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Chicago sets sights on Apple and its new campus: 'We're going to go compete'

CHICAGO - Chicago has another technology behemoth to woo: Apple.

The city, which is waiting to find out if it's a contender for Amazon's planned second headquarters, learned Wednesday that another tech company that starts with an "A" is looking for a new campus.

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple said it plans to create more than 20,000 jobs at a new campus and in its existing offices, as part of an announcement that the company will contribute an estimated $350 billion to the U.S. economy over the next five years. It's not clear from Apple's news release whether the company already has a location in mind

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