicagoland

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #52,856

## Definitions
1. The metropolitan area of Chicago, including parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

## Etymology
From Chicago + -land. Generally thought to have been popularized by Robert R. McCormick, editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, first using it on page 1 of the July 27, 1926 issue, although it may have been coined much earlier.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chicagoland