Why we Retired in Chicago

Because of whatz here:

Many of our friends
Lake Michigan
The Lyric Opera
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The Field Museum
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The Art Institute
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Dozens of wonderful theatres
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The Museum of Contemporary Art
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Fourth Presbyterian Church—because of what it does to help people in the community not because of the superstition
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Excellent health facilities
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All the hundreds of events many of which are even completely free.
The diverse community, even though we have been reported to be the most segregated city in the U.S. (I actually doubt that.)
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Wonderful food and hundreds of ethnic restaurants
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Four seasons, well, 3 and 1/4th anyway. Spring usually comes (and goes) on a Thursday.
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Autumn in Chicago
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Escaping from Chicago in January
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Sailing (okay, so 4 months is better than none)
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Friends who return from Granada to visit
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Chicago Cultural Center with free art exhibits, music, photography exhibits, radio drama reenactments, the Gene Siscal film library
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Chicago Blues, jazz, mariachis, rap and the next best thing
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Oak Street, North Avenue beaches in the summer
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And
Because I can drive to the lake to go sailing in just 15 minutes.
Because we can drive to the Loop in 15 minutes and park free (most nights) to see a play, the opera or other event.

There, howz zat