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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Sun-Times staff

What’s a smell that makes you think of Chicago? Sun-Times readers weigh in

Cooks from Chicago’s Dog House, located at 816 W. Fullerton Ave., prepare “Original Polish,” Smoked Alligator” and “Rattlesnake & Rabbit” sausages during a Taste of Chicago preview event in Daley Plaza. (Lou Foglia/Sun-Times file)

The sweet chocolatey aroma from Blommer Chocolate Company? The smell of grilled onions wafting from a hot dog joint? The stench of the Union Stockyards still lingering in your memory?

What’s a smell that makes you think of Chicago? When we recently asked Sun-Times readers, more than 2,000 answers poured in and ran the gamut — ranging from food, road work, freshly cut grass and more.

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