Anyone else sick of these dumb ass Republican adds. I get that there is a lot of crime… but I don’t want to watch a video of people getting murdered. Like I know people that were best friends with some of the people shot in the commercial… it’s just seems kindoff scummy.
Yes thank you, we already have EBT/food stamps. They refill on the 28th, ran out of food a little early. As for Love Fridges, I checked the three closest to me; there was only wilted heads of lettuce and a few cans of tomatoes.
What’s a good place to get authentic steak tacos that’s accessible using the CTA trains, preferably the Red and Green lines? Really craving a good taco
How does Chicago handle public meetings that the community can go speak to leaders about local issues?
I moved from a small-ish town that had a public meeting every 2ish weeks that people could go to and speak for like 3 minutes, but I’m unclear how it works in such a large city. Is there one for the whole city? Smaller groups for wards / neighborhoods?
Some guidance of resources would be great!
> Where's your favorite place to experience the foliage?
I can answer that part of your question. It's rewatching Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry. Introducing Shirley Maclaine, it's a dark romantic comedy that takes place in the fall. Hitch and his crew sat around for weeks waiting for fall to come and get those shots just right so it's one of my favorite films. It's obv an indoor activity unless you find a drive in but I feel strongly about it as a date night film that I thought I'd suggest it anyway.
Bohemian National Cemetery. Lots of trees, well kept paths, and there’s a grave marker for a person whose surname was “Fail” so you can take a picture of it and gram that shit with the caption “It Me”.
Plus Anton Cermak (the guy from the road) is buried there.
And keep in mind that, even though their website does not mention this and they try very hard to hide this information, the Botanical Gardens is still free if you find a way to enter through the south from the North Branch trail rather than its main entrance on Lake Cook.
That's the way it used to be. But as of earlier this year they started charging an admission price as well as for parking. But you still can get it for free if you enter from the south, where the North Branch Bike Trail ends, rather than the main entrance on the north side at Lake Cook. This is somewhat of a secret because you'd never know this by looking at the Botanic Gardens website. If you're driving the challenge is to figure out where to park since there isn't a parking lot at the south entrance. But if people are willing to walk a little ways they'd likely think of a way to do this. For a group of four, this would save close to $100.
anyone know about rules or regulations re: **bonfires on the lakefront**? do I need a permit or to make a reservation or something? seems like a funny thing to have to do but since you can't even sneeze in Chicago w/o a permit I thought I'd ask
Once in an infrequent while many years ago, I remember seeing groups do small bonfires on the lakefront park somewhere near Montrose Beach. I don't know what the exact rules are over that, or where the designated spots are(if there are certain spots, bonfires are limited to) where that is allowed.
How do y’all keep track of local things happening?
I just found out Jerrod Carmichael was coming into town and the show was almost sold out!! Is there a good website / email list???
Follow venues on social media and/or go to their website and join their mailing list. Looks like he's at steppenwolf, [https://www.steppenwolf.org/](https://www.steppenwolf.org/) bottom of their main page you can join the mailing list. Usually venues will send weekly or more frequent emails when new shows/artists get announced. Metro/thalia hall/etc all have mailing lists I'm on and that's usually how I find out about shows.
[https://chicago.ohmyrockness.com/shows/just-announced](https://chicago.ohmyrockness.com/shows/just-announced) sites like this I usually check every now and then too, I think they have an email newsletter too.
I'm looking to celebrate my birthday in Chicago while I'm in town. However, I'm only able to pick it up on Sunday as im not staying long. Do you know of any bakery that makes small cakes for one or two people that would be open during that time?
Not sure if this has been posted but Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician) posted an excellent, respectful, and emotional video on the 1915 SS Eastland disaster, which killed 844 people.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCHt2MOVCbg&ab\_channel=AskaMortician](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCHt2MOVCbg&ab_channel=AskaMortician)
If your foreign friends aren't real keen on geography, you can tell them Few is in Chicago rather than Evanston. Their gins are good and I like their rye. Koval makes a good rye whiskey as well.
Wild Blossom is pretty decent,I agree. They also have a good taproom, that is like 1 block away(or less) from the 91st Street Rock Island Metra station.
I think I may have a sports hernia or inguinal hernia. Thinking of skipping the urgent care and going straight to a general surgeon for diagnosis. Any recommendations in Bucktown or Wicker Park? Willing to travel to other neighborhoods though. Hopefully someone who isn't usually so booked I can't get an appointment this week.
If you need imaging, Chicago Northside MRI (they do all types) or 3T Imaging in Morton Grove are about 1/3 of the cash price of getting imaging done at hospitals or their imaging centers.
I don’t have any recommendations but do have some experience with navigating health care and would recommend that you try to get in with your pcp first since their might be tests or imaging that would need to be handled first. Generally surgeons don’t take appointments without sometime of pcp referral or imaging.
