On the other hand, there was winter.
No kidding...I am currently waiting (impatiently) for our requisite 3 hours of spring weather, followed by full blown summer in all its sweltering glory.
Now dont get me started on Italian Beef and Chicago dogs...I am out in the Pacific Northwest...trying to find those two items, is a real chore...There was a little place up in Tacoma, where we used to go, to get Chicago Dogs and Italian Beef...we would go up there probably every few weeks, have Chicago Dogs, for lunch, and then got Italian Beef to take home, for dinner(of course, had them pack the bread in one bag, and the beef, peppers and gravy in separate containers, so that I could assemble everything at home)....even all their ingredients were shipped in from Chicago...
And then they closed...dont know the reason why, as they were always jammed, so business was good...I believe I heard that there was some sort of family crisis, involving the owner...
However, we have found another place, closer to home, that serves Chicago Dogs, again, with all the ingredients shippe in from Chicago...and I make my own Italian Beef sandwiches...
I also agree, that for all the wonders of Chicago, there is the winter...I lived through some horrid blizzards, and frigid temps...well, there are always some drawbacks to living anywhere in the USA, one just has to learn to live with them...