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Home » Best of Chicago » Reasons to love Chicago » Page 2

Category: Reasons to love Chicago

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The urban rabbit is the unofficial mascot of Chicago

by J.R. Jones June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Those wascally wabbits thrive despite the city’s harsh winters.

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Chicago radio thrives at the left of the dial

by Peter Margasak June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Corporate consolidation has flattened out Chicago’s big commercial radio outlets, but low-power and college stations still have plenty of personality.

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Chicagoans are big-city folk who’re midwestern nice

by Megan Stielstra June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Pleasantries help Chicago remain a beautiful, complicated city that works.

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Illinois’s tollway oases offer abundance amid the asphalt desert

by Jake Malooley June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

The unconventional rest stops are a distinctive feature of the U.S. roadway system.

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Open University of the Left is free, liberal, and necessary

by Deanna Isaacs June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

The monthly seminars have been around for a long time, but they’re perfect for the present.

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The small victory of the single seat on the el train

by Kevin Warwick June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Without it, riding the subway would be even worse than it already can be.

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Chicago has its own beachhead in the K-pop invasion

by Leor Galil June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Shopping at K-Pop of Chinatown is as close as you can get to Shinee and BTS without a concert ticket.

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Chicago was a sanctuary city long before Trump’s presidency

by Jeff Nichols June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago wouldn’t be Chicago if it hadn’t been a refuge.

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Why you should buy groceries on Argyle and Devon

by Philip Montoro June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

It costs more to live in a city as large and diverse as Chicago, but these international markets help you get your money’s worth.

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A block in Oakland is an oasis, and a tale of segregation

by Maya Dukmasova June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

The 4100 block of South Berkeley Avenue might be beautiful, but it has a troubled history.

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‘That first warm day’ should be an official Chicago holiday

by Jake Malooley June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

The sudden unseasonable temperature spike is cause for citywide celebration.

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Chicago’s famous flatness is important (and not always true)

by Bill Savage June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Pancake-flat topography made the city a center for engineering innovations.

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Long live the 1990s Bulls

by Ben Joravsky June 23, 2016August 18, 2021

Deathless memories of Jordan’s team help us cope with Chicago basketball’s dysfunctional present.

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V103 is too good for FM radio

by Tal Rosenberg June 23, 2016August 18, 2021

If it didn’t have commercials it would also be better than most satellite stations.

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A grudging appreciation of Chicago’s rats

by Mike Sula June 23, 2016August 18, 2021

There are some reasons to love—or at least respect—the universally reviled pest.

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