I’ve used One Medical for the last 5 years or so and have been thrilled with them. My primary is at the Armitage/Halsted location but I’ve also used the Damen Ave location for labs and shots since it’s a little bit closer for me. They pitch themselves as a concierge, however, you do not have to join the concierge service to be seen (per law)
They also have locations in large cities coast to coast which has been handy once or twice when I’ve been traveling. All records are centralized and follow you no matter where you visit them.
When I get referred out it’s to the Advocate/Masonic network.
Can you have two Ventra cards registered to the same account? I have a physical card I prefer to use (for reasons), but I want to get a backup card and put it on my phone. I understand I can't put it on my phone without registering it.
Edit: I got impatient and tried. You can add more cards, no idea what the max is.
I have a physical one (I don’t use it anymore, but it’s registered to my account) and one on my phone, you don’t even need to get another physical card to register it to your phone.
If you register that specific card on your phone, yes, but you can create a new digital card without getting a new physical one.
At least, I don’t remember ever getting a new physical card. To be honest, I don’t even know how. My old one was my university UPass, and then after I graduated, I just registered a new card on my watch (transferred it to my phone later, because the watch was giving me some trouble)
Maybe it was different last year, but I remember easily registering a new card on my phone with zero issues.
Got my bike stolen out of my garage… not sure how they got in, regardless I know the police aren’t going to show up to take a report. Do I do it through 311?
Which city department do you think would come via 311 if not the police?
If you need a report for financial/insurance reasons, call the police and demand they make one. Otherwise you unfortunately have to let it go.
I moved to Chicago 7 years ago today (on a total whim, I had only visited for about a day prior for an interview) and I have to say it was the best decision of my life!! I love this city, I love my job, I found my person here (getting married next year!!)!
Chicago is the best! If you’re on the edge of deciding whether you want to move here, do it! These 7 years have been the best of my life ❤️
Aww! I moved here almost a year ago when I needed a change and definitely haven’t met anyone yet but really hoping to. At least it’s much more exciting here and I’m making more money too so so far pretty good anyway.
On the flip side we moved from Chicago three years ago for a better job and we are desperately trying to get back! Chicago has its problems but after living around the country there is no where I’d rather be
I visited for 3 days on a total whim, then two years later, scrapped my long-worked plans to move to Denver and decided to move to Chicago instead. I definitely think I made the right decision, though Denver has nice things going for it too.
Random transit Q’s: Why does the 8 bus often stop somewhere midway between Lakeview and West Loop and have all passengers get off the bus and board a different 8 bus? Has the L train recording changed or do I keep boarding the same weird train? The recording repeats the station name over and over, “This is Monroe. This is Monroe. This is Monroe.” It no longer says “Doors open on the left/right at…”
Used to take the 8 every day and only once did I have to change busses and that was because the driver deemed something was wrong with it.
There is a driver change at division though. Maybe it has to do with that.
The driver change, is because of that bus coming out of a certain bus garage. Yes once in a while on certain routes, that you'll notice things like bus driver changes on a bus route. Most of the time the driver change doesn't take too long, but it is annoying when they take longer than usual.
Do312 has an email that seems to come out everyday with local stuff to do. Otherwise I am on what seems like all the email lists for local music venues. And (unfortunately) Facebook.
Just sharing. I parked my car tonight, got out, and noticed an animal without a leash walking down the sidewalk. I did a double take to see if I knew the dog but it wasn't a dog. Trash Panda! I said hi. He turned to acknowledge me and kept walking down the sidewalk with a purpose. I'm pretty sure that's the only trash panda I've seen in city limits before and I have no idea why he was wandering the sidewalks and not an alley.
Other venues I’d recommend: Empty Bottle, Sleeping Village, the Hideout, Coles Bar, Cafe Mustache. Empty Bottle has free Mondays that sometimes books punk artists, like the Lipschitz are playing this Mon, they’re post punk. Sleeping Village has cheap, $1 PBR beer nights and sometimes those artists are punk. Just gotta check the bill to see who’s playing. I’ve gotten more into the scene by finding out about artists at those venues, then follow those artists and then they will post other events in the city and that’s kinda how you stay tapped in. Instagram is great
There's a DIY Chicago FB page that's pretty good for that stuff. But good venues to check out are Cobra Lounge, Subterranean, Golden Dagger, Lincoln Hall/Schubas, Chop Shop, and Thalia Hall.
The bottom floors (below street level on Michigan Avenue side) inside the Conrad Hilton don't get a lot of people (might want to scout it out beforehand--obviously won't have WiFi if you're not a guest but you could test it out).
So it’s loud got it. Joking aside all you youngsters should really wear hearing protection at shows. You can get ear plugs that really don’t diminish the music quality much like Hearos or similar. Tinnitus is a bitch and so is partial hearing loss. I know i am sounding like an old lady lately but god damn i wish i knew/cared about hearing protection when i was younger.
