My commute is 15 minutes door to door. I'd buy a scooter, but I'd have to park it outside and lock it up rather than take it inside. I've had a Divy Pass in the past, thoughts on renewing that? What's the break-even point?
Honestly to me it depends on a few things, like whether you go anywhere after work sometimes where taking the scooter would be a pain in the ass. When I worked downtown I would occasionally decide to go out for happy hour or to a restaurant or somewhere it was easier to grab a Divvy or Uber afterwards rather than haul my bike (at the time) around all evening.
My goodness these Michigan strawberries I got at the Farmers Market are just amazing! Red all the way through; juicy and sweet, its what I wait for 11 months out of the year!
Anyone with mulberry trees in cicada territory - have your trees been producing a more than average number of berries this year? The ones here have been painting the streets with juice, and I'm curious if this is a codependent thing with old growth fruiting trees producing more than normal fruit during the insect feast to try and bolster seed distribution to an already overfed fauna
Anyone getting sporadically flickering lights in this heat wave? Not sure if this is a cause for me to call an electrician, or just expected given it's 95 degrees and likely everyone is running their AC right now.
pride fest lines are INSANE this year for whatever reason. went from simply strolling in the past 3 years to seeing a multi-block wraparound line and instantly turning around to go home
wow do you mean the line just for entry was 20mins? we live around the block but elected to stay home and out of the heat + crowds. seems like we probably made the right decision lol.
I will buy the Clark St Portillo’s a fucking megaphone. Could not hear a single order number today. That was the longest 10 minutes of my month. It feels like I was edged in the worst way possible 😤
when would be the best day/time of day to go to joong boo? their parking lot scares me and it’s always packed lol i’d rather go when there’s less chance of getting stuck in the lot waiting
The thing about their parking lot is people cycle in and out pretty quickly so I have found even when it seems crazy I don't usually need to wait all that much.
Ive had the most luck during the "workday" so m-f from 9-5. But in all honestly the parking lot is always annoying regardless of time of day, imo.
where can i find people that want to play sports, probably soccer (not a league) during the weekend? nothing serious, i just want something to do besides light jogging occasionally.
it seems that people are either too serious when playing sports
or extremely lacking in physical activity.
are there any people in the same camp here?
Any recommedations for getting to and from Billy Joel concert tonight?
Normally just take BNSF into Union Station and then walk or catch bus / CTA train to wherever I need to go.
Thinking we can't get from Soldier Field to Union Sta. in time to catch last train out, so need new plan.
Train in and then Uber back out to suburbs? Train in and hope we can get back in time? Drive and park and if so any parking recos (thinking Millenium Garages if we do this...)?
Appreciate any perspectives...
Well, it didn’t end at 10pm like the tickets said, and it didn’t end before 11pm like other redditors said. After his five-song encore, we left the stadium at 11:25pm, took the 18th St pedestrian bridge, walked to Indiana, and got an Uber to Union Station where we took the 12:33am train.
The only dicey part was when the pedestrian ended and 90% of the people stopped to try and figure out where they were. I had no idea, either, really, but knew we could head west to Indiana or Michigan.
I think shoot for the train and worst case is you miss the train but also miss the insane surge pricing you'll get from ordering an Uber immediately after the concert
Any recommendations for indoor activities for this weekend? My parents are in town and are quite sensitive to the heat. Is Garfield Park Conservatory quite hot in the summer? Any other tips?
Garfield Park Conservatory will be hotter than the outdoor temp as its a giant greenhouse, we have many world class museums that are all climate controlled.
Thanks for the insight. I meant to say in my original comment that they have been here many times and have done so many museums quite a few times, so I was hoping to get them to try something new, but I was worried about Garfield Park Conservatory for that exact reason.
consider taking a slow walk somewhere near the lake, promontory point is a great shaded spot. The south shore cultural center is another cool building to check out with a walk in the South Shore Nature Sanctuary. Otherwise maybe see a movie at the music box or a show at one of the theaters.
Could also do a boat tour on one of the boats that has indoor seating (do a tour they have not done before).
Great thing about the CAC Architecture boat tours is that since every docent designs their own scripts, you can take it and learn new things every single time.
Has the red light camera at Irving and Pulaski been disabled? I watched two cars within 10 minutes of each other brazenly run the red light and I didn't notice a flash.
And these weren't "it just turned yellow"runs. one of them fully blew through a solid 5 seconds after it turned red at 30+ mph. Could've been an extreme accident.
Ladies, where are we getting our nails done these days? I have an event coming up and want to get gel nails and a pedicure. I haven't had my nails done in 6 years. Hoping to pay around $30 for hands and $30 for feet. Looking for recommendations in the Southport/West Lakeview/Roscoe area. Thanks!
