Current GDP
Greater Chicago: $546-billion
GTA: $286-billion
Aircraft landings and takeoffs, Oct. 2012
Chicago O’Hare: 75,932 (World rank No. 2)
Toronto Pearson: 36,105 (World rank No. 17)
Beloved losers
Chicago Cubs: last won the World Series in 1908; last appearance in World Series 1945
Toronto Maple Leafs: last won the Stanley Cup in 1967, also last appearance in Stanley Cup final
Housing prices, Dec. 2012
High-end neighbourhood average
Chicago: Near North Side: $2,879,429
Toronto: Moore Park: $2,535,000
Low-end neighbourhood average
Chicago: West Engelwood: $10,456
Toronto: Central Scarborough: $420,000
Public library branches
Chicago: 79
Toronto: 98
Transit ridership 2012
TTC: 514 million
CTA: 545 million
Murders in 2012
Chicago: 506
Toronto: 54
Sources: United States Conference of Mayors, Invest Toronto, Toronto Real Estate Board, Chicago Association of Realtors, Airports Council International. Compiled by Rick Cash