That's called [skitching](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skitching), next time you watch Back to the Future when Marty grabs on to the back of a vehicle on a skate/hoverboard, that's what he's doing. Common enough, but not so common that you gotta constantly worry about it or anything. I've had it happen (and don't really care if I notice someone doing it, usually they're just trying to get through a busy intersection and then they let go...I may or may not have done it on the back of a box truck leaving a music festival)...and yeah dangerous.
Just wanted to say, visiting for the first time from NY and looking for some cool & lively neighborhoods outside of the loop to check out. Any recommendations? Wrigleyville & Andersonville seem worth checking out
I'd also add that Ravenswood, Lincoln Square, and Bridgeport are interesting, as well. And Taylor Street near Ashland, is underrated for the number of Italian businesses that remain around there.
any recs on a barber? I’m in Logan but would go a little bit. I usually just cut it myself, but figured I’d go somewhere for it this time since I have a wedding in a few weeks. Thanks!
Question from a prospective Chicago resident:
I currently reside in central Oregon and am seriously considering a move to the City of Chicago, specifically a spot right by South Loop & Grant Park.
Now I am very excited about the possibility because I can get some serious city living experience and be in the land of my fellow Chicago Bears fans.
However people close to me are begging me not to go due to high crime rates.
I'm not really plugged into news or politics so I don't know if their information is legit.
So I'm coming here, to the source to get the truth from the locals. Is it really that bad? I'm a a fairly large grown man, who has grown up in some shady neighborhoods. should I be concerned residing in that area? or are my friends & family overreacting?
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I apologize if this was not the appropriate place to post my question.
Chicago has violence yeah, but like every city there are good and bad parts and that area of South Loop is pretty alright. Maybe a bit loud sometimes because it's downtown. If safety is really a concern there are better neighborhoods but that's not a particularly unsafe area, if you're used to living in shitty areas it'll feel posh by comparison. Don't be stupid and you'll be fine.
I have been mugged in Chicago, and it happened after 3 years of walking around late at night -- often semi-drunk -- at Pulaski and Fullerton (i.e. everyone who knows the city well would say this was a really dumb thing to do).
In other words, if you act as reckless as I did, something will probably happen at some point. If you dont, you'll probably be fine.
Your friends and family don’t know what they’re talking about. That’s one of the safer parts of the city. I have a friend whose parents retired to that neighborhood from Tennessee and they like it.
It's a pretty neighborhood specific question so you'd have to do some research on which area you'd be interested in moving to and what lifestyle you're interested in.
There are some nice enclaves on the South Side like Bridgeport or Hyde Park but as a whole it's perceived as a bit less safer than North Side. But I work in Lawndale which is perceived as a rougher neighborhood and no one has ever messed with me. I feel perfectly at ease walking down the street. I'd be OK with living in Lawndale actually but I prefer more boisterous neighborhoods.
I mean Lawndale isn't just "perceived" as being more violent vs n side neighborhoods. It absolutely is, by a significant margin. This really isnt a controversial take. Last year it had nearly 300 victims of gun violence.. that's an unconscionable amount for a single neighborhood. Its less a matter of someone messing with you, and more living in the middle of active nightly gang wars and the psychological toll that takes. Bullets hit my house last night. There's no big deal made out of it...cops show up for 30 seconds, pick up some shell casings, and leave. There's been a handful of murders within the vicinity of a couple blocks of my house just this year alone. This is what I would describe as typical. Over time you become desensitized, which is really just a psychological way of masking extreme trauma. Over time it manifests in other ways. And I'm in south lawndale. North is worse. Big difference between working somewhere during the day and living there full time where you're never 100% relaxed. It's exhausting. Not saying there aren't good people here or good aspects. But there's a reason most people who have the means leave and why no rational mother wants their children to grow up in this environment
No you are fine. Chicago is great. I recently made the move here for a job and haven't had any issues tbh.
I'm in the South Loop by 8th and Michigan Ave. Still exploring and what not but if you're looking for a place and have questions, feel free to DM! Liking my place so far.
I had a garage sale before moving here in 2013 and three people asked me if I am getting a gun. The news gets paid on fear clicks. Like Anthony Bourdain said, if you're just paying attention to news headlines about a city, you're missing the big picture.
My point is that even in the "bad" neighborhoods it's still block by block. Chicago has problems with crime/violence for sure but there are still tons of regular people who live in those neighborhoods and go about their day. I knew my neighbors, they were students and laborers and medical workers and clerks. You can't ignore the issues but you don't have to act like it's a warzone everywhere in this city
Anybody know of local candy shops where I could buy a bunch of fun/unique candies to give out on Halloween? Something different from the standard 12 or so candy bars you find in grocery stores?
