"For us to have this kind of marketing to get people to think twice about Chicago in their travel plans is huge," Chikow said. "If Oprah says, 'Come to where I live, come to where I shop, come to where I work,' people pay attention to her." But it was unclear if the expected business boom cited in holding the Oprah event had materialized for local retailers. "It was completely dead this morning. It was one of the slowest days in a month," said Christine Fish, 20, ... - EventLine