we’ve been meaning to visit the chicago history museum for awhile, and today finally had the time to go. there was a small section devoted to the city’s sports teams, including michael jordan, of course. we gained a better understanding of how the city survived the 1871 ‘great chicago fire’ and then rebuilt and shined in the 1893 world’s fair. a few other tidbits we learned were that the name chicago is from the native word ‘checagou’ which means ‘wild leeks’. it is the birthplace of ‘crate and barrel’ (1961) as well as other items such as the world book encyclopedias, kraft macaroni and cheese, the first ferris wheel and the site of the first nuclear reaction (in fact, right on the field outside our gym at the university of chicago). now we know.