You know you're from Chicago if..........

 * You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois

 * You become irate at people who do

 * You measure distance in minutes

 * You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines"

 * Your school classes were canceled because of cold

 * You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day

 * Stores don't have sacks, they have bags

 * You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition.
 Example: Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go
 with."

 * You can locate Illinois on the United States map

 * Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as
 big as the bun and accompanied only by ketchup and a dill pickle slice

 * You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
 unlocked

 * When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place,
     you say, "It was different."

 * You carry jumper cables in your car

 * You drink "pop."

 * You refer to any interstate highway as "the tollway"

 * You know the names of the interstates i.e.: Stevenson, Kennedy,
 Eisenhower

 * You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"

 * You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake"

 * You refer to Chicago as "The City"

 * No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown"
     you assume they are talking about Downtown Chicago

 * You have two favorite football teams: The Bears,
     and anyone who beats the Packers

 * A brawl over which Chicago baseball team is better,
     breaks out every year at your neighborhood block party.

 * Even though you go to school 3 hours south, you still buy "The Trib"

 * You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog

 * You know what Chicago Style Pizza is

 * You know why they call Chicago "the Windy City"

 * You understand what "lake-effect" means

 * You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra,
     and know which station they end up at

 * You have ridden an "L"

 * You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpets...