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Chicago: The who, the why, and the where (part 3 of "I'm in love with Chicago AND Northern Michigan)

I moved to Chicago on August 1st, 2012. I was three months out of college and had no idea what I was going to do for a living or how I was going to make it all work. My overall strategy: Eh, it’ll all work itself out. What I knew: I wanted to be with Ashley and I... Read more »

By Chris O'Brien,
September 30, 2019 at 7:00 am • 

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  I was born and raised in Midland, Michigan and moved here to Chicago a couple years ago after graduating from Hope College. I live in the city with my beautiful wife Ashley. A little bit about me - I go to bed early, I enjoy greasy food and would wear sweatpants everyday if I were allowed to. I just signed up for a year-long Divvy membership, but could very well be the slowest bicyclist in Chicago. I write the Medium Rare blog and will have a new post up every Monday.

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