For those with Chicago roots................ 
CHICAGO SLANG

1.  Grachki (grach'-key):  Chicagoese for "garage key" as in, "Yo, Theresa, waja do wit da grachki? Howmy supposta cut da grass if I can't git intada grach?"

2. Sammich:  Chicagoese for sandwich.  When made with sausage, it's a sassage sammich; when made with shredded beef, it's an Italian Beef sammich, a local delicacy consisting of piles of spicy meat in a perilously soggy bun.

3.  Da:  This article is a key part of Chicago speech, as in "Da Bears" or "Da Mare" -- the latter denoting Richard M. Daley, or Richie, as   he's often called.

4.  Jewels:  Not family heirlooms or a tender body region, but a popular name for one of the region's dominant grocery store chains.  "I'm goin' to Jewels to pick up some sassage."

5.  Field's:  Marshall Field, a prominent Chicago department store. Also Carson Pirie Scott, another major department store chain, is simply called "Carson's."

6.  Tree:  The number between two and four.  "We were lucky dat we only got tree inches of snow da udder night."

7.  Over by dere:  Translates to "over by there," a way of emphasizing a site presumed familiar to the listener.  As in, "I got the sassage at Jewels down on Kedzie, over by dere."

8.  KaminskiPark:   The mispronounced name of the ballpark where the Chicago White Sox (da Sox) play baseball.  Comiskey Park was recently  renamed U.S. Cellular Field (da Cell)

9.  Frunchroom:  As in, "Getottada frunchroom wit dose muddy shoes." It's not the "parlor."  It's not the "living room."  In the land of the  bungalow, it's the "frunchroom," a named derived, linguists believe, from "front room."

10.  Use:  Not the verb, but the plural pronoun 'you!' "Where use goin'?"

11.  Downtown:  Anywhere near  Da Lake, south of Da  Zoo (Lincoln Park Zoo) and north of Soldier Field.

12.  The Lake:  Lake Michigan. (What other lake is there?) It's often used by local weathermen,

"cooler by Da Lake."

13.  BoysTown:  A section on Halsted between Belmont and Addison which is lined with gay bars both sides of the street.  "Didn't I see use in BoysTown in front of da Manhole?"

14.  Braht:  Short for Bratwurst.  "Gimme a braht wit kraut."

15.  Goes:  Past or present tense of the verb "say."  For example, "Then he goes, 'I like this place'!"

16.  Guys:  Used when addressing two or more people, regardless of each individual's gender.

17.  Pop:  A soft drink. Don't say "soda" in this town.  "Do ya wanna canna pop?"

18.  Sliders :  Nickname for hamburgers from White Castle, a popular midwestern burger chain.  "Dose sliders I had last night gave me da shits.

19.  Da Taste:  The Taste of Chicago Festival, a huge extravaganza in Grant Park featuring samples of Chicagoland cuisine which takes place  each year around the Fourth of July holiday.

20.  "Jieetyet?":  Translates to, "Did you eat yet?"

21.  Winter and Construction:  Punch line to the joke, "What are the two seasons in Chicago?"

22.  Cuppa Too-Tree:  is Chicagoese for "a couple, two, three" which really means "a few."  For example, "Hey Mikey, dere any of dem beerz left in da cooler over by dere?"  "Yeh, a cuppa too-tree."

23.  588-2300:  Every one in Chicago knows this commercial jingle and the carpet company you'll get if you call that number -- Empire!  (Famous for their salesmen using 30 inch yard sticks to measure your home for carpeting).

24.  Junk Djor:  You will usually find the 'junk drawer' in the kitchen filled to the brim with miscellaneous, but very important, junk.

25.  Southern Illinois:  Anything south of I-80.

26.  Expressways:  The Interstates in the immediate Chicagoland area are usually known just by their 'name' and not their Interstate number: Da Dan Ryan ("Da Ryan"),  da Stevenson, da Kennedy, da Eisenhower (da "Ike"), and da Edens.

  27.  Gym Shoes:  The rest of the country may refer to them as sneakers or running shoes but Chicagoans will always call them gym shoes!