--- title: "7 Raised Chicago Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Raised Chicago quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Raised Chicago sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/aimee-bender-2250_dignity_he-made-a-good-salary-but-he-did-not-fla_276390.png" --- > [“He made a good salary but he did not flaunt it. He’d been raised in Chicago proper by a Lithuanian Jewish mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aimee-bender/he-made-a-good-salary-but-he-did-not-flaunt-it-he-d-been-raised-in/) [Aimee Bender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aimee-bender/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/792/aimee-bender-2250_dignity_he-made-a-good-salary-but-he-did-not-fla_276390.png) > [I grew up in Glen Ellyn, which is about 20 miles west of Chicago. I attended Glenbard South High School and University…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mcpartlin/i-grew-up-in-glen-ellyn-which-is-about-20-miles-west-of-chicago-i/) [Ryan McPartlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mcpartlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5d/ryan-mcpartlin-55005_acting_i-grew-up-in-glen-ellyn-which-is-about-2_729697.jpg) > [I was born and raised in Chicago and I kind of wanted to go home to where I'm from, where my roots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-santino/i-was-born-and-raised-in-chicago-and-i-kind-of-wanted-to-go-home-to/) [Andrew Santino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-santino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/andrew-santino-33280_born_i-was-born-and-raised-in-chicago-and-i-k_789573.jpg) > [Being born and raised in Chicago made me tough. It made me strong. I feel like I can deal with anything. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shani-davis/being-born-and-raised-in-chicago-made-me-tough-it-made-me-strong-i/) [Shani Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shani-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/shani-davis-28034_anything_being-born-and-raised-in-chicago-made-me_1049206.jpg) > [I was born and raised in Chicago, but lived for a while in Mexico, the son of immigrants. We lived in Mexico,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-gallego/i-was-born-and-raised-in-chicago-but-lived-for-a-while-in-mexico-the/) [Ruben Gallego](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-gallego/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/ruben-gallego-5172_born_i-was-born-and-raised-in-chicago-but-liv_2391493.jpg) > [I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. It's what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when we meant the entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-was-raised-in-chicago-so-always-used-latina-it-s-what-my-father-and/) [Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/sandra-cisneros-862_brother_i-was-raised-in-chicago-so-always-used-l_2427840.jpg) > [I was raised in Chicago, born in St. Louis. My family's from Mississippi. A lot of places have ownership over me, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-redd/i-was-raised-in-chicago-born-in-st-louis-my-family-s-from-mississippi/) [Chris Redd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-redd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/chris-redd-11179_born_i-was-raised-in-chicago-born-in-st-louis_2690022.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/raised-chicago/#itemlist", "name": "Raised Chicago Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He made a good salary but he did not flaunt it. He’d been raised in Chicago proper by a Lithuanian Jewish mother who had grown up in poverty, telling stories, often, of extending a chicken to its fullest capacity, so as soon as a restaurant served his dish, he would promptly cut it in half and ask for a to-go container. 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