This font, with only very minor changes to spacing, was used for menus, dialogs, window titles, and text labels, through version 7.6 of the system.

While Apple gravitated away from Chicago following the adoption of the relatively easier-to-read Charcoal as part of the platinum theme in Mac OS, it was later revived in the user interface for the iPod music player, where legibility on its low resolution two-color screen once again became an asset.

With the introduction of the iPod mini, a smaller typeface was needed, and the Espy Sans font from the Apple Newton was used.

The Chicago pixel typeface was also adapted by Squaresoft for use in the English releases of their Super NES titles, such as Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger.

Chicago is a registered trademark ("typeface fonts recorded on computer software"), belonging to Apple since August 1996 (U.S.