The Second City complex CTA riders with no etiquette Deal making as a way of life The Chicago Authenticity Police Police misconduct The cult of Capone Bro culture Trump Tower Navy Pier Chicago nicknames Weather-related complaints Mount Greenwood Protected bike lanes Lake Michigan bacteria Split-face concrete block buildings Public pool rules Towing companies Sunday parking meters Mistreatment of the homeless The recycling program that doesn’t recycle Rahm Emanuel Bruce Rauner Chicago being used by right-wingers as a symbol of urban mayhem The unelected Chicago Board of Education Blago sympathizers Joe Berrios Michael Ferro Joe Ricketts John Kass Chicago’s pretense of having a splashy celebrity culture Media coverage of Chicago hip-hop ‘Chelsea Dagger’ ‘Go, Cubs, Go’ R. Kelly Billy Corgan Ersatz Irish bars Improv White characters in plays Storytelling series