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In reply to the discussion: state by state speak your mind about...illinois [View all]dogfacedboy
(1,442 posts)49. Chicago is THE greatest city in the world!
Think about it. Not as crowded as New York. Not as scattered as L.A. Much, much cleaner than the big cities of Europe and elsewhere. The best damn food on the planet. Affordable (mostly). Nobody from Chicago is embarrassed to be from here (well, nobody who matters, anyway). Excellent public transportation. The lakefront is awesome. President Obama is from here! Relatively few teabaggers. World Class universities. World Class museums. World Class hospitals. The CUBS! the sox. The BEARS! The BLACKHAWKS! Great night life. Beautiful parks. Beautiful women. Great neighborhoods. The Smashing Pumpkins! The Northside! Da Sout'side! Great street fests in the Summertime. Me!
What else could anyone want in a city?
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I've lived in the Rosemont Horizon (now Allstate Arena) parking lot on occasion
Morning Dew
Feb 2012
#1
I grew up in Chicago and went to school downstate and hitchhiked through most of the rest.
CanonRay
Feb 2012
#11
Except for Chicago, Illinois is merely another shit hole like Indiana...n/t
dogfacedboy
Mar 2012
#47
Compared to the 8 million population of Chicagoland, yes, anywhere else is rural. Sorry.
dogfacedboy
Mar 2012
#48
We must have crossed it more than a dozen times on I-80--it's usually a stopping point
TwilightGardener
Feb 2012
#18
I wouldn't suggest trying to tell Mike Madigan that the legislature is dominated by Republicans.
WillowTree
Feb 2012
#33
Lincoln Logs were invented in Illinois by Frank Lloyd Wright's son, John Lloyd Wright
Brother Buzz
Feb 2012
#32
The University of Illinois at Chicago has just called Chicago the most corrupt city in U.S.
former9thward
Feb 2012
#43