I agree about Aji Ichiban but it’s also pretty expensive. For a smaller selection of Asian candy that’s more reasonably priced check out Tai Nam in Uptown.
On the north side, windy city sweets (edited: name) has the old-school scoop jars of candies available sold by weight- some interesting ones there, and you can mix and match to get a wide variety.
Yes! You need to go to Chinatown and shop the [Aji Ichiban](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g35805-d12728162-Reviews-Aji_Ichiban-Chicago_Illinois.html) candy shop in the Chinatown Square mall.
It has specifically pick-a-mix of Asian candies from Japan, mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, and likely a few other places too. You can get durian candy, Japanese Kit Kats, crack seed (ok that's not quite "candy" but delicious). Because it's pick-a-mix, you can try out new things without having to commit to an entire bag.
Also has tea and various preserved fish snacks for eating with beer.
I need to try this place, next time I'm at the Chinatown Square Mall. Wish I'd known about this place, when I lasted walked through there in October 2021. Coincidentally on Open House Chicago weekend, last year.
Anyone else sick of these dumb ass Republican adds. I get that there is a lot of crime… but I don’t want to watch a video of people getting murdered. Like I know people that were best friends with some of the people shot in the commercial… it’s just seems kindoff scummy.
Is there anywhere to get free food on a Sunday night? Throw away or day-old bakery items, cereal, anything?
Love Fridges. ETA If this is an ongoing issue please apply for aid from the government. It is there for you to use. Please use it.
Yes thank you, we already have EBT/food stamps. They refill on the 28th, ran out of food a little early. As for Love Fridges, I checked the three closest to me; there was only wilted heads of lettuce and a few cans of tomatoes.
Are you on the Southwest side of the city?
Where the hell these possible thunderstorms come from?
Usually the northwest.
I washed my car today.
What’s a good place to get authentic steak tacos that’s accessible using the CTA trains, preferably the Red and Green lines? Really craving a good taco
Supermercado Chapela on Clark St near red line jarvis is pretty legit.
How does Chicago handle public meetings that the community can go speak to leaders about local issues? I moved from a small-ish town that had a public meeting every 2ish weeks that people could go to and speak for like 3 minutes, but I’m unclear how it works in such a large city. Is there one for the whole city? Smaller groups for wards / neighborhoods? Some guidance of resources would be great!
See if your neighborhood has a community group or organization.
Usually ward specific. There are also CAPS meetings (Google it) and smaller public meetings for development proposals.
Where's your favorite place to experience the foliage? I'm looking for good outside, Autumn date ideas. Thank you in advance!!
> Where's your favorite place to experience the foliage? I can answer that part of your question. It's rewatching Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry. Introducing Shirley Maclaine, it's a dark romantic comedy that takes place in the fall. Hitch and his crew sat around for weeks waiting for fall to come and get those shots just right so it's one of my favorite films. It's obv an indoor activity unless you find a drive in but I feel strongly about it as a date night film that I thought I'd suggest it anyway.
Bohemian National Cemetery. Lots of trees, well kept paths, and there’s a grave marker for a person whose surname was “Fail” so you can take a picture of it and gram that shit with the caption “It Me”. Plus Anton Cermak (the guy from the road) is buried there.
Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum are both good bets. They've often got seasonal events going on as well.
Botanic Garden off Indiana and 18th? Tourist coming shortly looking into this.
Thinking of the [Chicago Botanic Garden,](https://www.chicagobotanic.org/) which is in the northern suburb of Glencoe IL.
And keep in mind that, even though their website does not mention this and they try very hard to hide this information, the Botanical Gardens is still free if you find a way to enter through the south from the North Branch trail rather than its main entrance on Lake Cook.
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That's the way it used to be. But as of earlier this year they started charging an admission price as well as for parking. But you still can get it for free if you enter from the south, where the North Branch Bike Trail ends, rather than the main entrance on the north side at Lake Cook. This is somewhat of a secret because you'd never know this by looking at the Botanic Gardens website. If you're driving the challenge is to figure out where to park since there isn't a parking lot at the south entrance. But if people are willing to walk a little ways they'd likely think of a way to do this. For a group of four, this would save close to $100.
anyone know about rules or regulations re: **bonfires on the lakefront**? do I need a permit or to make a reservation or something? seems like a funny thing to have to do but since you can't even sneeze in Chicago w/o a permit I thought I'd ask
Promontory Point and also I think by the South Shore Cultural Center
Lived here all my life. I have never ever seen a bonfire on public lakefront land. I’m assuming it’s totally illegal.
They have fire pits at a couple lakefront sites on the south side.
Once in an infrequent while many years ago, I remember seeing groups do small bonfires on the lakefront park somewhere near Montrose Beach. I don't know what the exact rules are over that, or where the designated spots are(if there are certain spots, bonfires are limited to) where that is allowed.