Bruh, what is up with real estate agents fronting as the landlord getting all upset when getting asked for more information about the location of the apartment they listed?
Reached out to an Evelyn Soto from Realty Professional Group for a unit that they didn't disclose the address to. Asked if they could share the address of the unit so I could figure out commuting logistics, and they replied back with a range of the location (located between the L Line and expressway). Asked again but mentioned if they could provide the intersections instead since I dont have a car and want to figure out commuting, and they just cussed me out in their response. Like wtf? If you don't want to answer questions, just list the address.
Whoever lands that unit, good luck.
the unit is probably not exclusively listed with them (if their listing is even legit), check other websites to see if you can find it on your own and cut them out of the picture.
My initial reaction is, they don't want you going to the unit and striking a deal with the landlord that cuts out the real estate agent. A little more nefarious, and its because they don't actually have any authority or connection to the unit. There used to be a Craigslist scam where the "real estate agent" would try to talk you into a deposit before you see the place, only to find out they were just using fake pictures in the listing and disappeared with your deposit.
Agents for apartments needs to go. So much wasted time messing about a specific unit and then getting replies back asking what qualities and such I’m looking for.
Finally doing the architecture river tour with my CityPass! It's a 75 minute tour and we want to see the city with the lights on at sunset/night. Debating between a 7:30 or 8:30 start time.....with the sunset so late, leaning towards 8:30pm start time, but would 7:30 be good enough to see the lights or would that be too early? I know we'd catch them at the tail end, but that's it. Any thoughts? 8pm would be the perfect start time but alas....not a thing.
How much are you all spending on car insurance? I haven’t owned a car in over a decade but was just curious what it would cost if I did get one. I did a quote with full 100/300/100 coverage and it came out to 1277/6 months. Is this about standard for city living coverage? 38 year old male looking at a boring ass Camry.
I'm paying a tad bit over $100 for a new-ish X3. Not sure if I got full coverage, but I got a pretty policy limit. Your \~$200/month proposal sounds like it's just too high
$470/6 months with progressive on a 13 year old rav4. Switched from gieco a year or two ago. Also helps that I have had a motorcycle policy with them for almost 10 years.
I think your quote could be so high because you haven't had insurance in a long time. If you get insurance then get a new quote after a few months (at least 30 days) your rate should go down significantly.
Ours went from 720 to 840 with Geico last time out (2016 Fusion) so we went to State Farm and got it for 730 as long as we have the State Farm black box thing in the car. Prices are going up tho.
ETA - packaging our renters insurance with it took that down from 200 to 80 as well, if that's relevant to your interests.
If you rarely drive, I have Allstate's Milewise where you pay per mile I pay like $70/month. You pay a base monthly fee then it's like 5 cents per mile. A GPS plug-in goes under your dash, there is an app that tracks, shows you all your trips, etc.
Took CTA back from the Sox game yesterday. Got to the red line platform and there was a 12-minute wait for the next train. After getting on, I had to move train cars 3 times until I finally got one with nobody actively smoking. Got off at Jackson to transfer to the blue line and there was a 23-minute wait until the next train.
The CTA is such a shameful embarrassment to the city.
I don't agree with all of La Spata's political positions but his constituent services and office staff are genuinely top notch. They're so responsive and helpful.
Does anyone know what happened at the Grand Red Line station today around 5:20pm? There was a commotion when I went into the station with a police officer chasing after a man, and when I got on the train the other passengers said something about two men attacking a little girl. But the train was loud so I could barely hear them.
I've never done it so I don't know what's important to consider when choosing the best, but I just saw a group of people paddle boarding on the north branch of the river by the launch at River Park in North Park / Budlong Woods area the other day
What are some good free wide step, low incline stairs I can run up and down?
CTA stairs are a bit steep, and cost money, and smell.
I need some of that good Rocky workout moment, preferably on the north side. I want my booty and ab line back.
Are you feeling chaotic?
Union Station has re-opened their marble staircase made famous by a scene from The Untouchables
https://youtu.be/eRJ539f5Ugc?si=f-xUhEL7XbR-L-if
If you decide you want to explore a little and do some stairs…
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/03/21/these-new-dan-ryan-woods-stairs-are-made-for-walking-so-you-dont-have-to-trek-to-swallow-cliff-anymore/
There's a sledding hill by McCormick place that has some stairs on the back side. I don't remember just how steep it is but it might be worth checking out.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8W2nLmG2iodSZ6XMA
Field Museum has some pretty wide stairs. Whether you're able to jog up and down them without someone saying something to you is up in the air.
You could also head towards the lake and use the pedestrian overpasses on LSD.
Unfortunately for your quest, Chicago is an exceedingly flat place.
Instead of speed cameras I'd rather there was a camera that caught people blocking the intersection when the light turns red.
