Chicago is 3.4 times larger than Washington, D.C..
Area: 608 km2 calculated
Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles. With 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in both the U.S. state of Illinois and the American Midwest. Wikipedia
Area: 178 km2 calculated
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. Wikipedia