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The Chicago Traveler

September 25th, 2008

Forbes Declares Chicago America’s Most Stressful City

It’s been a while, but b5media’s Travel & Culture Channel is celebrating another Theme Day soon, centered on “Changes.” Change is necessary, but it can be stressful, and we Chicagoans certainly know stress. In fact, last week Forbes declared Chicago as America’s Most Stressful City. Eep!
Chicago has had to endure plenty of changes recently: flood-inducing […]

By Matt B -- 5 comments

August 1st, 2008

Chicago Ranks Highest in Resident Satisfaction

I can admit that my dear home Chicago isn’t perfect, but I still love it nonetheless. And I’m not alone. I’ve talked to former Chicagoans who have moved elsewhere but still miss the Windy City, and many tourists comment on the obvious love affair our residents have with their hometown. Sure, we may complain about […]

By Matt B -- 4 comments

April 15th, 2008

Top Ten Tax Procrastination Cities

Are your taxes done? Or have you been scrambling these past few days (or hours) to meet the deadline? If you’re among the latter, you’re not alone.
Intuit, the maker of TurboTax products, put together a list of American cities that are full of procrastinators when it comes to filing federal income tax returns. And guess […]

By Matt B -- 1 comment

November 30th, 2007

Sweet Home Chicago

I arrived home Wednesday from an 8-day long trip to Las Vegas and Los Angeles. I just wanted to take a moment to say what a great time I had there and to thank all my friends for making my visit so much fun.
Also, be sure to check out The Las Vegas Adventurer for some […]

By Matt B -- 6 comments