Since I moved to New York five years ago, I have had only one request when visitors ask if I want them to bring me anything from Chicago:
Stewart's Coffee. It's heaven in a can for a mere four dollars. If you're in Chicago, it's in between the Folgers and the Maxwell House. If you're elsewhere, you can order your cans or cases online, or do it my way and lug it back in your suitcase like you're smuggling hash home after spring break.