“Well those folks better go to the Jewels and learn what Chicago’s all about,” said Pat Quinn to John Howell on Friday morning.

New scientific data suggests that because of shifting demographics, the Chicago accent might be disappearing. Former Governor Pat Quinn joined John and Ray with reaction to the disappearing Chicago accent, and also had analysis on the White Sox.

In its most undiluted expression, the Chicago accent—dialect of Daleys, the sound of CTA announcements (“Customer assistance is needed at the key-ask”)—is layered with local history: settlement, immigration, segregation, industrialization, globalization.

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