Quotes About Chicago

Chicago gave me more music than any other city in America.

If the national economy improves, Chicago will improve.

I'm a blue-collar Chicago girl raised on wonderful movies my mom took us to, ones that had a lot of heart.

Being from Chicago, you kind of are shielded in a way from the other stuff that goes on in music and the industry.

Chicago is everything to me.

I live in Chicago, and I play in a band there.

And there was no money in Chicago for a band.

So, We're really L.A. based with a secondary base in Chicago.

I never made more than $50 doing any play in Chicago. That was the way I grew up.

I'm just a stage actor from Chicago.

Chicago is seriously my favorite city in the country. People have roots here, which is nice. When you go to Los Angeles, no one is actually from Los Angeles.

When I close my eyes to draw I always think Chicago in 1975.

Chicago is a lot of my background as a chef.

I'm from Chicago and it's a huge influence on me.

I've been to Chicago a lot - it's one of my favorite places. My wife is from Chicago, and I worked in the theater there a lot.

I love Chicago. Chicago is my home.

Being born and raised in Chicago made me tough. It made me strong. I feel like I can deal with anything. I truly believe that in my heart.

I came up in the community center. I used to be physical director of the South Central Community Center in Chicago on 83rd. It's still there. It used to be around there when I was a kid.

Chicago is fun. We've spent a lot of time there, about 15 years. My wife's parents and family live in Chicago, so that's a big selling point.

I was raised on the Southside of Chicago, and my whole family was musically-inclined.

When I was a carpenter, I built sets for small storefront Chicago companies. Like, I built sets for friends of mine at The House Theater.

As a city, Chicago really affords me an environment that I am really happy creating in. It's an easy place to live in a lot of ways; it's a great community to be making music in.

My mother, she worked in the mayor's office in Chicago when I was growing up and has been in democratic politics for a long time.

I want to see talent and companies and money and entrepreneurs moving to Chicago.