Evening anon. When thinking of Chicago food processing,storing, shipping led to concentration of these industries around the city growing into the commodities exchange markets. Large scale speculation and investment through these exchanges. Concentrated power in the ownership of these vital exchanges. Big money.Interesting things to be found in the players and relationships that extend into politics. Socialist worker politics as a historical and richly interesting petri dish of arts and culture. This environment was where the current phenomenon of social democrats were nourished out of the public eye somewhat as they created the patterns for future recruiting activities that were added into the stew of the New left practicum that has burst out into daylight in recent moments. Obama is leading from the background I believe with strong relationships with other Globalist poobahs like Merkel and others backing him fully; fellow travelers and 5th column minions.