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In
Connie, a
voice on a speaker at the bus station calls out that a bus to
Chicago will be leaving soon. This indicates that one can ride a
bus to Chicago.
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Whit tells Connie and Eugene in
Let This Mind Be
In You that he is leaving Odyssey for a few days to attend
board meetings at Universal Press in Chicago.
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A con artist named Phil Phillips
from Chicago arrives in Odyssey to make a quick buck off the
town's citizens in
By Any Other Name.
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In
One Bad Apple,
a public relations employee
at Edgebiter Chemical Company states that the company
manufactures insecticide products in Chicago.
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In
Train Ride,
Whit and Eugene board an Amtrak train in Chicago and head home
to Odyssey. No state is mentioned.
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In
Where There's a
Will... George Barclay mentions that his boss's boss is at a
meeting in Chicago and he will arrive at the Barclays' house for
dinner. It can be assumed that one can make a trip to or from
Chicago in less than a day.
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The episode
Waylaid in the
Windy City sheds some light on Chicago's distance from
Odyssey. Connie and Whit fly from Odyssey to Chicago's O'Hare
Airport, so it can be assumed that Odyssey is at least a
flight's distance away from Odyssey. Also, Connie admits that she
has only ever seen Chicago from a bus window.
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In
Unto Us a
Child Is Born, Katrina Shanks Meltsner mentions that she
will be making the drive to Chicago to be with her family during
their Christmas Day brunch. The downside is that she has to
leave early enough Christmas Day to be there on time for it. On
the other hand, she lives close enough to Chicago that she can
make the trip and be at her destination all on the same day. In
other words, Odyssey isn't so far that you can't drive to
Chicago in less than a day.
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In
New Year's Eve
Live!, Harlow Doyle accidentally gets on a bus headed to
Chicago shortly before midnight. When he asks the bus driver
what time they will arrive, the driver says "around 8:30
tomorrow morning." Therefore, Odyssey has to be located
somewhere that the trip to Chicago takes 8 1/2 hours or slightly
longer by bus.
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Jack and Joanne often take
business trips to Chicago, as revealed in
Plan B II -
Collision Course. In this case, they flew to Chicago.
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In
A Lamb's Tale,
Mike Mulligan and Whit mention the Universal Press Foundation,
which is
based in Chicago. Also Mike states to Nick Mulligan that he
graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in
business.
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In
All-Star Witness,
Eugene travels to Chicago to witness a lawsuit case
similar to that of Tom Riley in the events of the episode.
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In
A Christmas
Conundrum, Eugene says that his favorite Christmas
memory took place when he and Katrina went to Chicago to visit
Katrina's family.
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Jana Whittaker-Dowd calls Whit to
break the news that his flight from Chicago to California has
been delayed in
Silent Night.
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Marvin and Tamika Washington call
the Universal Press Foundation in Chicago to find clues about
how much money Whit has, since they know about his position as
Chairman of the Board at UPF. (Three
O'Clock Call)
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In
A Time for Action,
Whit mentions that he has a friend in the Department of State in
Chicago. Eugene and Whit travel to Chicago to find clues in the
afternoon, and arrive later that day.
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Eugene mentions that Christmas
gifts were sent to Chicago, in
The Undeniable
Truth.
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In
Life, in the
Third Person, Mr. Straussberg and his son, David, drive to
Chicago to look for a house.
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In
The Green Ring Conspiracy, Detective Polehaus finds some
flight plans for the plane that crashed in Gower's field. It was
originally intended for Chicago, but got switched to Atlanta,
Georgia. It was a flight which left from Odyssey. This
seems to suggest that Odyssey is not in Illinois. However, not
enough evidence is included to guarantee that Odyssey is not in
either state (we go by specific mentions of states).
