Deletion of List of companies in the Chicago metropolitan area

Comment: Qualifies for an article per  relative to :Category:Companies based in Chicago. Also qualifies as a functional navigational aid per . This latter point is evidenced in part by the https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&range=latest-30&pages=List_of_companies_in_the_Chicago_metropolitan_area 15,702 page views the article has received in the last thirty days as of this post. Conversely, the :Category:Companies based in Chicago page has only received https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&range=latest-30&pages=Category:Companies_based_in_Chicago 985 page views in the last thirty days as of this post
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates (WP:NOTDUP||WP:LISTPURP)