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Rumor has it that right before the outbreak of World War II, Jim’s Original hot dog stand in Chicago’s old Maxwell Steet Market District debuted a new tubular treat: grilled Polish sausage served in a bun and topped with mustard, grilled onions and sport peppers.
This simple serving of meat on a bun quickly became a Chicagoland staple, as indispensable and integral to the Chicago food scene as tavern-style pizza, the Chicago hot dog, the Italian beef sandwich and later, for better or worse, the deep-dish pizza…