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Elizabeth Fogerty Lawyer How long you’ve lived here: Nine years. What you like best about Chicago: The skyline welcoming me home every time I leave the city. Best meal you’ve had recently: At La Scarola, we ordered the veal chop alla gabe (paper thin veal over baby potatoes) and the gamberi risotto (prosciutto-wrapped shrimp over ...