Is Chicago Really in the ‘Midwest’?
City Life
Chicago was squeezed into Illinois to make it more Northern. It's now the capital of the Midwest, but culturally, call it a Great Lakes state.
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Budtender Datrianna Meeks delves into new forms of cannabis intake — and ones that are coming soon.
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Illustration by Melissa McFeeters
It may not be as long (or as mountainous) as the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails, but the 200-mile Outerbelt Route, established in 2018, is the city’s own bucket-list megahike. Here’s a plan for tackling it in 19 days.
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