Lesson 500: Jeff and JR's favorite place...

Plain English

About this episode

On this 500th episode, Jeff and JR talk about their favorite places in Chicago, including:

Restaurants
The lakefront
Shedd aquarium
Neighborhoods
Field Museum
History
The beach
Riverwalk
Lincoln Park Zoo
Breweries
Art Institute
Wrigley Field

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