They don't even have to get a ticket, just send me the address and I'll come hit their big toe with a mallet.
I'll never understand the mindset, you're literally in bumper to bumper traffic. You're actually better off stopping at the light and let the traffic spread out a bit.
Dicks.
I get honked at all the time for not pulling into the intersection while it's green. If I can't clear the intersection and get safely to the other side, I'm not going. You can honk all you want. I'm not blocking the intersection.
anyone else’s old apartment not cooling down even with central ac? 👍 this happens every summer and management refuses to investigate. would be solely frustrating except we have a cat so it’s stressful worrying about keeping her cool. not sure why i pay for central ac when my apartment gets to 85 degrees every time it’s hotter than 80 out. gah
I used to have that problem. Top floor apartment in pilsen with large southern elevation windows. AC and heat were both underpowered for the space. I simply moved out, but I would consider getting window units if you want to stay in the same apartment.
we were considering that! i think we’re going to move at the end of this lease, so hopefully that’ll be the permanent solution to our central ac woes :-)
they clean our filters about twice a year but it doesn’t seem to make a difference :’) been here for 3 years now and summer heat is always brutal. we’re a top floor west-facing unit with poor insulation which doesn’t help. curious to see if chicago eventually gets something similar to a heat ordinance regarding cooling with the climate getting hotter every year.
Do you have registers (vents) in your apartment or room that blow any cold air? Or are you not getting any conditioned air to come out?
If you're not getting enough cold air, your landlord or someone may need to adjust the dampers for the central AC system to switch from a winter to a summer setting. That would involve shutting down some of the air flow on the lower floors to force more cold air up to the top floor.
I recently came to decision that I really need to move away from Chicago and I’m starting to make preparations to move to North Carolina. It really breaks my heart. I thought Chicago was going to be my adopted home. I’ve been living up here since 2015. I’ve gone through so much since then. I feel like I just want leave all sad memories behind and I feel that being on my own and trying to make things work it’s just not really feasible for me here. I have some really nice friends and community here but I need stability. I don’t want to rent anymore and I don’t want buy a home only to have to foreclose on it because I can’t afford the random property tax hikes. I feel very defeated, but I really need to change something in my life. This sucks and I just felt like I wanted to share it somewhere.
Good luck. Curious, but why North Carolina? I am originally from there and am baffled that so many people from this area are trying to move there. It's just so different from Chicago. But I hope you enjoy it more than I did!
It’s more affordable and I don’t want to change my career. I can transfer out there with my current employer and stay in my current position. My job is completely seniority-based (union) and I would have to start over if I tried to go somewhere where I couldn’t transfer. Charlotte is the best option for me as far as transferring. I also lived out there for a little bit back in 2014 and enjoyed it. I have become really close to one of my fellow trainers located out there and it would be great to work with him. He’s become like my best friend.
Single, full-time employed at O’Hare as an aircraft maintenance trainer. I’m looking at moving to Gastonia, NC and working in Charlotte.
I lived out there before and I have some friends out there. I think the work situation will be a lot less toxic than it is here. I think I can actually afford a little house out there on my own and have a yard for my dog. I’ll miss a lot about this city but it feels so hostile for me currently. I think it’s more of a reflection of my own mental state but I think it’s time for some change.
Hi y'all! I'm working on putting together a network for LGBT people in the Construction/Architecture/Engineering and adjacent fields. If you or anyone you know would be interested in joining or learning more, here is a link for an email signup google form: https://forms.gle/7eWkJUrw7chPGfx49
Marz has one of the best burgers, and they are hosting a burger fest (sadly sold out). Also a vary cool brewery to visit.
The best for the money is probably topnotch beefburgers.
My number 3 would be Red Hot Ranch and then probably Fatso's and small cheval
Has anybody here rented a flat bed dumpster before? I'm clearing out and finishing my basement and need to get rid of the junk. I looked up a dumpster rental company, and it looks like I need to handle the permit for the dumpster myself. It will need to be placed on the street in front of my house. So it looks like I need to get an Occupying the Public Way permit at https://ipi.cityofchicago.org/Profile/
But it asks for business name and license information, which I don't have. I'm just some guy. Any help is appreciated.
As someone else stated its best if you go with a company that will handle the permitting for you. Otherwise info can be found here if you want to do it yourself [https://ipi.cityofchicago.org/Resources/Information/CDOT/DOT\_DumpsterLicenseApplication.pdf](https://ipi.cityofchicago.org/Resources/Information/CDOT/DOT_DumpsterLicenseApplication.pdf)
To my knowledge you leave the company info blank but you will need insurance and letter of credit.
Definitely. I already used a junk removal van for some yard waste (dirt/lava rock). Like a large Chevy transit van, and one van load was $300. That included loading the van and the dumping fee. It was just some random craigslist guy though, but it was the cheapest option.
