As the legendary poet Anne Bradstreet once put it:  “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.”  Here in Chicago, we’re famous for our tough and bracing winters, which come complete with heavy snowfall, freezing winds, and cold, gray days. But true Chicagoans know that those tough Lake Michigan winds and snowstorms aren’t really what our area is about. Instead, our city truly blossoms to life in the springtime – when flowers spring from the ground, the sun peeks out from behind the clouds, little kids ...