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Patch Poll: Super Bowl Along the Shore of Lake Michigan?

Professional football's biggest game of the season, a cause for an unofficial national holiday, is usually played in warm climates. Do you want to see that changed?

With NATO under his belt, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is looking for the next big event he would like the city to host.

He wants a Super Bowl.

There may be some pros to his idea, but there are a lot of cons: the small capacity of Soldier Field (after all, the $uper Bowl is all about money); the unpredictable yet usual frigid February weather and the lack of a dome over Soldier Field.

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Historically, the Super Bowl has been played in locations with warmer climes, where you don’t have to worry about a blizzard making it difficult to get the to the game, such as California, Arizona and Florida. Games have been played in domes in Atlanta, Detroit and Indianapolis.

Who knows, though? Conventional wisdom and past history will be tested next year when the Super Bowl will be played in the new MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, outdoors in the cold.

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What do you think? Should the National Football League hold a Super Bowl in Chicago?

Or do you agree with Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune who tweeted: “Chances of a having Super Bowl in Chicago are roughly the same as having a Super Bowl on Jupiter.”?

Voice Mail, ATM, Remote Control

Patch readers can't live without the TV remote control, according to the results of last week's . Readers were asked: Which of the following inventions is the most important to you and the one you cannot live without?

  • The remote control, 70 percent.
  • Voice mail, 17 percent.
  • The ATM, 12 percent.

Independence666 commented that air conditioning is probably one of the most important inventions of the 20th century, adding, "I'm sure the inventor has a place in heaven."


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