Yeah I know, I don’t how to feel about this either. Last week the health orginization CityHealth gave our fair city of large portioned meals Chicago a “gold medal” in several fields of health. Our city was one of the few to receive the gold medal standard. I would think we would have been disqualified once the judges saw a slice of deep dish or an italian beef sandwich, but apparently it’s more complex than that.

We got the designation on the following general health standards based on article from WTTW,

Paid sick leave
High-quality, universal pre-kindergarten
Affordable housing/inclusionary zoning
Complete streets
Alcohol sales control
Tobacco 21
Clean indoor air
Food safety and restaurant inspection
Healthy food procurement

Well, I guess that’s good.

Honestly, this is surprising when we think our prestigious traditions of eating like we have endless bellies. Here is an example of Second City characters portrayed on SNL. It’s healthy to laugh at our own city right?