I grew up in the Joliet area. Spent a lot of time visiting the city through some 23 years I lived there. Downtown Chicago is one of my favorite places in the world. It's amazing how all the diversity is always so accepted universaly by the people there. And I'm sure I owe my entire perspective on life from that. Chi Town will always be my home town too.

Although I now live in way south of Alabama. Hicksville it maybe... I see how I am a force that's bringing some of that wisdom gained and spreading it here.