[b]We've talked about Houston and New York, now let's talk about the city one spot larger than Houston and Dallas.....Chicago. 3rd largedt city and metropolitain area in the nation Chicago is the seat of The Midwest. Sitting on Lake Michigan it has the world's tallest tower,subways,the biggest international airport,and is the birthplace of House Music.

I know Goodtimes, and Oprah.....but tell me what I owouldn't know about the world class city.

i lived there for 6 years. the thing that struck me most about living in chicago is that it felt less like one big city than it did a bunch of little villages. imagine a connect-the-dots puzzle as a city, and that's what chicago felt like to me.

I loved visiting Chicago this summer! It didn't feel as dense as NY, but there was still lots to do, and I'm a fan of any city with a beach right along side of it

there are some big-ass raccoons in chicago, i can tell you that.

I *adore* Chicago. I lived there for 6 years and still sort of miss it. It has a beautiful skyline -- it's like looking at a three-dimensional history of modern archtecture.

I also love the museums: The Museum of Contemporary Art (where I worked) and the Art Institute are world class. Chicago has great restaurants and a decent music scene too. I found it easier to keep up on the "hot" new spots in Chicago. Here in New York it's impossible--there's too many and it's too complicated to be "in". It's much easier to become VIP or "on the lists" in Chicago.

The lake front is awesome, too. Honestly, the freezing winters didn't bother me--I grew up in the midwest so I grew up with that climate.

If there were more job opportunties in my field, I would consider moving back there; although I worry about being bored with it after living in New York for 5+ years. (There are also some personal reasons to keep me here and away from there. )

I Chicago!

Anxiety said:

And opossums, too.

jone70 said:

and opossums, too.

Anxiety said:

and opossums, too.

jone70 said:

co- all that axcept living there. I could never deal with the weather full time even though my trips to Chicago are the only times I get to wear my fur coats. I really enjoy going to Chi-town and I've seen a lot of great theater there.

SCNDLS said:

How could I have forgotten the theater! I saw *so* many plays there, the MCA (museum where I worked) would get free tix all the time, esp. when they needed to paper the house.

I saw a really great Shakepeare rap paroday called the Bombity of Errors at some theater on Halstead.

Oh, and I loved Prince night at Berlin. I went almost every month for 4 years. It made me the crazy Prince fan I am today!

jone70 said:

I've seen a lot of plays at the Steppenwolf theater.

..i my chicago..i feel safe here even tho it is çrime-city-gangsta-style U.S.A...it has made me hard-2-my-core...i know where 2 go,what 2 do,who 2 see,everyday like 'clock-work' ...we have some the best of EVERYTHING!..that is the fun part ..
..mzsexybaby'mz-chi-town'what u need

Lived here for 15 years except for two or three years in Madison, WI. And yes, there are big-ass raccoons and opossums. Also coyotes in the south loop. Lots of museums, plays, and clubs. Too much crime, too many gang-bangers, and too many guns. It's a felony in Cook County to own a gun, but it seems everyone has one. Too many "innocent bystander" murders. I feel as if I'm constantly looking over my shoulder these days.

The city is too expensive to live in. Too many fees for every damned thing you can think of. Parking meters doubling in price soon. A $16 fee just to drive downtown. We have the highest sales tax in the nation. 10.5 cents on the dollar.

The lake is beautiful...the Field Museum and Adler Planetarium are awesome. So is the Shedd Aquarium. The Taste of Chicago is always fun with the free concerts and fireworks. Although the crowds can be overwhelming.

I plan on moving back to Madison soon, but my kids all live here so I have to come back to visit. And visiting is better to me now...maybe 15 years is too long. I need a break from big city life.

I visited Chicago in 2004 and I had the time of my life.It's a really vibrant,exciting city.The downtown area is so lively and fun,with lots of cool restaurants.I hung out with Stymie and we had a great time at Buddy Guy's Legends Restaurant/Blues Club.That soul food was DELICIOUS!!!


I have relatives that live here,so I will surely visit again.

Anxiety said:

That's what my cousin says She lives there and she told me how they (aggressively) knock over the garbage cans when she sets them out on the curb to be emptied.

noimageatall said:

My sister lived in Waukegan for many years and built a house in Wisconsin last year.

noimageatall said:

I live in Madison. Chicago is a wonderful city to visit, too.

Used to love it.

Now I'm over it.

thekidsgirl said:

..my dogs would kill 1 every week in the summers ..i would have 2 call 'joe'from down the way' 2 scrap up the monsters..they r HUGE!...EVERYthing fights 4 life ova here
..mzsexybaby

Well I'm hearing things about Chitowm. It's not the big metropolitain city we think it is. SUpposedly Chicago is more like what you'd think Houston*Texas) is and Houston is more like what you'd think Chicago is.

It's in The Midwest awhere there's conservatives and hicks. From what I hear Chicago is a sleepy conservative town. Houston actually parties harder on the club scene and is mor elive. Famous people have said that about New York too. It had more clubs but a place like Dallas is more into and in the mode. And aat concerts every single performer tells us we're harder and rowdier than most other audiences(US). I talked to Thea Austin a world famoys House singer after a concert here at South Beach. I aksed her if we were as wild as New York...expected to be a little southern boy that had nothing on NY. She replied kinda of funny in a voice correcting me"You're wilder.". If we're more wild and rowdy than New York we for sure must beat Chicago.

fluid said:

Chicago? A conservative town?

..u r right chicago is not wild or rowdy..we are more like scary! we are the mutants of U.S.A. we r a huge salad!...a lots of EVERYthing!..there is alot of 'big'weights here and also alot of power...we have the central-light
..mzsexybaby

mzkqueen03 said:

i just remember opening the back door at my apartment one night to take out the trash, and there was a damn raccoon as big as a damn child standing on its hind legs staring at me like i had some damn nerve invading its privacy.

so of course, i screamed like a little girl, slammed the door and hid in my bed for the night.

Anxiety said:

Now, that's some country ass shit. I ain't never seen wildlife while taking out the damn trash.

Chicago is the only place I know where you can tell what side of town a person is from by the way the walk, talk, and shop.

North side- class? - well all the immigrants love it
Southside- def. soulful- down home
west side- ghetto or bougie
eastside- struggle

SOUTHSIDE!!!!!

Well having giant sized rodents doesn't make you weird. In Houston we have rats as big as small dogs. ANd our roaches aren't that small either.



SOunds like every side(Chicago) is ghetto accept The North.

SCNDLS said:

well, i lived in boystown so it might have just been a manhole troll.

Some of the best FOOD on the globe.

Anxiety said: