It is basically saying to your neighbors, the people with whom you are presumably on pleasant terms the rest of the year: “I don’t trust you, so I’m going to screw you before you screw me. Saving your parking spot with a folding chair or a cone or a box of diapers may be part and parcel of winter here, but the whole practice strikes me as a very un-Chicago thing to do. On the lighter side of things, #SNOMG called extra attention to Dibs. Many were not rescued until early this morning, as rescue workers battled white-out conditions, 70 mph wind gusts and waist-high drifts to provide help. Hundreds of motorists and CTA passengers ended up trapped on the drive for six hours or more Tuesday night. The event nearly shut down the city and left many stranded: Roughly 20 inches of snow fell on Chicago during February's blizzard, making it the third largest blizzard in the city's history. Here's a list of the most memorable, plus some additions from our staff. With the year coming to a close, we asked our Twitter followers and Facebook fans to send us their picks for the top Chicago stories of 2011.
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