corncob buildings, Carl Sandberg’s poetry, Wilco and Horsegirl, corner taverns, concrete (and sand) beaches, best skyline, miles and miles of parkland, distinct neighborhoods, nostalgia for the chocolate smell of the Blommer Factory, labor history and labor rights running through our veins, green rivers (the drink and the actual river), Sufjan Stevens and Djo have us covered, tacos and Italian beef and Chicago-style with all the fixings, the tamale guy going dive bar to dive bar, the wax wrapper encasing your Tootsie Roll, Kashmir Pulaski Day, from Monadnock to Mies we’ve got the best architecture in the world.
