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You already knew that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West love Chicago, but you were aware the couple also has an affection for the Illinois city of the same name?

We apologize for that sad bit of dad-joke word play, but Kimye makes it too easy with their "eccentric" baby names.

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All awful kidding aside, Kim and Kanye named their daughter Chicago for a reason — it’s Kanye’s hometown, and he credits the city with helping to transform him into the man he is today.

We can only assume Chi-Town has a magnet school that specializes in teaching children how to throw egomaniacal tantrums and design horrendously ugly sneakers.

Just kidding, Yeezy!

Anyway, the point is, Kanye’s relationship with Chicago is not unlike his marriage — full of love, but very, very complicated.

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Speaking with TMZ this week, ‘Ye revealed his desire to return to the Midwest and remain there for the rest of his days:

"I gotta let y’all know that I’m moving back to Chicago and I’m never leaving again," West told the outlet.

Unfortunately, there are some problems with Kanye’s fantasy.

For starters, trying to imagine Kim digging into some deep dish while sandwiched between two portly Bears fans is like picturing Kid Rock enjoying high tea at Buckingham Palace.

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On top of that, Kim recently lambasted one of Chicago’s most beloved son in a tirade that many interpreted as an attack on the city itself.

The beef had to do with Kanye’s charity and his alleged lack of involvement in the foundations that bear his name.

Chicago rapper Rhymefest was particularly harsh on Yeezy, leading Kim to clap back in epic fashion:

"U haven’t been right since u got kicked out of the studio in Hawaii wearing fake Yeezy’s @RHYMEFEST," the mother of three tweeted.

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"You’re over levergenging [sic] Kanye’s name & asked Kanye to donate money to u so stop w your fake community politics & lies. Truth is you haven’t been able to sustain the foundation [sic]."

Chicagoans went off on Kim in response, and as far as anyone knows the feud still isn’t settled.

So Kim probably isn’t thrilled with the idea of leaving her beloved Calabasas behind for a city where she’s even more widely despised than she is in the rest of the country.

The situation has led to another round of Kim-Kanye divorce rumors, but we think the internet is getting a little ahead of itself on this one.

In all likelihood, this just another one of Yeezy’s weird attempts at humor.