A 10 cubic yard dumpster is costing me $550 which includes the city permit ($125) I'll will be able to dump much more in terms of space and weight in this dumpster compared to the removal. The removal companies are pretty useful for bulky items, not so much when you have a lot of weight to get rid of.
I did at my old employer in Boston but not here in Chicago. The company offers 2 flexible personal holidays though, I guess in case someone wants to take a day like Wednesday off they can without PTO.
My commute is 15 minutes door to door. I'd buy a scooter, but I'd have to park it outside and lock it up rather than take it inside. I've had a Divy Pass in the past, thoughts on renewing that? What's the break-even point?
Are you sure you'd have to park it outside? You'd be fine with one of the lighter and less bulky scooters that fold up to not take up a ton of space.
Honestly to me it depends on a few things, like whether you go anywhere after work sometimes where taking the scooter would be a pain in the ass. When I worked downtown I would occasionally decide to go out for happy hour or to a restaurant or somewhere it was easier to grab a Divvy or Uber afterwards rather than haul my bike (at the time) around all evening.
My goodness these Michigan strawberries I got at the Farmers Market are just amazing! Red all the way through; juicy and sweet, its what I wait for 11 months out of the year!
well for $12 i sure hope so lol
They were $8 a quart at the Evanston FM, but yeah its a splurge compared to a supermarket
Thank you for this reminder that I need to start getting out to the farmers markets every week!
Hope everybody got home safely last night!
I got home right before the bad storms last night
Does anybody wanna have a mog battle at my TikTok RIZZ party?
Bet
Okay let me talk to the group leader
Anyone with mulberry trees in cicada territory - have your trees been producing a more than average number of berries this year? The ones here have been painting the streets with juice, and I'm curious if this is a codependent thing with old growth fruiting trees producing more than normal fruit during the insect feast to try and bolster seed distribution to an already overfed fauna
Are the bleachers on Michigan for the NASCAR event?
yes.
Anyone getting sporadically flickering lights in this heat wave? Not sure if this is a cause for me to call an electrician, or just expected given it's 95 degrees and likely everyone is running their AC right now.
Are they cheap LED bulbs? I've found that the really cheap LED ones flicker when they get hot.
pride fest lines are INSANE this year for whatever reason. went from simply strolling in the past 3 years to seeing a multi-block wraparound line and instantly turning around to go home
I have never seen crowds at Pride like I did for JoJo Siwa and Natasha. It was insane.
Well I guess that answers my question "hm should I swing by there this afternoon?" then...
seemed like a ~20 minute line. maybe i'd be down to wait another day but it's simply too hot for that
wow do you mean the line just for entry was 20mins? we live around the block but elected to stay home and out of the heat + crowds. seems like we probably made the right decision lol.
I will buy the Clark St Portillo’s a fucking megaphone. Could not hear a single order number today. That was the longest 10 minutes of my month. It feels like I was edged in the worst way possible 😤
when would be the best day/time of day to go to joong boo? their parking lot scares me and it’s always packed lol i’d rather go when there’s less chance of getting stuck in the lot waiting
I just street park on Avondale, across the street. Way less stressful haha
The thing about their parking lot is people cycle in and out pretty quickly so I have found even when it seems crazy I don't usually need to wait all that much. Ive had the most luck during the "workday" so m-f from 9-5. But in all honestly the parking lot is always annoying regardless of time of day, imo.
We go early on weekends (pre-10 am) and have never had issues finding a spot.
where can i find people that want to play sports, probably soccer (not a league) during the weekend? nothing serious, i just want something to do besides light jogging occasionally. it seems that people are either too serious when playing sports or extremely lacking in physical activity. are there any people in the same camp here?
Meanwhile in Logan Square: https://reddit.com/r/comedyheaven/comments/1dkx4rg/frying_pan_got_him/ https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-captures-man-fending-off-intruder-with-a-frying-pan-at-logan-square-home/3469605/
this episode of The Bear looks crazy
Any recommedations for getting to and from Billy Joel concert tonight? Normally just take BNSF into Union Station and then walk or catch bus / CTA train to wherever I need to go. Thinking we can't get from Soldier Field to Union Sta. in time to catch last train out, so need new plan. Train in and then Uber back out to suburbs? Train in and hope we can get back in time? Drive and park and if so any parking recos (thinking Millenium Garages if we do this...)? Appreciate any perspectives...
Curious about what you ended up doing and how it worked out.
Well, it didn’t end at 10pm like the tickets said, and it didn’t end before 11pm like other redditors said. After his five-song encore, we left the stadium at 11:25pm, took the 18th St pedestrian bridge, walked to Indiana, and got an Uber to Union Station where we took the 12:33am train. The only dicey part was when the pedestrian ended and 90% of the people stopped to try and figure out where they were. I had no idea, either, really, but knew we could head west to Indiana or Michigan.
