I love …
… the way freshly fallen snow glitters in the sunshine.
— Marge Adreani, Niles
… beef, dill gravy and dumplings at Riverside Restaurant [3422 S. Harlem Ave.] in Berwyn. All the meals are accompanied by homemade breads, delicious soups and melt-in-your-mouth pastries.
— Theresa Fortuna, Palos Heights
… being a new Blackhawks fan. They might not be having a spectacular year, but they’re young and promising and, now and then, very exciting. Anticipation of a game makes the winter blahs a little less blah-some. Hockey rocks, and one of these days, so will the Hawks.
— Emily Dodson Monk, Lombard
… when restaurateurs respond to the statement “we are starving” by bringing out a little snackish thing — anything — before your meal arrives, even if it is not part of house policy.
— Monica Eng, reporter
I hate …
… when restaurateurs respond to your statement “we are starving” with nothing but smiles until your first dish arrives 18 minutes later. Come on, don’t you even have a cracker or a few nuts back there?
— Monica Eng
… people who shovel snow into the middle of the street and cause a big hump which is hard to drive through or around.
— Walter Brzeski, Chicago
… people using crude language in front of their own and other small kids, at fast-food places and sports venues.
— Carol Olson, Racine
… the guy who stands in front of the Old Navy on State Street with the lousy microphone and tells everyone they’re going to hell.
— Lawrence Frank, Evanston
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