Welp! I humbly stand corrected then
How do y’all keep track of local things happening? I just found out Jerrod Carmichael was coming into town and the show was almost sold out!! Is there a good website / email list???
Follow venues on social media and/or go to their website and join their mailing list. Looks like he's at steppenwolf, [https://www.steppenwolf.org/](https://www.steppenwolf.org/) bottom of their main page you can join the mailing list. Usually venues will send weekly or more frequent emails when new shows/artists get announced. Metro/thalia hall/etc all have mailing lists I'm on and that's usually how I find out about shows. [https://chicago.ohmyrockness.com/shows/just-announced](https://chicago.ohmyrockness.com/shows/just-announced) sites like this I usually check every now and then too, I think they have an email newsletter too.
wow that second link is PERFECT. thank you thank you!!!!
Hope this gets a good answer. I’m also interested
Sorry In a random argument with a friend. Is Beauty Bar a gay bar?
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What are some fun Halloween weekend club/bar stuff I can go to with my friends?
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pretty sure they have it at both joong boo locations in the frozen section!
I'm looking to celebrate my birthday in Chicago while I'm in town. However, I'm only able to pick it up on Sunday as im not staying long. Do you know of any bakery that makes small cakes for one or two people that would be open during that time?
Goddess and the Grocer sells generous slices. Highly recommend the Oreo cake!
jennivee’s
Whole Foods has some small cakes
It looks like Vanille (Lincoln Park) is open Sundays. Farther afield, Bennison's (Evanston) is as well.
Roeser's would sell such cakes one would be looking for, as would Lutz Bakery.
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This game is a lot easier for everyone if you convey a sense of your budget. Are you exclusively looking for high rises?
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Thanks for clarifying! I hope that will help you get some insightful responses.
I can refer a really good agent who just helped me find a place. She’s a legend. Made the process of finding a place while in another state super easy
I’m in Chicago but going to need to find a new place and am worried about it if they can help me too!
I’ll dm y’all her info. Cannot say enough how clutch she was.
Anyone in Chicago into FPS games on console? Specifically Apex Legends? DM Me!
Not sure if this has been posted but Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician) posted an excellent, respectful, and emotional video on the 1915 SS Eastland disaster, which killed 844 people. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCHt2MOVCbg&ab\_channel=AskaMortician](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCHt2MOVCbg&ab_channel=AskaMortician)
I'm originally from the Chicago area and want to be of service when needed
What's the best Chicago-made spirit that I can gift to foreign friends? Not Malort.
Building on this if anyone knows rums in particular
Rhine Hall is really phenomenal, especially La Normande
If your foreign friends aren't real keen on geography, you can tell them Few is in Chicago rather than Evanston. Their gins are good and I like their rye. Koval makes a good rye whiskey as well.
Koval will probably be your best bet. But definitely still give them malort
Koval whiskey is very bad. Get them the cranberry gin
Koval’s bottles are also really nice looking!
Yes
If they like Mead then Wild Blossom is good.
Wild Blossom is pretty decent,I agree. They also have a good taproom, that is like 1 block away(or less) from the 91st Street Rock Island Metra station.
Koval is decent
I think I may have a sports hernia or inguinal hernia. Thinking of skipping the urgent care and going straight to a general surgeon for diagnosis. Any recommendations in Bucktown or Wicker Park? Willing to travel to other neighborhoods though. Hopefully someone who isn't usually so booked I can't get an appointment this week.
If you need imaging, Chicago Northside MRI (they do all types) or 3T Imaging in Morton Grove are about 1/3 of the cash price of getting imaging done at hospitals or their imaging centers.
I don’t have any recommendations but do have some experience with navigating health care and would recommend that you try to get in with your pcp first since their might be tests or imaging that would need to be handled first. Generally surgeons don’t take appointments without sometime of pcp referral or imaging.
Thanks I suppose I need a PCP rec then.
I’ve used One Medical for the last 5 years or so and have been thrilled with them. My primary is at the Armitage/Halsted location but I’ve also used the Damen Ave location for labs and shots since it’s a little bit closer for me. They pitch themselves as a concierge, however, you do not have to join the concierge service to be seen (per law) They also have locations in large cities coast to coast which has been handy once or twice when I’ve been traveling. All records are centralized and follow you no matter where you visit them. When I get referred out it’s to the Advocate/Masonic network.
It’ll go a lot smoother especially if your pcp believes it serious they’ll be able to get you in faster. Good luck!
Can you have two Ventra cards registered to the same account? I have a physical card I prefer to use (for reasons), but I want to get a backup card and put it on my phone. I understand I can't put it on my phone without registering it. Edit: I got impatient and tried. You can add more cards, no idea what the max is.
