Attention current and former residents of Chicago

[Buffalo Tom]

I need honest opinions about Chicago from people who are living there or have lived there.

[Professor Cool]

If i didn't like it I would have moved 8 years ago to Seattle with the rest of my family.

[Supafly345]

Now that is just plain kooky. Most of my family lives in Chicago.

[Spooky]

EDIT: I vandalize burger kings in Chicago. I'm such a rebel. :rock

[Professor Cool]

Now that is just plain kooky. Most of my family lives in Chicago.

WE MUST BE PERFECT STRANGERS

Spooky, when i moved back to Chicago, my first experience sucked as well, but i guess it grew on me, like a fun toe infection.

Note: I walk more then I actually drive. The first week i went to the pier and missed the bus going back to the parking garage, so i had to walk an hour in the winter at 2 AM at night. Almost got mugged by some puerto rican with a mask.

[Dole]

My mate Frank tells me its 'toddlin'.

[Buffalo Tom]

And by " toddlin' " he meant...?

[Dole]

I'm not sure, but he went on to add: bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in chicago

[Crimson Ghost]

That Band Sucks
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:2odWNQJwH-AC:www.bandlink.org/bands/high/chicago.gif

[CastroMotorOil]

http://kfcplainfield.com/tv/ps1.jpg

Professor cool already mentioned it but they loved it and

SO CAN YOU!!!!!!!!

[mburbank]

Dole: Your Mate Frank is dead, yes?


Mancow's Morning Madhouse, a Chicago based morning radio show, pretty much sucks.

[Dole]

Yes *sniff* Frank is dead.

[McClain]

Haha! Boibank unz bittah!

Chicago kicks muchas assias! Fuck the naysayers with a studded nub, Tommy boy! MOVE THERE! Kick it at Wrigley. The bars are awesome in the city. July 4th is madness. Oprah is even fatter in real life. The women aren't so superficial (but still have grande chichi's). Appreciate the four full seasons. It's the midwest life big-city style. Does it get any better? THINK NOT!

~edit: Jesus Christ Spooky. WTF? He asked for an opinion, not a crappy story about three freaks let loose in the city. THIS IS THE STORY OF ME, BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKE AND TAUL BUNYUN BEING CONFUSED WITH DESTITUTES IN CHICAGO. WHY DO PEOPLE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST US JUST BECAUSE WE LOOK DIFFERENT? IT SUCKED THERE BECAUSE WE ARE SHITTY PEOPLE WITH NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN VANDALIZE BURGER KING AND TAKE FREE RIDES TO THE TOP OF BUILDINGS. YARF.

[mburbank]

Chicago is great comedy town.

And yeah, I'm a little bitter. Better yet, I feel stupid about being bitter. I think it's my lack of success. I find it galling that I find it galling.

[McClain]

I didn't mean to incite the serious side of you. I'm sorry.

[sspadowsky]

BT, you might like living there, being a city-boy and all. I might have enjoyed it more if circumstances had been different (i.e. if I had had money at the time). I don't know what Toronto is like in terms of cost of living, but Chicago is DAMNED expensive. If you can afford to do all the fun stuff that makes Chicago great, then you'll have a blast.

[Buffalo Tom]

I got an interview on the 29th with a company situated in Chicago. I'll definitely take the time to check the city out while I'm there on somebody else's coin.

[Buffalo Tom]

Well, 2 bedroom here is about $1500 CDN. What's the average rent there? What's the cheapest and best neighbourhood?

[sspadowsky]

Our 2-bedroom was $1100 US. Ours was referred to as "River West." It's a decent neighborhood. Lots of nearby restaurants, bars, all that stuff. It's also close to Wicker Park and Buckhead, the artsy-trendy part of town.

[McClain]

"artsy-trendy"

read: extremely 'mo

[sspadowsky]

No, that's Boys Town. I meant artsy-trendy in a snotty, pretentious way. Not a homo way. Boys town is just freaky-deaky.

[Sethomas]

When my school lets me, I live in Hyde Park. It's the most afluent predominantly black neighborhood in the country, and also has the most bookstores per capita this side of the Mississippi. It's really not that expensive (though I can't pull any numbers out of my head) but it's about a half hour to forty-five minute ride to get downtown. The odd thing about Chicago is that very few businesses cater to insomniacs. If you're downtown at midnight on the weekend, you'll be lucky to find something to do.

Other than that, I love it.

[The Retro Kat]

Mancow is definately an idiot...but I love Chicago...its a great place.

[Jixby Phillips]

SINGING ITALIAN SONGS

[Buffalo Tom]

Any neighbourhoods I should avoid like the plague? I don't want to rent a place where I'll have to wear a flak jacket just to go get a quart of milk.

[Johannas]

God im glad im a Canadian and dont even know where the hell Buffalo, NY is....i mean...wait a sec, i drove through there, what a pit.

[glowbelly]

milk doesn't come in bags there, only cartons and plastic jugs...so you know...you're gonna have to get used to that.

[Professor Cool]

I love those plastic jugs, great building material for home forts.

If you really wanna see some plastic jugs got down to LA :rimshot

[ScruU2wice]

you can get oberweise milk in the glass bottles hear but im not fancy like that.

Chicago is pretty great, i haven't been downtown for awhile though. Ive basically lived in the chicago area all my life and visited toronto like 7 times.The biggest change i noticed, was that toronto was a little bit more organized in public transportation and there are far more asian and muslim people there. thats about all i can think off right now :/

[Buffalo Tom]

milk doesn't come in bags there, only cartons and plastic jugs...so you know...you're gonna have to get used to that.

That's just so wrong. >: