I live in Chicago, and have been seeking a good web hosting company. Being Internet savvy, I did a simple search online for web host companies in chicago. I was surprised at all the results, as there really are a lot of companies out there offering the service. Web hosting is web hosting, and companies are surprisingly similar. The main difference for me, in the deciding factor, was the price point. I went with the cheapest company I could find. I saved a lot of money over the more expensive companies, and get basically the same web hosting experience. Being thrifty is fine when it comes to web hosting.