Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Chicago; also attrib.

1922		J. Tully Emmett Lawler 281: He’s the best boy in Chi-town.
1968		K. Brasselle Cannibals 388: What’s new in Chi town?
1975		L. Dills CB Slanguage 23: Chi Town: Chicago.
1976		P. Conroy Great Santini (1977) 70: I’d like to take this same house up to Chi-city, and put her down by Lake Mich and sell her for about two hundred thousand big ones.
1985–6		J. Stahl ‘Finnegan’s Waikiki’ in Love Without (2007) 135: He’s an important coupon guy back in Chi town.
1998		Source Nov. 31: Chi-town thugettes, Syndicate.
2001		A. Zards posting at www.johnbrownsbody.com 🌐 Wow, just popped on and find your playing in Chitown Feb 10, Ill be bringing as many people as I can see fit, love the traditional roots you play.
2002		website blurb 🌐 Chi-Town Web Design. [...] We are a small company with competitive prices located outside of Chicago, Illinois.
2004		E. Weiner Drop Dead, My Lovely (2005) 15: Mark her down as a medium-tall looker from Chi-town.