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Downtown may be an American way to say “city center,” but it’s not really a Chicago thing. Here, people are more specific, defining the particular parts of downtown, as in “The Loop” (the heart of the city) and expanding out to “The Mag Mile” and so forth. Depending on who you ask, you’ll likely get…

Chicago is a great place to live and visit. It’s my husband’s hometown and a place I was lucky to call home for about two years back when I worked in TV news. Now that we’re back living in the Midwest and it’s only a 4 hour drive or train ride to Chi-Town, we enjoy…

Toronto is just cool. The vibe here is welcoming, friendly, hip, modern and appreciative to the varied history of the people that make it such a unique place. As you drive in, you can tell in the architecture of the buildings that welcome you to this bustling metropolis that you’re in store for something special.…