What marks the start of fall in Chicago? Here's what you told us.

We asked what tells you fall has begun in Chicago. Here's what you told us, lightly edited for clarity and readability.

"When I put my patio umbrella away. Depends on the weather."

"The Bears' first three-and-out."

"Apple cider in the stores."

"The leaves change color — with particularly beautiful viewing of them at the Morton Arboretum."

"The third day of three days in a row I have to wear a jacket."

"Taffy apples!"

"Sometime around Halloween, when the weather goes from mid-60s to hail and icy conditions in a matter of seconds."

"Day after Labor Day, when, as a kid, we had to go back to school."

"Chicagohenge!"

"When the high only hits low 60s or worse. And death is all around — the dead leaves on trees or the ground, the dead flowers and dormant grass, etc. Such a sad time. And it only gets worse."

"Pools and beaches closing."

"High school homecomings or Columbus Day."

"Time to get my flu shot."