Chicago is the third most populous metropolis (2.85 million) within the United States and the city’s natives don’t always cohabit in peace. No one can ever really agree due to the size of our city, but a few things the town can concur on are what’s good and bad in, & for, Chicago. We here [...]
Top Neighborhoods of Chicago
Fellow Chicagoans and Illinois suburbanites, are you planning on moving or moving to the Windy City for work, school, family, or just to start over? Well your friends at TheAverageChicagoan.com have done some light research into giving inquiring movers a glimpse of key neighborhoods in the city where it would be best to situate. We [...]
10 Random Rants (Vol.4)
1. Jay Cutler is now the most important man in Chicago and maybe Illinois. He holds the hope, change, beliefs, and prayers of an entire city and state all on his arm. Even President Obama hopes JC is our city’s savior. 2. Healthcare! I’m all for it. If I can get some cheap government ran [...]
Top 10 Movies Based in the Chicagoland Area
10. The Break Up The opening scene was in the mecca of Chicago: Wrigley Field. Vince Vaughn worked as a double decker tour bus guide–how many times have you seen these buses driving up Michigan Avenue? And we can’t forget about their apartment–located right in the West Loop (I’ve seen it–located across from Harpo Studios). [...]
Cubs Fans/Sox Fans: The Debate
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Welcome to The Average Chicagoan
So, you might have guessed it. This site is for the average Chicagoan. The type of person that goes to a Cubs game to watch the game, not talk on the phone. The person that rides the CTA around town. The person that knows that you can’t mix hot dogs and ketchup. I’ll be covering [...]