Breaking: Cond Nast Traveler ranks Chicago best city

[angrychair]

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Condé Nast Traveler Reader's Choice Awards ranks Chicago best city in the US for the 9th year in a row.

So I guess not such a war zone.

Source:

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T16:07:02.326Z

[sheshe2]

1. For the ninth consecutive year!

[malaise]

2. Loved it

Ages ago

[hunter]

3. Chicago is one of my favorite cities. I'd be happy living there.

Whenever I rank San Francisco higher it's because San Francisco is a lot closer by distance and family.

[newdeal2]

4. I bet Trump's hotel there will boast about this

The Trumpers won’t care about the hypocrisy.

[RainCaster]

6. I will NEVER stay at a trump hotel

Even if they paid me.
No way.
Not ever.

[mopinko]

7. he took down all the nice things he said about us on their website.

[Skittles]

5. I love Chicago

it's just got such a COOL VIBE

[chowder66]

11. 100% agree.

[mopinko]

8. and we're gonna keep it that way, whether tsf likes it or not.

cant tell u how proud i am of how we’re fighting back.

[S/V Loner]

9. Cond Nast... Just another sleeper cell for...

the ANTIFA terrorist network.
Just ask the DOJ.

[nuxvomica]

10. I spent a week there years ago

I was amazed at the quality, variety and low prices of their restaurants, places that may or may not still exist, like The Eclectic, The Mexican Hat Dance, and the castle-like Excaliber, where I mustered the Dutch courage to perform karaoke ("In the Year 2525" ) on a huge stage before a diverse and generous crowd. It seemed to me that the Chicago cityscape was just as sophisticated and aspirational as New York but with less crowded sidewalks.

[Warpy]

12. Congrats, Chicago, I'm sure it's well deserved

but Boston is the only place that ever really felt like home to me.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I still love New Mexico. It's just not home like Boston was.

[pat_k]

13. Born in Evanston. Lived on Lake Shore Drive my first 3 years on the planet.

My mom grew up in Hinsdale. Even though I've only visited Chicago a few times as an adult, my mom's love of the city was communicated loud and clear throughout my life.

And the pictures of my sister and I on the beach as toddlers in the late 50's early 60's are pretty great too.