Viewing and studying a street or a traffic map of Chicago will give a better idea regarding the real time rush hour and traffic in the city. Log on to the following link, http://www.ithighway.com/chicago_traffic/index.html to view the traffic map of Chicago.

Here you can zoom in on particular areas of interest or zoom out for a panoramic view of the map. By studying this map, you will be able to gauge the traffic in the city better. Studying real time traffic is the best way to plan or chart out your movements.

http://www.ithighway.com/index.html

Chicago has a great percent of immigrant population. Ever since the evolving of the city, there has been a flow of immigrants into the city.

In the total population, the city has 26 percent of Hispanic and Latino people as there are about 753,644 Hispanic people in the city. There are 530,462 people in Chicago which consists of 18.3 percent of the total population.

The number of Puerto Rican people is 113,055 people which are a 3.9 percent of the total population of the city. The population of white people are 907,166 which consists of 31.3 percent of the total population.

http://www.hellochicago.com/Census.Cfm

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/govt/story.aspx?id=134077