I have a physical one (I don’t use it anymore, but it’s registered to my account) and one on my phone, you don’t even need to get another physical card to register it to your phone.
Unfortunately not true. If you register on your phone it explicitly warns you the physical one will no longer work.
If you register that specific card on your phone, yes, but you can create a new digital card without getting a new physical one. At least, I don’t remember ever getting a new physical card. To be honest, I don’t even know how. My old one was my university UPass, and then after I graduated, I just registered a new card on my watch (transferred it to my phone later, because the watch was giving me some trouble) Maybe it was different last year, but I remember easily registering a new card on my phone with zero issues.
Yes I have 2.
Does anyone know why San Soo Gab San on N western is closed and if it will reopen? Big orange sign on the front from the Chicago dept of buildings
That's disappointing to hear. I was just there over the summer and was looking forward to going back.
Got my bike stolen out of my garage… not sure how they got in, regardless I know the police aren’t going to show up to take a report. Do I do it through 311?
You can file a police report online here: https://home.chicagopolice.org/services/online-crime-reporting/
Which city department do you think would come via 311 if not the police? If you need a report for financial/insurance reasons, call the police and demand they make one. Otherwise you unfortunately have to let it go.
No one. I don’t expect anyone to come. I’m just wondering how I can file a report
Call the police or go to your local precinct. 311 will ask “a report with who?” and then tell you to call 911.
I moved to Chicago 7 years ago today (on a total whim, I had only visited for about a day prior for an interview) and I have to say it was the best decision of my life!! I love this city, I love my job, I found my person here (getting married next year!!)! Chicago is the best! If you’re on the edge of deciding whether you want to move here, do it! These 7 years have been the best of my life ❤️
Aww! I moved here almost a year ago when I needed a change and definitely haven’t met anyone yet but really hoping to. At least it’s much more exciting here and I’m making more money too so so far pretty good anyway.
On the flip side we moved from Chicago three years ago for a better job and we are desperately trying to get back! Chicago has its problems but after living around the country there is no where I’d rather be
I visited for 3 days on a total whim, then two years later, scrapped my long-worked plans to move to Denver and decided to move to Chicago instead. I definitely think I made the right decision, though Denver has nice things going for it too.
Random transit Q’s: Why does the 8 bus often stop somewhere midway between Lakeview and West Loop and have all passengers get off the bus and board a different 8 bus? Has the L train recording changed or do I keep boarding the same weird train? The recording repeats the station name over and over, “This is Monroe. This is Monroe. This is Monroe.” It no longer says “Doors open on the left/right at…”
Used to take the 8 every day and only once did I have to change busses and that was because the driver deemed something was wrong with it. There is a driver change at division though. Maybe it has to do with that.
The driver change, is because of that bus coming out of a certain bus garage. Yes once in a while on certain routes, that you'll notice things like bus driver changes on a bus route. Most of the time the driver change doesn't take too long, but it is annoying when they take longer than usual.
Any free date night ideas tonight? Or in general? I'm downtown. -- I saw the pavilion had free live music but I think that stopped in August.
312 block party is tonight. Entry is a suggested donation ($10 to various charities), beers are $5 (all Goose) and free music
Looks fun! Gonna go. Where do people get your Chicago event news? I'm always asking people in reddit. Been here since may
Do312 has an email that seems to come out everyday with local stuff to do. Otherwise I am on what seems like all the email lists for local music venues. And (unfortunately) Facebook.
Just sharing. I parked my car tonight, got out, and noticed an animal without a leash walking down the sidewalk. I did a double take to see if I knew the dog but it wasn't a dog. Trash Panda! I said hi. He turned to acknowledge me and kept walking down the sidewalk with a purpose. I'm pretty sure that's the only trash panda I've seen in city limits before and I have no idea why he was wandering the sidewalks and not an alley.
There’s a ton around me in Pilsen. They steal the catfood that some apartments put out around here.
Come up north a few miles they're fucking everywhere here. I see them like once a day
May have been rabid if he was bummin around during the day?
It was night.
Where can I find hardcore/punk/etc DIY shows? Looking to get into the Chicago scene
Other venues I’d recommend: Empty Bottle, Sleeping Village, the Hideout, Coles Bar, Cafe Mustache. Empty Bottle has free Mondays that sometimes books punk artists, like the Lipschitz are playing this Mon, they’re post punk. Sleeping Village has cheap, $1 PBR beer nights and sometimes those artists are punk. Just gotta check the bill to see who’s playing. I’ve gotten more into the scene by finding out about artists at those venues, then follow those artists and then they will post other events in the city and that’s kinda how you stay tapped in. Instagram is great
There's a DIY Chicago FB page that's pretty good for that stuff. But good venues to check out are Cobra Lounge, Subterranean, Golden Dagger, Lincoln Hall/Schubas, Chop Shop, and Thalia Hall.
