This collection of entries is from October 11, 2005.
Runny nose, sneezing, congestion, watery eyes and itchy throat. All the time.
Guess if I didn't know before, I now have definitive proof:
Chicago is #1 in a list of Fall Allergy Capitals according to The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America The rankings were based on each city's pollen counts, the amount of allergy medicine used per patient, and the number of allergists per patient.
Wonder where we rank in spring. It ain't too pleasant now and I seem to remember a whole mess of unpleasantness back in the spring.