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Produced by the city’s best magazine editors and writers, Chicago magazine offers an award-winning combination of smart service journalism and provocative narrative stories, knit together with a colorful and elegant design.

Now joined by its on-line version, chicagomag.com, Chicago helps readers get the most out of the city and nearby suburbs, capturing the lifestyle and spirit of the area.

The magazine is the authoritative voice on top dining in the region, and each month carries listings of more than 150 of the best restaurants. Chicago’s calendar of upcoming events cuts through the clutter to highlight top choices in the cultural scene.

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Read Chicago Magazine, October. 2008 Online

If He Wins...?
From Olympic dreams to entrepreneurs' schemes—how Chicago might benefit if a certain senator from Illinois becomes president
By Robert Reed

The prospect of a President Barack Obama fills the top executive of Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Company with the audacity of hope. The company president is dreaming not of seismic political change but of the possibility of attracting new customers eager to visit Obama's haunts in his adopted hometown, places where the Democratic Party candidate lived, worked, and played. "Focusing a tour around Obama and his personal local story is something we're going to consider," says Rob Pierson, president of Chicago Trolley, which is owned by a Scottish-based company.

The trolley operator isn't the only one thinking of how Chicago will change if Obama wins the presidency. Some backers of the Illinois senator expect the city to reap an Obama dividend if he prevails over GOP opponent John McCain in the November election. The anticipated advantages range from landing more federal money to enhancing Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics. Key local advisers and friends—such as the real-estate executive Valerie B. Jarrett—would likely land influential roles in the new administration. And Obama's Hyde Park-Kenwood neighborhood expects a rash of new shops, restaurants, and tourist attractions, especially if the Obama family comes home to a Summer White House. ...

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