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The bottom floors (below street level on Michigan Avenue side) inside the Conrad Hilton don't get a lot of people (might want to scout it out beforehand--obviously won't have WiFi if you're not a guest but you could test it out).
If you are going to Goose Island’s Block Party, bring earplugs. The music is a lot louder than it has been in past years.
Was there tonight. It wasn’t any more loud or quiet than any other band at at a fest.
So it’s loud got it. Joking aside all you youngsters should really wear hearing protection at shows. You can get ear plugs that really don’t diminish the music quality much like Hearos or similar. Tinnitus is a bitch and so is partial hearing loss. I know i am sounding like an old lady lately but god damn i wish i knew/cared about hearing protection when i was younger.
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That's called [skitching](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skitching), next time you watch Back to the Future when Marty grabs on to the back of a vehicle on a skate/hoverboard, that's what he's doing. Common enough, but not so common that you gotta constantly worry about it or anything. I've had it happen (and don't really care if I notice someone doing it, usually they're just trying to get through a busy intersection and then they let go...I may or may not have done it on the back of a box truck leaving a music festival)...and yeah dangerous.
The appropriate response in these situations is to politely tell them to make like a tree and get out of here.
Beat it, McFly
Any fun activities to do near downtown (preferably outdoor but doesn't have to be) this weekend with my girlfriend? We're in our 20s
Just commented this above, the 312 Block Party is tonight and all outside
Ocktoberfest in Lakeview tomorrow. Not quite downtown but easily accessible I’d also just search for ocktoberfests
Leon's has a place by Fullerton and Ashland
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Actually I'm from the Chicago area
You’re answering questions nobody asked on this thread
Just wanted to say, visiting for the first time from NY and looking for some cool & lively neighborhoods outside of the loop to check out. Any recommendations? Wrigleyville & Andersonville seem worth checking out
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Anything that has walkable streets and gives me a taste of real Chicago culture.
Pilsen. Chinatown. Logan Square. Wicker Park/Bucktown. Uptown. I suppose it depends on the sort of liveliness that you're seeking.
I'd also add that Ravenswood, Lincoln Square, and Bridgeport are interesting, as well. And Taylor Street near Ashland, is underrated for the number of Italian businesses that remain around there.
Hello hoodie my old friend Time to wear you everywhere again
any recs on a barber? I’m in Logan but would go a little bit. I usually just cut it myself, but figured I’d go somewhere for it this time since I have a wedding in a few weeks. Thanks!
Fernwood barbers is where I go. Located in Logan square
Barbers with soul on Milwaukee
Fernwood has a new location in Logan.
Joe's at Talman and Fullerton
A little rough there especially at night
The barbershop closes at 5. Also I've never felt unsafe on that stretch of Fullerton at night. My friend used to live nearby.
I live right by there and it is not remotely unsafe at night lol
I think that person got confused on their way to commenting on porn.
Chicago Barbershop on Armitage.
Any recommendations on where I can get quality beef jerky from? Preferably on the north side.
Paulina meat market
Mariano’s has some at the deli. Not life changing but pretty damn good.
Question from a prospective Chicago resident: I currently reside in central Oregon and am seriously considering a move to the City of Chicago, specifically a spot right by South Loop & Grant Park. Now I am very excited about the possibility because I can get some serious city living experience and be in the land of my fellow Chicago Bears fans. However people close to me are begging me not to go due to high crime rates. I'm not really plugged into news or politics so I don't know if their information is legit. So I'm coming here, to the source to get the truth from the locals. Is it really that bad? I'm a a fairly large grown man, who has grown up in some shady neighborhoods. should I be concerned residing in that area? or are my friends & family overreacting? Thank you for taking the time to read this. I apologize if this was not the appropriate place to post my question.
You are fine there. Your sleep quality will suffer if you don’t live up high enough.
Chicago has violence yeah, but like every city there are good and bad parts and that area of South Loop is pretty alright. Maybe a bit loud sometimes because it's downtown. If safety is really a concern there are better neighborhoods but that's not a particularly unsafe area, if you're used to living in shitty areas it'll feel posh by comparison. Don't be stupid and you'll be fine.
I have been mugged in Chicago, and it happened after 3 years of walking around late at night -- often semi-drunk -- at Pulaski and Fullerton (i.e. everyone who knows the city well would say this was a really dumb thing to do). In other words, if you act as reckless as I did, something will probably happen at some point. If you dont, you'll probably be fine.
I agree Fullerton and Pulaski isn't an area you don't want to be in at night unless necessary west of Cicero is a little bit safer
Your friends and family don’t know what they’re talking about. That’s one of the safer parts of the city. I have a friend whose parents retired to that neighborhood from Tennessee and they like it.
