Hello how may I help you? Need some sorting What do you need sorted? Sort these cities by closest to furthest from chicago Detroit, NYC, Paris The closest city to Chicago, Illinois is Detroit Michigan which is 281 miles away. The next city is New York City, New York which is 789 miles away. Paris is the furthest away by 6,646 km. Okay Is there anything you need? now I know I am glad. No I will use this knowledge to do great things You are welcome.