However, another nickname for Chicago is still true today. It is The Windy City. Chicago sits next to Lake Michigan, one of North America's Great Lakes. Language expert Barry Popick says on his web site that Chicago was called a "windy city" because of the wind that blows off of Lake Michigan. In the eighteen sixties and seventies, Chicago was advertised as an ideal place to visit in the summer because of this cool wind.

然而，芝加哥的另一个别名今天仍名副其实。这个别名就是“风城”。芝加哥坐落在北美五大湖之一密歇根湖畔。语言学家巴里·波皮克在他的网站上表示，芝加哥之所以被称为“风城”是因为从密歇根湖吹来的风。在十九世纪六七十年代，芝加哥标榜其凉风习习，是夏日避暑的理想场所。