Apparently Chicago wants to welcome me, but Illinois did not show any such interest. I think even Chicago's sign is kind of small and crappy - come on people, I drove for 12 hours to get here!
LOL - only story I have about Chicago is when someone I know (who will remain un-named) left Pittsburgh heading for NYC (on a stormy night). This un-named person didn't know they were driving IN THE WRONG DIRECTION 'til they saw the tool booth at Chicago. Amazing, huh? Anyway, never been there.