If you go anywhere in the world, except Chicago, it's likely that when people ask where you're from, you say Chicago. This is usually followed up by said questioner making fun of an accent that really isn't that strong, asking if you've ever seen The Bean or been to the "Willis Tower" (*cough* Sears Tower *cough*), and if Portillo's is all it's chalked up to be. But here's the thing, you most likely don't live in the center of the great city of Chicago. Instead, the odds are you live in one of the 62 suburbs of it. Of those 62, there are about 12-15 suburbs that claim to be the original Dirty 630. So if you're from Naperville, Darien, Downers Grove, Willowbrook, Westmont, Lisle, Clarendon Hills, Woodridge, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Bolingbrook, or Burr Ridge, this one's for you.
1. You understand why this is funny.
2. And the irony in this.
3. You’ve had a field trip here at least once in grade school.
4. You’ve lost your mom here more times than you can count.
5. You know this is the ultimate “don’t judge a book by its cover.”
6. You’ve had this meal countless times, and it is just as amazing every time.
7. You hung out here (or downtown Naperville) during your junior high and early
high school years.
8. Whether it was for field trips, group play dates, or the famous Zoo Lights, you’ve definitely been here. (Although not technically located in the Dirty 630).
9. You know it’s better to just go to Target.
10. You’ve had some sort of parent forced/staged photo shoot here.
11. You ice skated here until you were old
enough to go to Millennium Park.
12. You know this is the perfect end to a fun night.
13. You know about this hidden gem, and it’s only 10 minutes from your house.
14. You’ve heard horror stories about this place, but have never actually been here. (Or you’ve been here, but only to meet a B-List celebrity like DJ Pauly D).
15. You live within a 10-mile radius of six major shopping malls.
16. You went to high school at DGS, DGN, HSHS, HCHS, NVHS, NNHS, NCHS, or WVHS. Or if you went to
private school, at either Benet, Naz, Montini, or Fenwick.
17. You had your prom and/or (school sponsored) prom after party at Navy Pier or the Shedd.
18. You know Plainfield Rd., 75th St., and 63rd St. like the back of your hand.
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19. You use the expression Dirty 630 when describing where you’re from.
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But really...
