Growing up, Chicago was the enemy. In downstate Illinois, everything that's wrong with your life can be blamed on Chicago. Taxes are too high, wages are too low, schools are too ratty, world is going to hell in a handbasket: That's because of those Chicago Pricks. That was the exact terminology: Chicago Pricks. This is not an uncommon dichotomy in geographically vast states with one major metropolis that dominates the political landscape; ask someone in Syracuse how they feel about New York City. I have always joked that Illinois is basically Nebraska with Chicago at the top. Chicago was where all the politicians were corrupt, where everyone was always shooting each other, where they looked down on us, called us Cow Towns and Hill People. We hated the Chicago Pricks.
Volume 2, Issue 72: Via Chicago
Volume 2, Issue 72: Via Chicago
Volume 2, Issue 72: Via Chicago
Growing up, Chicago was the enemy. In downstate Illinois, everything that's wrong with your life can be blamed on Chicago. Taxes are too high, wages are too low, schools are too ratty, world is going to hell in a handbasket: That's because of those Chicago Pricks. That was the exact terminology: Chicago Pricks. This is not an uncommon dichotomy in geographically vast states with one major metropolis that dominates the political landscape; ask someone in Syracuse how they feel about New York City. I have always joked that Illinois is basically Nebraska with Chicago at the top. Chicago was where all the politicians were corrupt, where everyone was always shooting each other, where they looked down on us, called us Cow Towns and Hill People. We hated the Chicago Pricks.