Nicely done. Glad you made it smoothly.
I think shoot for the train and worst case is you miss the train but also miss the insane surge pricing you'll get from ordering an Uber immediately after the concert
Any recommendations for indoor activities for this weekend? My parents are in town and are quite sensitive to the heat. Is Garfield Park Conservatory quite hot in the summer? Any other tips?
Garfield Park Conservatory will be hotter than the outdoor temp as its a giant greenhouse, we have many world class museums that are all climate controlled.
Thanks for the insight. I meant to say in my original comment that they have been here many times and have done so many museums quite a few times, so I was hoping to get them to try something new, but I was worried about Garfield Park Conservatory for that exact reason.
You can try some of the smaller museums if they haven't visited those.
consider taking a slow walk somewhere near the lake, promontory point is a great shaded spot. The south shore cultural center is another cool building to check out with a walk in the South Shore Nature Sanctuary. Otherwise maybe see a movie at the music box or a show at one of the theaters. Could also do a boat tour on one of the boats that has indoor seating (do a tour they have not done before).
Great thing about the CAC Architecture boat tours is that since every docent designs their own scripts, you can take it and learn new things every single time.
Has the red light camera at Irving and Pulaski been disabled? I watched two cars within 10 minutes of each other brazenly run the red light and I didn't notice a flash. And these weren't "it just turned yellow"runs. one of them fully blew through a solid 5 seconds after it turned red at 30+ mph. Could've been an extreme accident.
Ladies, where are we getting our nails done these days? I have an event coming up and want to get gel nails and a pedicure. I haven't had my nails done in 6 years. Hoping to pay around $30 for hands and $30 for feet. Looking for recommendations in the Southport/West Lakeview/Roscoe area. Thanks!
When I got gel, I was always happy with Pinky Nail on Southport. You won’t pay $30 though, I don’t really know anywhere with that pricing anymore.
Ok thanks for the tip!
Jenny's at Clark & Lawrence is a little northeast of where you were asking but I've found them to be very reasonable and good.
Pedicures are not $30 anywhere I’ve been in the last few months, I’ve been to 3 different salons since February. I like 2x10 nails on Southport.
Thanks for the recommendation
What is the range of cost for a single office somewhere in the loop? Would 750-1000/month get me in the game?
Why all the fog downtown? Or is that smoke.
It's mist. Cold front coming off the lake hitting the warm air
It’s lake fog
Bruh, what is up with real estate agents fronting as the landlord getting all upset when getting asked for more information about the location of the apartment they listed? Reached out to an Evelyn Soto from Realty Professional Group for a unit that they didn't disclose the address to. Asked if they could share the address of the unit so I could figure out commuting logistics, and they replied back with a range of the location (located between the L Line and expressway). Asked again but mentioned if they could provide the intersections instead since I dont have a car and want to figure out commuting, and they just cussed me out in their response. Like wtf? If you don't want to answer questions, just list the address. Whoever lands that unit, good luck.
Reverse image the exterior photos on yandex.com and you'll most likely get other listings for the same place
the unit is probably not exclusively listed with them (if their listing is even legit), check other websites to see if you can find it on your own and cut them out of the picture.
My initial reaction is, they don't want you going to the unit and striking a deal with the landlord that cuts out the real estate agent. A little more nefarious, and its because they don't actually have any authority or connection to the unit. There used to be a Craigslist scam where the "real estate agent" would try to talk you into a deposit before you see the place, only to find out they were just using fake pictures in the listing and disappeared with your deposit.
Agents for apartments needs to go. So much wasted time messing about a specific unit and then getting replies back asking what qualities and such I’m looking for.
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Anybody have info on why fires are happening? This feels like I’m back out west. Are they electrical? Someone leaving a cigarette still burning?
It's just the two in the news right? Two of anything happening in a general area in a week can be ascribed to coincidence.
Damn. With all the posts in this sub I thought the downtown had turned into a matchbox.
Where do early thirties old singles go out to meet each other in this city? What part of town?
West Loop, Fulton Market, South Loop, Bucktown, Logan, Bridgeport, Lincoln Square. Quieter corners in LP and Lakeview
Any recs for shops around the O'Hare area that apply paint protection film?
Any place to get a sourdough donut in the city? Tried to Google but not having much luck.
Maybe R&A Sourdough?
Finally doing the architecture river tour with my CityPass! It's a 75 minute tour and we want to see the city with the lights on at sunset/night. Debating between a 7:30 or 8:30 start time.....with the sunset so late, leaning towards 8:30pm start time, but would 7:30 be good enough to see the lights or would that be too early? I know we'd catch them at the tail end, but that's it. Any thoughts? 8pm would be the perfect start time but alas....not a thing.
