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15 Signs You're From The Northwest Suburbs Of Illinois

Better known as "Chicago."

Lucie Roberts
Dec 26, 2016
The University of Alabama
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15 Signs You're From The Northwest Suburbs Of Illinois
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1. You crave Portillo's 24/7. Chopped salad, hot dog, cheese fries, Italian beef, chocolate cake shake — you name it!

2. Even though you're from the suburbs, you tell everyone you're from Chicago . You know it's ten times easier than explaining where Barrington or Naperville is.

3. -26 degrees doesn't even phase you anymore.

4. You spent your childhood playing outside in a foot of snow during your 45-minute recess break.

5. Speaking of weather, you've grown up having "cold days" rather than "snow days." *ILY Tom Skilling*

6. You are a DIE HARD Cubs fan- or a Sox fan (whatever.)

7. Lou Malnati's is your life. You eat, sleep, breathe deep dish pizza.

8. (773) 202-LUNA...

9. Willis Tower? EXCUSE ME. It's the Sears Tower. Don't fight me.

10. You know that you do not have ketchup come in contact with your Chicago hot dog.

11. The Museum of Science and Industry was your life as a child.

12. You live for Lollapalooza or Country Thunder.

13. You have been to the Wisconsin Dells nearly one hundred times.

14. When your friends from school ask you if you live in a cornfield, you cringe.

15. No matter how imperfect it may be, you'll always be proud to say you're from "Chicago."

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