Originally Posted by
CSM
I'm shocked, I tell ya ... shocked!
Chicago is like a completely different state than where most of the state lives. I learned the reason for this particular state's northern border and its shape was a direct political ploy to get the Chicago waterway to Lake Michigan back in the day when shipping the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers was big business.
BTW ... in Indian, :CHicago" means "stinky weed". Go figure THAT one.
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