The first topic: the Chicago Grid! You see these numbers on ... it because the addresses lined up with the street numbers. So even the mile things aren’t right, the addresses are right.

That distinction, according to Hidden Chicago ... city’s grid system because they’re in a private development, but people live, drive, and receive mail there, so they count as streets.

This iconic stretch begins at the Chicago River and runs northward along Michigan Avenue, terminating at Oak Street. The Magnificent Mile is a prime destination for shopping, dining, and ...

Each standard-sized block measures an eighth of a mile ... spread along the grid without a single numbering system, duplicate addresses proliferated. Chicago’s clever street system was ...

“The weather was definitely a challenge,” Julie Giese, president of NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race, said. “I think the key takeaway on that, though, is that we were able to get the event i ...