Grew up in Hyde Park (Musuem of Science and Industry, U of C) and lived all over Chicago north side, west side, south side..... Now we live west burbs, near Brookfield Zoo.
I was Reedswood, St.Pats, Dirksen and Joliet Catholic, before getting tossed and ending up in Plainfield high for a year before dropping out and just getting my GED (needed it to get into college).
Use to live in the heart of the city right on State Street a block from Water Tower Place and then moved to our home in Itasca. We are Back in Texas to be close to my family but Chicago is our favorite place to visit--after Disney of course!
My partner grew up in the 'lilac capitol of the world', Lombard IL; we live in Minneapolis now but get to Chicagoland to visit relatives fairly regularly.