{"id":75374,"date":"2020-05-18T21:06:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T02:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=75374"},"modified":"2020-05-20T19:56:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T00:56:02","slug":"5-things-only-true-local-chicagoans-will-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/5-things-only-true-local-chicagoans-will-know\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things Only True Local Chicagoans Will Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems every major city has its quirks and Chicago is no exception. The wafting smells of sweet chocolate<\/a> might surprise an out-of-towner, but local Chicagoans know that\u2019s just Blommer. Keeping jumper cables, an ice scraper, and a thick blanket in the trunk of your car is a must\u2014anyone who tells you otherwise is, well, wrong. And Six Corners might mean zilch to your long-distance friends but you know it\u2019s a major intersection also known as \u201cThe Crouch.\u201d So assuming you\u2019re a Chicago local (or just a big fan), put your knowledge to the test and see if you know all of these \u201cthings\u201d that only true Chicagoans will know.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/h2>\n

T-shirt weather begins in June, no matter what<\/h2>\n

Chicago meteorologists should be paid extra for dealing with indecisive Mother Nature. On any given day, the weather can swing from 70 to 40 in a matter of hours, even in the summertime, but none of us bat an eye. It\u2019s an unwritten rule that summer starts in June and that\u2019s that.<\/p>\n