Quote Originally Posted by wolverine View Post
Of course it's typical of Chicago. It's been bragging since the Columbian Expo in the 1890's.
They LOVE comparing themselves to other Midwestern cities simply because the alternatives -- comparing themselves to New York, San Francisco, etc -- leaves them WAY down the list.

They can do-no-wrong architecturally -- nevermind the incredibly lame Millenium Park and that tumor on the once-gorgeous Soldier Field and the miles of cookie-cutter apartment blocks and boring postmodern glass and steel office buildings