Chicago, Illinois, pictured at night from the International Space Station

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iss073e0080182 (May 15, 2025) --- Chicago, Illinois, with a metropolitan population of 9.6 million near the southern tip of Lake Michigan, is pictured at approximately 1:32 a.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above.