"Dragged Through the Garden" Dog....PLEASE!

Now if you want to experience everything Chicago, well you will have to try a CHICAGO DOG!  Now a Chicago-style hot dog or Chicago dog is an all-beef frankfurter on a poppy seed bun. It has many toppings which they, Chicagoan's, call "dragged through the garden".  It starts with yellow mustard on the dog, chopped white onions, bright green sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices or wedges, and a dash of celery salt.  Now you understand why they say "dragged through the garden", they aren't kidding.

You will notice there is no ketchup in the ingredients.  Well, there is a strong widely-shared opinion among aficionados that ketchup is UNACCEPTABLE.  Apparently some Chicago hot dog vendors do not even offer ketchup as a condiment.  Who knew!

Now where can you find a fabulous Chicago hot dog..check out these places:
Chubby Wieners 4652 N. Western Ave, Lincoln Square, Chicago
Superdawg Drive-In  6363 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
Portillo's 100 W. Ontario, Chicago
Hot Doug's 3324 North California, Chicago

Learn something new...

The Magnificent Mile, sometimes referred to as The Mag Mile, is a neighborhood in Chicago, that runs along a portion of Michigan Avenue extending from the Chicago River to Oak Street. It serves as the main thoroughfare between Chicago's Loop business district and its Gold Coast.^[2]

Real estate developer Arthur Rubloff gave the nickname to one of the city's most prestigious residential and commercial thoroughfares in the 1940s.^[1] Currently, Chicago's largest shopping district, various mid-range and high-end shops line this section of the street and approximately 3,100,000 square feet (290,000 m²) is currently occupied by retail stores, restaurants, museums and motels.^[3] It includes fine restaurants, hotels, and stores and several of the tallest buildings in the United States. In addition, numerous prestigious buildings are located along the Magnificent Mile, such as the Wrigley Building and the John Hancock Center, places listed on the National Register of Historic Places such as The Old Chicago Water Tower District and Chicago Landmarks such as Tribune Tower and the Allerton Hotel.

Nice Accommodations!!

The conference hotel for this conference is the Hyatt Regency Chicago.  It is oh so nice, with a $90 million renovation complete, the hotel is top-of-the line!  The room rate for the Chicago Regional Conference is $200 per night and includes taxes and fees.

Each room includes:
37" flat screen TV
Coffee maker
Cable movie channels
Large work/desk area
iHome Stereo with iPod Docking Station
and much more.

Book now at AAPC for conference and hotel.

Don't Miss....G2KYLC

Join us in Chicago and “Get Fired Up with your Local Chapter”.  The AAPCCA wants you and your chapters to join us for the G2KYLC event on Thursday October 25^th, 2012 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.  We promise an experience you will never forget.  This is a great opportunity to meet and network with other chapter officers, get some new ideas for chapter meetings and meet your AAPCCA Board of Director members for your region.  To reserve your table email Judy Wilson at judy.wilson@aapcca.org.

DO U KNOW UNO?

"It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago. She outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them." - Mark Twain, 1883

 

Chicago, more specifically 'Pizzeria Uno", is said to be the birthplace of Deep Dish Pizza. City lore has it that a Texan named Ike Sewell created the dish at his bar and grill named Pizzeria Uno in 1943.

During the depression of the thirties, followed by the war years of the forties, Americans ate one-dish meals of "casseroles", easily procured ingredients that would satisfy the stomach, stretch the budget and not cost many ration coupons. Therefore, the more you could load onto a pizza crust, the better it would be, and doubtless a deep pan would be more like a casserole. Moreover, the crust would not need the fancy stretching and pushing, even tossing, that the traditional Italian thin pizza would require. The mozzarella cheese would be on the bottom and the crust and toppings would all bake and ooze together and become one of America's legacies to fast foods nationwide and waistwide!

Did you know...

The Great Chicago Fire

The summer of 1871 was very dry, leaving the ground parched and the wooden city vulnerable. On Sunday evening, October 8, 1871, just after nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the barn behind the home of Patrick and Catherine O'Leary at 13 DeKoven Street. How the fire started is still unknown today, but an O'Leary cow often gets the credit.

The firefighters, exhausted from fighting a large fire the day before, were first sent to the wrong neighborhood. When they finally arrived at the O'Leary's, they found the fire raging out of control. The blaze quickly spread east and north. Wooden houses, commercial and industrial buildings, and private mansions were all consumed in the blaze.

After two days, rain began to fall. On the morning of October 10, 1871, the fire died out, leaving complete devastation in the heart of the city. At least 300 people were dead, 100,000 people were homeless, and $200 million worth of property was destroyed. The entire central business district of Chicago was leveled. The fire was one of the most spectacular events of the nineteenth century, and it is recognized as a major milestone in the city's history.

Have you considered attending our ICD-10 Boot Camp while you’re in the Windy City?

Well, maybe you should, because apparently I-10 isn’t going anywhere anytime soon! This boot camp will give you the ‘kick in the pants’ you need to be ready from the get-go.

 

THE 2-DAY BOOT CAMP AGENDA INCLUDES:

• Where to Begin – Organizing the Implementation Effort
• Understanding the Information Technology Impact
• What Needs to Change – Assessing Other Key Areas of Impact
• Identifying Documentation Challenges
• Building Your ICD-10 Action Plan
• Budgeting for ICD-10
• Planning Training Approaches and Resources
• Successfully Measuring Outcomes
• Introduction to ICD-10 Coding – Crosswalks and Mapping
• Hands-on Coding Exercises and Documentation Case Studies
• Templates, Tools, and Resources + Course Manual and ICD-10-CM Book