I've already stumbled upon my new favorite nickname for Chicago, my soon-to-be home sweet home ... "The Big Onion." I like it for so many reasons. 1) I love onions. 2) I like how it compares to "The Big Apple." 3) I like that it comes from the meaning behind the Potawatomi word "Checaugou" which means 'wild onions.' Apparently there were a bunch of wild onions growing at the mouth of the Chicago river when they arrived there? 4) I've already used the term once in talking to a Chicago resident (granted, not a Chicago native, but still ...) and they admitted to never having heard of it before!
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