the "3 mile thing" doesn't really work for chicago because it never developed a true independent major secondary office node within city limits (i'm not counting that post-war crap along the kennedy out by ORD, that's a totally different animal).
from state/madison (the 0,0 of chicago's grid), 3 miles north puts you at fullerton ave. in lincoln park, 3 miles south puts you at 31st street in douglas, 3 miles west puts you at western ave. on the far end of the near west side out past the united center, and 3 miles east puts you in a boat out on the lake. none of them are significant office nodes.
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Last edited by Steely Dan; Sep 9, 2022 at 7:35 PM.
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