Columbus, Ohio is 14% larger than Chicago.
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: 694 km2 calculated
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the 15th largest city in the United States with a population of 822,553. It is the core city of the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses a ten county area. Wikipedia