<p>I love Chicago but you are getting me interested in visiting
Philadelphia for the art museums and to see the park system. The
parks in Chicago are great and we also have the Cook County Forest
Preserves, even in the city. </p>
<p>Evanston is on the northern border of Chicago so how could it take ten minutes to drive to Chicago? From NU campus it would take fifteen minutes, when you know your way. But you would be taking the ‘el’ anyway. </p>
<p>There is every kind of food in Evanston and in Chicago both. People
in the Chicago area are fat for a reason.</p>
<p>Climate: This past winter had frequent snow. In general though, the
‘lake effect’ snow heads more toward Michigan/Indiana. Look at a map.</p>