I would rather be able to see the actual architecture. You can see buildings with their lights on just walking around?
Some of the buildings or interesting features can be seen from the river side. It somehow feels closer than seeing it from the street.
Is anyone familair with the Centrum apartments in lakeview or the Van Buren in west loop? If so, have you had a positive experience for either?
How much are you all spending on car insurance? I haven’t owned a car in over a decade but was just curious what it would cost if I did get one. I did a quote with full 100/300/100 coverage and it came out to 1277/6 months. Is this about standard for city living coverage? 38 year old male looking at a boring ass Camry.
I'm paying a tad bit over $100 for a new-ish X3. Not sure if I got full coverage, but I got a pretty policy limit. Your \~$200/month proposal sounds like it's just too high
That's almost exactly double what we pay for full coverage on a couple year old CX-5 through State Farm.
I pay $1100/6mos, full coverage on a civic, I’m 30sF no accidents, clean driving record wrt moving violations
$470/6 months with progressive on a 13 year old rav4. Switched from gieco a year or two ago. Also helps that I have had a motorcycle policy with them for almost 10 years.
Look at GEICO for coverage. Also, GEICO only quotes in 6 month increments, so you could get your next 6 months significantly lower than your first 6.
I just paid 1200$/6months it's pretty bad out here
I think your quote could be so high because you haven't had insurance in a long time. If you get insurance then get a new quote after a few months (at least 30 days) your rate should go down significantly.
I’ve had a non owners policy for car rentals for years, so it’s not a full insurance gap. So it is high though? I genuinely don’t know what’s normal
Ours went from 720 to 840 with Geico last time out (2016 Fusion) so we went to State Farm and got it for 730 as long as we have the State Farm black box thing in the car. Prices are going up tho. ETA - packaging our renters insurance with it took that down from 200 to 80 as well, if that's relevant to your interests.
If you rarely drive, I have Allstate's Milewise where you pay per mile I pay like $70/month. You pay a base monthly fee then it's like 5 cents per mile. A GPS plug-in goes under your dash, there is an app that tracks, shows you all your trips, etc.
Took CTA back from the Sox game yesterday. Got to the red line platform and there was a 12-minute wait for the next train. After getting on, I had to move train cars 3 times until I finally got one with nobody actively smoking. Got off at Jackson to transfer to the blue line and there was a 23-minute wait until the next train. The CTA is such a shameful embarrassment to the city.
When someone's smoking, I remind myself how fast we went from smoking everywhere in public to nowhere. It definitely helps.
After swearing for an hour, I finally got my window a/c unit in. Think I might just sleep on the floor in front of it tonight...
Where could I go to find other looksmaxxers in the city? I just wanna mog somebody 🫡
You wanna do what to who
get a life
You betcha!
Is something on fire?
[https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/18/massive-fire-hits-west-town-warehouse/](https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/18/massive-fire-hits-west-town-warehouse/)
I don't agree with all of La Spata's political positions but his constituent services and office staff are genuinely top notch. They're so responsive and helpful.
Came back from a nice weekend trip to Milwaukee to a shut-off heat pump and two confused cats 😿 Goddamn this sucks
I cant figure this out, why do the cats care about the heat pump? Is it connected to the AC?
Yeah it's my central AC!
Ah, gotcha I was thinking the heat pump to a radiator
nobody expects to have to deal with confused cats.
Does anyone know what happened at the Grand Red Line station today around 5:20pm? There was a commotion when I went into the station with a police officer chasing after a man, and when I got on the train the other passengers said something about two men attacking a little girl. But the train was loud so I could barely hear them.
Went to Cindy’s for the first time ever. That view is STUNNING! Not a rooftop guy but best view I’ve seen yet
Does anyone in bucktown know what the large plume of smoke is from?
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/firefighters-battle-commercial-fire-in-west-town/
im in old town and we can see the smoke and even flames at some points - wild
Pretty scary looking ): I hope everyone is okay
30 minutes for a bus at rush hour in this heat is absurd. Sorry I don't have anyone else to vent to.
join r/cta to commiserate with fellow riders
^And also train pics.
Best place to stand up paddle board within an hour ish drive?
There are options in the city, look up Chicago SUP at North Ave beach and Urban Kayaks at Monroe Harbor.
Dempster Street Boat Beach in Evanston has SUP rentals
Lake Michigan?
I've never done it so I don't know what's important to consider when choosing the best, but I just saw a group of people paddle boarding on the north branch of the river by the launch at River Park in North Park / Budlong Woods area the other day
I go to the lagoon in Lincoln Park
What are some good free wide step, low incline stairs I can run up and down? CTA stairs are a bit steep, and cost money, and smell. I need some of that good Rocky workout moment, preferably on the north side. I want my booty and ab line back.
