Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/Featured article drive/Chicago/Project FA Chicago

This page is a compiled list of suggestions for improvement for the city of Chicago, Illinois, which is within the scope of the WikiProject Cities Featured article drive. A listing of those who suggested the provision is also listed. Once something has been completed, replace the cross mark with a tick mark.



Important Links
Task Force page - Article page - Talk page - Good article review section

Expand Stubby Paragraphs and Sections (User:Epbr123talk)
Stubby elements in sections of the article contributed to the downfall of this article from GA status.

Locations

 * History


 * Sports


 * Private schools


 * Neighborhoods

Correct References per the citation guideline (User:Epbr123talk)
Some references could be reformatted to use the template. These must include an author, a publisher, publishing date, and access date.

Locations

 * Reference #1


 * Reference #9


 * Reference #11


 * Reference #13


 * References #16-23


 * Reference #27


 * References #32-34


 * References #37-41


 * References #44-46


 * References #48-58


 * References #59-67


 * References #77-78


 * References #81 and 86


 * References #88-93

Add More Inline Citations (User:Epbr123talk)
The reason why many of the articles in the twenty-five most populated cities in the United States are B-class are because they are underreferenced.

Inline citations are purposed to cite hard facts that can back up the factuality. Any extraordinary claim or statistic should be cited in this article.

Look Especially at:

 * History section; there are only three references linking to it.


 * Lake Michigan subsection; no references at all.


 * Architecture subsection; missing references on several paragraphs.


 * Neighborhoods subsection; no references at all.


 * Parks subsection; no references at all.


 * Entertainment and performing arts subsection; no references at all.


 * Tourism subsection; few uncited paragraphs.


 * Cuisine subsection; only one inline citation. Needs more to cover all challengeable content.


 * Sports subsection; several uncited paragraphs.


 * Media subsection; only one inline citation. Needs more to cover all challengeable content.


 * Economy section; several uncited paragraphs.


 * Demographics section; primary gazeteer/census reference can be copied using the   technique to cite each block of information above data table. More citations needed in information below data table.


 * Law and government subsection; hard facts go uncited in the paragraph describing the city government itself, the lead paragraph of the section, and the paragraph describing how Chicago often goes Democrat.


 * Colleges and universities subsection; there is only one cited paragraph, and that paragraph is a little over one line long. The other paragraphs need inline citations.


 * Health systems subsection; there are several citation-needed templates.


 * Transportation subsection; four paragraphs go completely uncited, and need additions in this manner.

Make the Chicagoland Section Relevant (User:Ryecatcher773talk)
As of now, the Chicagoland section does not talk really about the city of Chicago at all, but rather of its surroundings. This should be fixed; the information on Chicagoland should be relevant to the article pertaining to the actual city of Chicago.