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MDtR-Chicago
5. It sounds like most of your award travel will be inexpensive domestic routes. If so, you may want to think about a 2% cashback card, like the Fidelity Amex. Just make sure, before you dump spending on miles/points cards, that you'll actually get good value from it. (Another option, as mentioned, would be a Chase card that has a large signup bonus in Ultimate Rewards points.)
Fidelity Amex earns Worldpoints, which transfer 1:1 to Aeroplan. But! That card doesn't have a signing bonus. You have to weigh your spend against cards that give you good continuous rewards, vs cards that have nice signing bonuses but mediocre rewards for continued spend.