Chicagoland 

Chicagoland is a term that carries several common misconceptions. It is believed by many people (usually living in the northern and western suburbs of Chicago) that Chicagoland, or more formally the "Chicago Metropolitan Area" is restricted to only the areas within the Illinois state boundaries. However, due to the fact that a metro area is based on cultural and employment patterns and similarities, this is simply not true.

Because Chicago is such a large city on its own, it boasts a much wider metro area than most others in the country, save for New York and Los Angeles. Dating back to 1950, when statistical analysis for metro areas emerged, Chicagoland included several counties in Illinois (Cook and the adjacent counties such as Will, Lake, and DuPage) as well as Lake County in Indiana which to many a-Chicagoan's surprise physically borders the city. Over the years, due to Chicago's expansion, the definition has also widened to include four more Indiana counties (Porter, LaPorte, Newton, and Jasper) as well as Kenosha County in Wisconsin.

This phenomena is not unique to Chicago, and examples can be seen all throughout the U.S. New York City - New Jersey, St. Louis - southwestern Illinois, Kansas City - western Missouri, and many more. So before you let silly biases like state lines get in the way, remember to check your facts!

As I mentioned above, a metro area is not determined by state lines, but by a shared culture. For example, the types of cuisine unique to Chicago can be found all around Chicagoland. Things like the Chicago Hotdog, the Maxwell St. Polish, Italian beef sandwiches, deep dish pizza, and etc. Other examples include the commuter culture, or the people who travel into the city for work; favorite sports teams; dialects and slang; time zones (Northwest Indiana shares a time zone with the rest of Chicagoland, and not the rest of the state).

Chicagoland by WoodmarBoy March 13, 2014

Chicano Lodge 

Derived from Econo Lodge, an affordable motel chain for those who need to pinch their pennies while vacationing.

A small dwelling (apartment, loft, studio, etc) which houses no fewer than two families at a time.

Guy 1. "Hey, can we stay at your moms house when we visit Los Angeles?"

Guy 2. "No way man, that Chicano Lodge has no vacancy! We'd better stay at the Holiday Inn instead."

Chicano Lodge by Japanessence June 25, 2012

Chicano

means Indigenous and Indian people from native or mexican americans
totally Indians decent or Indian people as natural races.

Chicanos

Chicano by MissCubans April 11, 2010

chicano

noun 1. A person who identifies himself/herself, regardless of a nationality, with the political, socioeconomic and cultural strife of native people and their descendants of the Americas.
2. A political, socioeconomic and cultural paradigm acquired from knowledge and interpretation of literature, music, politics, etc. of descendants of the Americas.

Being born in East L.A. doesn't make you Chicano, education and activism help in becoming one.

chicano by Ivan Lopez February 1, 2005

chicano

A person with the desendence of mexican but not born in mexico but in the U.S.A chicano is not people from latin america but only people with mexican desendence in born in the USA.

That vato over there says he is chicano but his parents were born in El Salvador. That means he is not chicano because his parents must be form Mexico and he must have been born in the United States to be a chicano.

chicano by raza March 8, 2005

Chiagozie 

A boy with a good spirit and has lots of women that like him and can get mad at times but always makes it up

I would like me a chiagozie

Chiagozie by Jewbssbbsnskksksmsnsnsnsnslsks March 11, 2019

chicabonchia 

sexy mexi who can sweet talk her way through anything, but when it comes to smarts . . . she's a loser.........beutler

Yeah man i had this sweet chicabonchia last night, but she stole my car in the morning! Haha but it's okay the tanks empty anyway.

chicabonchia by markiwarkie August 28, 2006