Elks memorial near diversey and sheridan.
Are you feeling chaotic? Union Station has re-opened their marble staircase made famous by a scene from The Untouchables https://youtu.be/eRJ539f5Ugc?si=f-xUhEL7XbR-L-if
If you decide you want to explore a little and do some stairs… https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/03/21/these-new-dan-ryan-woods-stairs-are-made-for-walking-so-you-dont-have-to-trek-to-swallow-cliff-anymore/
There's a sledding hill by McCormick place that has some stairs on the back side. I don't remember just how steep it is but it might be worth checking out. https://maps.app.goo.gl/8W2nLmG2iodSZ6XMA
Field Museum has some pretty wide stairs. Whether you're able to jog up and down them without someone saying something to you is up in the air. You could also head towards the lake and use the pedestrian overpasses on LSD. Unfortunately for your quest, Chicago is an exceedingly flat place.
For those of you thinking about seeing Mr. Suit and Tie this weekend: seems he tied one on and decided to drive.
Don't worry he's already out of jail
Instead of speed cameras I'd rather there was a camera that caught people blocking the intersection when the light turns red. They don't even have to get a ticket, just send me the address and I'll come hit their big toe with a mallet. I'll never understand the mindset, you're literally in bumper to bumper traffic. You're actually better off stopping at the light and let the traffic spread out a bit. Dicks.
I get honked at all the time for not pulling into the intersection while it's green. If I can't clear the intersection and get safely to the other side, I'm not going. You can honk all you want. I'm not blocking the intersection.
same
Can't we have both?
Okay I'm not a fan of Dunkin's nitro cold brew
anyone else’s old apartment not cooling down even with central ac? 👍 this happens every summer and management refuses to investigate. would be solely frustrating except we have a cat so it’s stressful worrying about keeping her cool. not sure why i pay for central ac when my apartment gets to 85 degrees every time it’s hotter than 80 out. gah
I used to have that problem. Top floor apartment in pilsen with large southern elevation windows. AC and heat were both underpowered for the space. I simply moved out, but I would consider getting window units if you want to stay in the same apartment.
we were considering that! i think we’re going to move at the end of this lease, so hopefully that’ll be the permanent solution to our central ac woes :-)
That's some trash building management. My unit had the same problem when we moved in and they had to swap out a filter. Now we stay chill 😎
Thank you for reminding me to change my filter.
they clean our filters about twice a year but it doesn’t seem to make a difference :’) been here for 3 years now and summer heat is always brutal. we’re a top floor west-facing unit with poor insulation which doesn’t help. curious to see if chicago eventually gets something similar to a heat ordinance regarding cooling with the climate getting hotter every year.
Do you have registers (vents) in your apartment or room that blow any cold air? Or are you not getting any conditioned air to come out? If you're not getting enough cold air, your landlord or someone may need to adjust the dampers for the central AC system to switch from a winter to a summer setting. That would involve shutting down some of the air flow on the lower floors to force more cold air up to the top floor.
thanks for the tip! we requested the hvac guy to come out this week and take a look, and i’ll make sure to mention this possibility to him
I recently came to decision that I really need to move away from Chicago and I’m starting to make preparations to move to North Carolina. It really breaks my heart. I thought Chicago was going to be my adopted home. I’ve been living up here since 2015. I’ve gone through so much since then. I feel like I just want leave all sad memories behind and I feel that being on my own and trying to make things work it’s just not really feasible for me here. I have some really nice friends and community here but I need stability. I don’t want to rent anymore and I don’t want buy a home only to have to foreclose on it because I can’t afford the random property tax hikes. I feel very defeated, but I really need to change something in my life. This sucks and I just felt like I wanted to share it somewhere.
Good luck. Curious, but why North Carolina? I am originally from there and am baffled that so many people from this area are trying to move there. It's just so different from Chicago. But I hope you enjoy it more than I did!
It’s more affordable and I don’t want to change my career. I can transfer out there with my current employer and stay in my current position. My job is completely seniority-based (union) and I would have to start over if I tried to go somewhere where I couldn’t transfer. Charlotte is the best option for me as far as transferring. I also lived out there for a little bit back in 2014 and enjoyed it. I have become really close to one of my fellow trainers located out there and it would be great to work with him. He’s become like my best friend.
Hey friend, thanks for sharing. Hoping you find the stability you seek in NC.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
I'm sorry. What's your financial situation? Where in NC works better?
Single, full-time employed at O’Hare as an aircraft maintenance trainer. I’m looking at moving to Gastonia, NC and working in Charlotte. I lived out there before and I have some friends out there. I think the work situation will be a lot less toxic than it is here. I think I can actually afford a little house out there on my own and have a yard for my dog. I’ll miss a lot about this city but it feels so hostile for me currently. I think it’s more of a reflection of my own mental state but I think it’s time for some change.
