ELN's Katie Maraghy is in Chicago to be live from President Barack Obama's headquarters on election night. And after only one day, she's got a little taste of Chicago.

Chicago is known as Chi-Town, Second City, or The Windy City. The bustling downtown area has more than enough to keep you busy.

Right on the coast of Illinois, and right next to Lake Michigan, Chicago is the country's third largest city behind L.A. and N.Y.C.

Shelby Walker lives right outside the city, but said she loves commuting in for the day.

"I love hoping on the train, it's $2.25, it takes me a half hour to get downtown. I head straight downtown to Bukingham Fountain to watch the water shoot in the air, and then go see the boats on the lake," Walker said.

Chicago, home to more than four art schools in the heart of the city, is no stranger to beautiful art and architecture.

Leslie Ramirez has lived in the city for over a decade, and wonders what's not to love.

"I've been here for sixteen years with no intention of going anywhere else. I love it. I love the architecture...Chicago is the birthplace of the modern skyscraper," Ramirez said.

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At night, the theatre distract comes alive with off-broadway shows, and other popular productions.

If you're looking to lighten your wallet a little, Chicago is home to the Magnificent Mile, the city's largest shopping district. The high-end residential and commercial area is full of expensive stores and restaurants.

Walk a little further, and you'll come to the Canal Walk in the center of downtown in an area known as The Loop.

The Loop is known for the many kinds of people that live and work there.

"What keeps me in Chicago are the people, the neighborhoods. People say Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. You can be in little Ukraine one day, and little Poland the next. There's a little slice of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and you know everyone is pretty harmonious."

Another kind of resident? The Presidential kind. Obama for America has its headquarters in the Prudential Building in the center of the city. When he won four years ago, Obama held his victory celebration in Grant Park where an estimated 240,000 had gathered to hear him speak.

This year, Obama will be at McCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America, situated right on the coast of Lake Michigan, about three miles south of downtown Chicago.