1.0 link 210632 <![CDATA[Chicago For Dummies: What Our Newest Residents Can Expect]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-murray/chicago-for-dummies-what_b_210632.html Summer's here, which means Chicago is filling up with young Midwestern college grads, looking for work and adventure.

I hope the lads and lasses aren't reading the Huffington Post for advice, but just in case they are, I have a cautionary tale to tell about the city as I found it when I was their age -- and as it found me.

I moved to Oak Park fresh out of Kent State University, back in 1992. The economy wasn't great...

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