Chicagoan here, DeKalb you pronounce the L. Regionally specific in the same way Des Moines is a silent S but they pronounce the S in Des Plaines, a Chicago suburb.
Chicagoan here, DeKalb you pronounce the L. Regionally specific in the same way Des Moines is a silent S but they pronounce the S in Des Plaines, a Chicago suburb.
I lived in the NW Suburbs of Chicago, came here to say the same about DeKalb. How Chicagoland people pronounce "Roosevelt Road" is something else entirely.
Chicagoan here, DeKalb you pronounce the L. Regionally specific in the same way Des Moines is a silent S but they pronounce the S in Des Plaines, a Chicago suburb.
I lived in the NW Suburbs of Chicago, came here to say the same about DeKalb. How Chicagoland people pronounce "Roosevelt Road" is something else entirely.
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Came here to say this, as an NIU alum. Also, it's more of a "Dee" than a "Duh"