Chicago has a reputation as one of the most haunted cities in America thanks to the high amount of paranormal activity that’s been reported around these parts... and those cheesy Al Capone-themed ghost tours aren’t helping matters.

Chicago is home to an array of beaches, from well-hidden “street-end” oases to bustling Downtown spots featuring every summer activity imaginable.

As corrupt aldermen "Hinky Dink" Kenna famously stated, “Chicago ain’t no sissy town.”

To the rest of the United States, much of Illinois probably seems like the bastion of normalcy, particularly when compared to, say, Florida.

Spending too much time on Tinder, Bumble, or OkCupid will make any sane person yearn for simpler times.

Chicagoans are understandably passionate when it comes to things like the Bears' glory days or dressing a hot dog -- sports and encased meats are the lifeblood of the city after all.

While other cities pride themselves on keeping things “weird,” Chicagoans typically consider ourselves to be pretty normal human beings.

There are two types of suburbanites: those that typically live in far-flung suburbs and only visit the city once or twice per year, and those that work and/or spend most of their free time in the city, but happen to keep a suburban address.

Unless you grew up or attended college in Southern Illinois, "Little Egypt" is probably low on your radar -- particularly if you’re a Chicagoan who thinks everything south of I-80 qualifies as Southern Illinois.

Those coastal folks can keep their salty, shark-ridden, tropical-storming oceans.

Ahhh, tourist season -- that magical time of year when locals need to allot extra travel time to navigate the hundreds of thousands of slow-walking tourists clogging the sidewalks.

While much of the city is being bought up and demolished or redeveloped at an increasingly rapid pace, there are still plenty of buildings in the Chicagoland area that have fallen by the wayside.