Chicago is a pustule. So is Boston.
They are places where, if you are a native, then the rules don’t apply. If you’re not, then the smallest infraction of those rules are used to hammer you into the turf.
Chicago was the birthplace of the Communist movement in America, and it is the home of the current Socialist movement in America. It is almost completely corrupt.
It is a pock.
I did say ‘politics aside’. It’s a beautiful and vibrant city.