If you're a DailyCandy Chicago subscriber, like me - then you may have already seen today's 'candy' about Urban Shop Guide...

USG is a Chicago-based business specializing in shopping tours around the city. It's pretty genius... I mean, I've lived here for 7 years, and I'm seriously thinking about signing up for one of these tours the next time Laura is in town (!) - I just know that there are some hidden gems out there that I've never come across...

The concept is great because it's very much along the lines of the NFT (Not For Tourists) guides, where you're not being told where all the tourists shop (i.e. Michigan Avenue) - instead you're being told where actual (trendy) local Chicagoans shop... places they adore, businesses they respect, shops they visit personally & feel lucky to live near.

Genius.

(oh, and I got a kick out of their Personal Shoppers page... for a minute there, I thought Jennifer Aniston might be taking me to Habit!)

images c/o Urban Shop Guide.