{"id":14223,"date":"2017-02-17T17:58:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T22:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=14223"},"modified":"2017-02-27T09:32:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T14:32:20","slug":"proud-to-be-from-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/proud-to-be-from-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Chicagoans Are So Damn Proud to Be From Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Chicago is a great American city. Perhaps it is the last of the great American cities.” \u2013 Norman Mailer, 1968<\/h3>\n

You hear it all the time, Chicagoans love Chicago. Like, really love<\/em> Chicago. Of course, everyone carries a certain degree of pride and affection for their place of residence. It\u2019s a little unnatural if you don\u2019t, at least here in this fine country. But in this particular city, it’s safe to say we take it to another level.<\/p>\n

So where does it come from? We aren’t the largest city, we aren’t the richest city, and heaven knows we aren’t the warmest. What’s so great about us?<\/p>\n

We’re gazers<\/h3>\n

\"proud<\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago certainly ain’t too hard on the eyes. We’re gonna go out on a limb and say that Chicago is the MOST beautiful city in America. It just is. When you’re walking down the street, it’s impossible to not hold your head up high and look at the skyscrapers above you. As Chicagoans, we just want things to look good, and we’re proud of it when they do.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re winners<\/h3>\n

\"proud<\/a><\/p>\n

The trains to work are the only “L’s” we take, if you get our drift. 1986 Superbowl: Bears. 1991 – 1998 NBA Championships with the exception of ’94 and ’95: Bulls. 2010, 2013, and 2015 Stanley Cup: Hawks. 2005 World Series: White Sox. And finally, the 2016 World Series: Cubs (glossing over that hundred-year gap).<\/p>\n

The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere? We did that first. The most important world’s fair of all time? Yeah, we also did that. Call it over-compensation for only being the “third Coast”? Who cares.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re workers<\/h3>\n
\"proud<\/a>
Photo Credit: Vintage Tribune via Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There’s a gritty past that made way for the shiny, steel exterior we display today. Our railroads revolutionized transportation throughout the entire country. The Irish, Polish, Jewish, Italian, German and-then-some immigrants plus the multitude of American ethnic groups that have relocated here have all contributed to making this city what it is today. There’s a reason we’re called “The City That Works” \u2013 it’s because our work ethic is unparalleled.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re fighters<\/h3>\n
\"proud<\/a>
Photo Credit: Nick Gerber via Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s something kind of, dare we say, badass about being from Chicago. We\u2019re tougher than most. And not the New York kind of tough where we\u2019ll call you out in the middle of the street for looking at us the wrong way. It\u2019s the kind of tough where we work ’til our hands bleed, we brave the bitter cold and howling winds to get where we need to go, we don’t step down from a challenge, and when times are hard, we carry the weight of the world on our shoulders without letting it break us.<\/p>\n

Every city has dealt with their fair share of trials, tribulations, and tragedy. We’ve endured a lot too, and we always get stronger.<\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit: Nick Gerber via Instagram (@realnickgerber)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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