Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 12) ➡ Welcome to Chicago In some ways, Chicago is the country’s best-kept secret. People fly over it, or sit at O’Hare during a layover, and they miss all the variety and excitement of the city itself. But if you’re moving to Chicago, you won’t miss out on the fun. Get past the airport and on to the 230 square miles of opportunity, culture and urban adventure. Chicago is the home of the blues, two Major League baseball teams and more Nobel Prize winners than any other city on Earth. Chicago hugs 29 miles of Lake Michigan’s western and southern shores, and the lake sets the tone. It influences the city’s notorious weather, borders its amazing skyline, and serves as the gathering place for free concerts, special events and outdoor fun. The Chicago River, reversed to flow away from Lake Michigan, gets a dose of bright green dye for St. Patrick’s Day and serves as transit for freight, recreation for kayakers and home to beavers and birds the rest of the year. 12 chicagol i v i ngmag.com The heart of the city is downtown, where the lake meets the river and the “L trains circle the office towers. The street” numbering system starts at the corner of State (a major northsouth street) and Madison (which runs east and west) in the Loop formed by the trains; the address numbers then go up as you travel in each direction. Odd numbers are on the south and east sides of streets. In most of the city, there are eight blocks per mile, although there are a few exceptions. City residents use the street number system’s precise shorthand to place locations. Wrigley Field, for example, sits at 3600 (say “thirty-six hundred”) north and 1000 west. Some suburbs continue the city’s number system, while others use their own. Chicago is a big city, but it’s easy to get around. It’s still the hub of the nation’s railroads, although they carry more freight than passengers these days—unless those passengers are commuters. Loop workers rely on public transportaC h i c a g o L i v in g 2008 http://www.chicagolivingmag.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 Contents A Letter from the Governor Contributing Writers Welcome Home Finding a Home Schools, Health Care & Business Excellence Arts & Entertainment Advertiser Index Chicago Resources Back Page Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page Cover1) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page Cover2) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 1) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - A Letter from the Governor (Page 6) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - A Letter from the Governor (Page 7) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contributing Writers (Page 8) Chicago Living - Relocation Guide 2008 - Contributing Writers (Page 9) Chicago Living - 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