chicago propoganda for the poll:

- has excellent, nationally renowned museums (including the art institute which is one of the foremost art museums In The World !!)

- you can find great food from literally any nationality or ethnicity within city limits (and it’s usually normally priced)

- great public transit (ignoring the blue line for the past couple months) most trains come consistently every 5-10 minutes during the day and busses are even mostly reliable !

- excellent commuter rail to both all the surrounding suburbs and to northern indiana

- nice beaches in the summer

- accessible lakeshore parks + path that is safe for bikers, people walking, and everything in between

- for being the 3rd biggest city in the country it’s actually fairly affordable

- all of our sports teams are kinda not great this year but people go hard for them anyway!

- if you’re a music person, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is one of the premier orchestra worldwide and they have cheap student tickets, + a bunch of ticket options (i’ve always sat in the cheap seats way up but i promise the music hits the same) + a bunch of free events

- free zoo (lincoln park !!)