Well, most of the time. They stroll on Michigan Avenue and look up at the buildings, they point, they discuss what they see in dozens of languages. I can't help taking pride in that. And Chicago does have a lot to see.
Residents sometimes forget.
If only some visitors could get over the Windy City thing, the Al Capone thing, even the Michael Jordan thing. On a brisk fall afternoon, a gentleman from Germany strolled the avenue with his wife. They hunched slightly against an autumn breeze as they made their way toward Water Tower Place. Her hair flew in unwanted directions, so the woman scowled. But the gentleman looked pleased.