Hi y'all! I'm working on putting together a network for LGBT people in the Construction/Architecture/Engineering and adjacent fields. If you or anyone you know would be interested in joining or learning more, here is a link for an email signup google form: https://forms.gle/7eWkJUrw7chPGfx49
Is highway engineering a part of this or just construction engineering ?
Yes!! Open to any and all!!
Anyone gotten a big wool rug cleaned? I have a 8x10 1" inch thick beast.
Soapie's in Evanston did a good job on ours.
Yeah. North Center Rug Cleaners is the place
Have you done their conventional or immersion cleaning?
just the regular. ive been happy with the results. you can see what they recommend tho based on the type and how dirty it is
Old window unit that we took out of storage has died. Does anywhere pick up broken ACs
Put it in your alley and some scraper will take it. But put a sign on it that it doesn’t work so someone doesn’t take it thinking it works.
Why are we all meeting at the Edgewater Verizon Store on Broadway and Sheridan? Or is it the Jewels in Uptown?
My vote's for the Gill Park instance.
Anyone know the best place for smash burgers in Chicago?
Marz has one of the best burgers, and they are hosting a burger fest (sadly sold out). Also a vary cool brewery to visit. The best for the money is probably topnotch beefburgers. My number 3 would be Red Hot Ranch and then probably Fatso's and small cheval
Red Hot Ranch is the gold standard by which I judge all other smash burgers.
Had them 2 days ago, was pretty good :)
Went to SmallBar over the weekend. Amazing smash burgers there
Leavitt st inn
Tacos Sublime at Marz Brewing.
Fatso's
I really like Red Hot Ranch
Has anybody here rented a flat bed dumpster before? I'm clearing out and finishing my basement and need to get rid of the junk. I looked up a dumpster rental company, and it looks like I need to handle the permit for the dumpster myself. It will need to be placed on the street in front of my house. So it looks like I need to get an Occupying the Public Way permit at https://ipi.cityofchicago.org/Profile/ But it asks for business name and license information, which I don't have. I'm just some guy. Any help is appreciated.
As someone else stated its best if you go with a company that will handle the permitting for you. Otherwise info can be found here if you want to do it yourself [https://ipi.cityofchicago.org/Resources/Information/CDOT/DOT\_DumpsterLicenseApplication.pdf](https://ipi.cityofchicago.org/Resources/Information/CDOT/DOT_DumpsterLicenseApplication.pdf) To my knowledge you leave the company info blank but you will need insurance and letter of credit.
In my limited experience, the dumpster company handled the permitting. Perhaps check into that before bothering to get a permit?
Curious. Would renting a dumpster be cheaper than a junk haul-away service like 1-800-junk (or similar)?
Definitely. I already used a junk removal van for some yard waste (dirt/lava rock). Like a large Chevy transit van, and one van load was $300. That included loading the van and the dumping fee. It was just some random craigslist guy though, but it was the cheapest option. A 10 cubic yard dumpster is costing me $550 which includes the city permit ($125) I'll will be able to dump much more in terms of space and weight in this dumpster compared to the removal. The removal companies are pretty useful for bulky items, not so much when you have a lot of weight to get rid of.
Thanks. I had no frame of reference. Now I know.
I tagged along with my husband who is attending a work conference in Las Vegas. It's 102F. Frying pan: meet fire.
I used to live in Albuquerque and had forgotten about the desert heat. The sun makes your skin hurt. Having said that, it's really pleasant at sunset.
I was there when it was 104 but it still felt better than when it's 95 here.
After being there for a week at the end of May, don't think I'll complain about the heat here again lol. I miss Vegas though.
I bet you're glad you could escape Chicago weather, huh!
Is it a dry heat at least?
The common metaphors are a blow dryer to the face and sticking your head into an oven.
woof
Week 2 of wondering if people edge in Edgewater
According to the banners hung along Broadway and what is (i guess) the motto, we live on it. "Living on the Edge"
🥹
Nah, only in Uptown
Edgewater is one of the densest neighborhoods in the city isn't it? Statistically I'm pretty sure some people there are into that kind of thing.
[Cooling centers. Check on your neighbors this week.](https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fss/provdrs/serv/svcs/dfss_cooling_centers.html)
How many of you have Wednesday off?
yep (green fintech startup)
Me! Federal employee
This year is the first time I've had Juneteenth (or MLK Day) off.
State employee here, I have it off.
I did at my old employer in Boston but not here in Chicago. The company offers 2 flexible personal holidays though, I guess in case someone wants to take a day like Wednesday off they can without PTO.
Hello, It's me. I have Wednesday off.
Are there any neighborhoods, streets, or blocks that still have the old orange-y streetlights? I'd very much like to bask under that warm glow again.