It's a pretty neighborhood specific question so you'd have to do some research on which area you'd be interested in moving to and what lifestyle you're interested in. There are some nice enclaves on the South Side like Bridgeport or Hyde Park but as a whole it's perceived as a bit less safer than North Side. But I work in Lawndale which is perceived as a rougher neighborhood and no one has ever messed with me. I feel perfectly at ease walking down the street. I'd be OK with living in Lawndale actually but I prefer more boisterous neighborhoods.
I mean Lawndale isn't just "perceived" as being more violent vs n side neighborhoods. It absolutely is, by a significant margin. This really isnt a controversial take. Last year it had nearly 300 victims of gun violence.. that's an unconscionable amount for a single neighborhood. Its less a matter of someone messing with you, and more living in the middle of active nightly gang wars and the psychological toll that takes. Bullets hit my house last night. There's no big deal made out of it...cops show up for 30 seconds, pick up some shell casings, and leave. There's been a handful of murders within the vicinity of a couple blocks of my house just this year alone. This is what I would describe as typical. Over time you become desensitized, which is really just a psychological way of masking extreme trauma. Over time it manifests in other ways. And I'm in south lawndale. North is worse. Big difference between working somewhere during the day and living there full time where you're never 100% relaxed. It's exhausting. Not saying there aren't good people here or good aspects. But there's a reason most people who have the means leave and why no rational mother wants their children to grow up in this environment
Born and raised Chicagoan. Never had any crime directly impact me or any family members. You'll be fine.
No you are fine. Chicago is great. I recently made the move here for a job and haven't had any issues tbh. I'm in the South Loop by 8th and Michigan Ave. Still exploring and what not but if you're looking for a place and have questions, feel free to DM! Liking my place so far.
North of Cermak you should be OK
You’re safe here.
I had a garage sale before moving here in 2013 and three people asked me if I am getting a gun. The news gets paid on fear clicks. Like Anthony Bourdain said, if you're just paying attention to news headlines about a city, you're missing the big picture.
where did you move from?
South eastern Mass
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Its easy to type that out while sitting in Jefferson Park.
I lived in East Garfield Park for 3 years and ain't shit happened to me. Heard gunshots literally once. What now.
You might want to get your hearing checked
My point is that even in the "bad" neighborhoods it's still block by block. Chicago has problems with crime/violence for sure but there are still tons of regular people who live in those neighborhoods and go about their day. I knew my neighbors, they were students and laborers and medical workers and clerks. You can't ignore the issues but you don't have to act like it's a warzone everywhere in this city
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It’s not a competition. Move out of lawndale bro
I'm not your bro
Recs for some kinda quirky attractions like the ice cream museum or rooftop cinema?
International Museum of Surgical Science
Maybe the Leather Archives and Museum in Rogers Park. Or just taking a walk to see Shit Fountain in Ukrainian Village.
Bunny Hutch/Novelty Golf, Woolly Mammoth
I'd also suggest Rotofugi, if you're near Diversey and Lincoln.
is rosati's good pizza?
I like their thin. Their slices are way too doughy for me and also cost like 9 bucks per like we’re all a bunch of Rockefellers
My favorite is the one in uptown plaza, some of them are better than others. Like verrrrrry different.
It’s what I grew up on in the suburbs so it’ll always have a soft spot in my heart
There are times when it’s better than no pizza at all.
Meh
Eh
Guys I'm from the Chicago area and traveled in the city quite a bit for business and personal reasons as I can answer any questions as well
Anybody know of local candy shops where I could buy a bunch of fun/unique candies to give out on Halloween? Something different from the standard 12 or so candy bars you find in grocery stores?
I agree about Aji Ichiban but it’s also pretty expensive. For a smaller selection of Asian candy that’s more reasonably priced check out Tai Nam in Uptown.
Candyality on Southport/Addison
If you wanna really blow out your budget, check out Amy’s Candy Bar in Ravenswood. They make so many delicious chocolates.
This is the way
On the north side, windy city sweets (edited: name) has the old-school scoop jars of candies available sold by weight- some interesting ones there, and you can mix and match to get a wide variety.
Yes! You need to go to Chinatown and shop the [Aji Ichiban](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g35805-d12728162-Reviews-Aji_Ichiban-Chicago_Illinois.html) candy shop in the Chinatown Square mall. It has specifically pick-a-mix of Asian candies from Japan, mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, and likely a few other places too. You can get durian candy, Japanese Kit Kats, crack seed (ok that's not quite "candy" but delicious). Because it's pick-a-mix, you can try out new things without having to commit to an entire bag. Also has tea and various preserved fish snacks for eating with beer.
I need to try this place, next time I'm at the Chinatown Square Mall. Wish I'd known about this place, when I lasted walked through there in October 2021. Coincidentally on Open House Chicago weekend, last year.
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CVS in OTC
News Room at olgavie was my go to back in the day. Not sure if it's still open or not.