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My wife, son and I recently were walking along Michigan Avenue.

We were just across the street from the Water Tower when a local Chicagoan stopped and offered to take a picture of the three of us.

As she did so, a large number of pedestrians who were walking along the sidewalk on busy Michigan Avenue stopped to allow the picture to be taken of our family.

As out-of-state visitors, we were most impressed by a group of citizens who allowed this family photo to be taken, especially since they didn’t know us and we didn’t know them.

Two words immediately came to mind: “consideration” and “thoughtfulness.”

What a wonderful tribute to a proud city.

Chicagoans should take pride.

It certainly made our visit to Chicago a delightful and very special one.