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15 Signs You're From The Northwest Suburbs Of Illinois

Better known as "Chicago."

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Dec 26, 2016

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1. You crave Portillo's 24/7. Chopped salad, hot dog, cheese fries, Italian beef, chocolate cake shake — you name it!

2. Even though you're from the suburbs, you tell everyone you're from Chicago . You know it's ten times easier than explaining where Barrington or Naperville is.

3. -26 degrees doesn't even phase you anymore.

4. You spent your childhood playing outside in a foot of snow during your 45-minute recess break.

5. Speaking of weather, you've grown up having "cold days" rather than "snow days." ILY Tom Skilling

6. You are a DIE HARD Cubs fan- or a Sox fan (whatever.)

7. Lou Malnati's is your life. You eat, sleep, breathe deep dish pizza.

8. (773) 202-LUNA...

9. Willis Tower? EXCUSE ME. It's the Sears Tower. Don't fight me.

10. You know that you do not have ketchup come in contact with your Chicago hot dog.

11. The Museum of Science and Industry was your life as a child.

12. You live for Lollapalooza or Country Thunder.

13. You have been to the Wisconsin Dells nearly one hundred times.

14. When your friends from school ask you if you live in a cornfield, you cringe.

15. No matter how imperfect it may be, you'll always be proud to say you're from "Chicago."

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15 Signs You're From The Northwest Suburbs Of Illinois

Better known as "Chicago."

1. You crave Portillo's 24/7. Chopped salad, hot dog, cheese fries, Italian beef, chocolate cake shake — you name it!

2. Even though you're from the suburbs, you tell everyone you're from Chicago . You know it's ten times easier than explaining where Barrington or Naperville is.

3. -26 degrees doesn't even phase you anymore.

4. You spent your childhood playing outside in a foot of snow during your 45-minute recess break.

5. Speaking of weather, you've grown up having "cold days" rather than "snow days." *ILY Tom Skilling*

6. You are a DIE HARD Cubs fan- or a Sox fan (whatever.)

7. Lou Malnati's is your life. You eat, sleep, breathe deep dish pizza.

8. (773) 202-LUNA...

9. Willis Tower? EXCUSE ME. It's the Sears Tower. Don't fight me.

10. You know that you do not have ketchup come in contact with your Chicago hot dog.

11. The Museum of Science and Industry was your life as a child.

12. You live for Lollapalooza or Country Thunder.

13. You have been to the Wisconsin Dells nearly one hundred times.

14. When your friends from school ask you if you live in a cornfield, you cringe.

15. No matter how imperfect it may be, you'll always be proud to say you're from "Chicago."

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The Library

Time Management

Registration

Housing

The Dining Hall

Teachers

Clubs

High School Friends

Finals

It's not all morning coffees and singing along to the radio.

You can't just go to your room to take a nap in the middle of your classes.

Having to spend all your extra cash on gas for your car.

Speaking of money, you probably don't have a meal plan so you're forced to scrounge up some change or mooch off of your friends.

It can be harder to maintain the friendships you make with people from class.

Finding a parking spot.

It can be harder to be involved on campus because between your one, two, or three jobs and school you don't have much free time.

When you try to be super involved on campus, it can kill your sleep schedule.

It's impossible to do homework at home, but staying on campus isn't an option sometimes.

There are surveys and events that you can't participate in because you're a commuter.

Group projects are the bane of your existence.

Traffic.

Your backpack rivals that of a survivalist trekking in the woods.

Driving all the way to campus to find a note on the door of your classroom saying class was cancelled.

Because have you ever had to endure grilling your foot on a George Foreman?

1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

5. Speaking of weather, you've grown up having "cold days" rather than "snow days." ILY Tom Skilling

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