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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: To survive winter in Chicago, you need the following items:
-Boots, preferably with very large treads for negotiating the often unshoveled sidewalks.
-Mittens or gloves.
-earmuffs or hat.
-warm winter coat, wool or goosedown, don't think you can get away with a trenchcoat in Jan or Feb.
-scarf, not the decorative paper thin ones, but one you can wrap securely around your head and neck several time.
-if you are in a vehicle, make sure it is equipped with a heavy duty ice scraper and lots of washer fluid to wash away all that salt.
Now if you can still walk (think Ralphie's brother from A Christmas Story), you are ready to step outside!
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