#1 in the nation for traffic congestion

DMA Rank	3rd
DMA Population (Adults 18+)	7,190,914
% Change 1990-2010	9%

Market Demographics

Race Distribution & Ethnicity
White	66%	African American	17%
Hispanic (Ethnicity)	21%	Asian	6%
Other	11%

Median Age	35.8
Average Household Income	$84,118
Median Household Income	$64,721
Average Vehicles per Household	2

Market in Motion

Traveled 200+ Total Miles (wk)	26%
Drive To Work Alone	87%
30+ Minute Commute	24%
Avg Travel Time To Work One Way (mins)	29

Business & Economy

• 31 Fortune 500 companies
• Chicago Board of Trade - World's busiest futures exchange
• McCormick Place - 2.6 million sq. ft. of exhibit space which attracts nearly 3 million visitors annually
• Chicago is host to an average of 45 million+ visitors annually

Sports & Recreation

• Teams in all major professional sports
• Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks and Fire.
• Top 5 sports teams on average account for an annual attendance of 6.9 million+ fans
• Broadway in Chicago - entertaining 1.7 million+ people annually in 5 theaters.
• Dozens of the most popular stadiums, amphitheaters and entertainment venues in the MIdwest

Market Areas of Interest

• Downtown Chicago - central business district
• River North - art galleries and trendy restaurants
• Chicago's North Side - trendy neighborhoods
• O'Hare Airport - 2nd busiest in the U.S.
• Southwest Suburbs - Orland Park (high-end retail), Tinley Park (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre), Aurora & Joliet (Casinos)
• Western Suburbs - affluent residential and retail in Oak Brook and Naperville
• Northwest suburbs - Schaumburg & Hoffman Estates business districts
• Woodfield Mall - top Illinois tourist destination
• Gurnee - Six Flags Great America & Gurnee Mills Mall
• Pockets within the city and suburbs for excellent Hispanic and African American coverage - call for details

^{Sources: 2011 Census Based Estimates; 2011 Scarborough; 2010 Urban Mobility Report; cityofchicago.org; Chicago Office of Tourism; Broadway in Chicago; enjoyillinois.com}