The dreadfully uninformed have claimed that the Chicago accent is the worst one of them all. We here at Brian, Ali, and Justin obviously beg to differ. We find beauty in it. There’s a certain amount of comfort that it brings us. It sounds like home. Listen to this lovely soliloquy that was penned by a local resident.

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