[dennis1]

Originally Posted by ue

You still haven't answered whether or not Chicago proper does or does not include inner suburbs like Toronto does (Etobicoke, Scarborough, etc.). Stuff like this makes city propers not something worthy of comparison. It isn't fair to say Calgary is larger than Vancouver, because Calgary proper includes 98% of the metro, while in Vancouver, there are many greatly sized suburban municipalities like Burnaby, Port Coquitlam, Delta, etc. Metro to metro is the fairest point of comparison and therefore, Chicago is still bigger than Toronto. Joliet is just as much Chicago as Wicker Park. Quit thumping your chests, already.

Sorry man.

And no Chicago does not unless you consider Norridge and those place near the airport.