The Chicago Traveler

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 rains, a depressing economy, expensive gas prices, and an unbelievable sales tax. Combine all this with the country’s second-highest population density, and you have the formula for a stressful situation.
Forbes examined the country’s 40 largest metropolitan areas and looked at things like unemployment rates, housing …read more

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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 the late buses, the outrageous taxes, and the insanity that is Lake Shore Drive, but deep down, we are quite fond of Sweet Home Chicago.
According to a survey of over 8,000 people in 14 cities worldwide, Chicagoans were the most satisfied with their city overall. …read more

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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 who’s at the top of that list? That’s right… Chicago. The list is established by the number of tax returns filed electronically by the TurboTax Online service from April 14-17, 2007. The top twelve cities are…

Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Houston, TX
Austin, TX
San Francisco, CA
San Diego, CA
Seattle, …read more

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With so many appointments and tasks to keep track of, it’s not uncommon for us to forget things here and there. I can’t count the number of times I’ve left behind my wallet, keys, cell phone, etc. But have you ever forgotten… your pants?!
Improv Everywhere, a comedy group based in New York City, is holding their annual No Pants Subway Rides, and they’re encouraging cities across the nation to get involved. At about 2:00 p.m. on Saturday (Jan 12), Chicagoan pranksters will gather at the Loyola Red Line stop (map). Once everyone is together, these brave citizens will remove their …read more

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What? You’re going somewhere other than Chicago? I guess I can forgive you… this time. Wherever you’re going though, b5media probably has it covered. Our Travel and Culture Channel has expanded with three new destination blogs.
Read up on the Mile-High City…

…the Big Apple…

…and Van City.

Check out these and all of our great blogs at the Travel and Culture homepage.

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