Chicago is one of the largest cities in the USA, and is an international hub for many different industries that span the US. Chicago is also a popular tourist destination, and therefore the prices of things in the city are often subject to inflation, making the cost of living higher and creating a large gap between the cities wealth divide. Chicago also has some of the highest crime and poverty rates out of all the cities in the US so is a good comparison to The Florida Project, when analyzing the realities of life below the poverty line for families.