Chicago: the city
On a cold, brutally windy day in Chicago, when the temperature's sub-zero and
strong gusts keep you from walking down the street, the first question that will
come to mind is, 'Who the hell decided to build a city and settle here?' Well,
nearly three million hardy souls now call this great city home, and they can
thank the mettle and vision of their Irish, Italian, German, Polish, Mexican and
Asian immigrant forebears, and others who migrated here from the southern US for
creating it. This diverse mix has built a city with an unrivaled tradition of
jazz and blues, an astonishing architecture, an appetite for hearty food,
award-winning newspapers, universities full of Nobel laureates and some of the
most die-hard sports fans you'll ever meet.
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