Is the city of Gary, Indiana near Chicago?

<a rel="nofollow" href="http://nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_f535e9dd-9f03-5cfd-b5e6-34ab00dc0f71.html">http://nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/article_f535e9dd-9f03-5cfd-b5e6-34ab00dc0f71.html</a> Posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:05 am Slice of Neverland pitched for Gary Theme park, golf course added to crowded drawing board for Jackson museum By Marisa Kwiatkowski GARY -- Plans for a Jackson family museum and performing arts center are alive and well, city and project officials said Tuesday. Gary Mayor Rudy Clay and Odie Anderson, listed agent for the Jackson Museum Performing Arts Center Corp., refuted recent rumors that officials had abandoned plans to build the museum in Gary. The rumor was circulated in an e-mail Tuesday and received by The Times. "There's not a truth to it," Anderson said. Anderson said those involved in the planning process want to expand the Gary project to include a golf course and a replica of the Neverland Ranch estate and personal theme park in ...  more

Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population was 102,746 at the 2000 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state. Gary was once the second largest city in Indiana, behind Indianapolis, a position now held by Fort Wayne. It borders Lake Michigan and has large steel mills. One study rates it the second-most liberal city in the United States, behind Detroit.[3] It is also known as the birthplace of the Jackson family. Sources: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary,_Indiana">http://en.wikipedia.  more