Coming off a 3 day work retreat binge and can’t decide if I want to get out and continue drinking to enjoy this weather. Got friends at parlor that are tempting me
Suggestions on a good fish monger to get sashimi grade? Ever since Issacson and Stein went out of business, ive been looking for a new one
Is it dumb to live in the Streeterville area if you work near the Sears tower? I assume it is too cold to walk that distance most of the winter.
I live in streeterville and walk like 1.5 miles each day. Just bundle up in the winter (snow pants over dress pants if necessary), and sweat a bit in the summer. 2 miles is probably the max i could do if walking.
I'm moving from the east coast to the northern burbs of Chicago next month. Excited to get to the area. Would like to live in Chicago proper but jobs are up in the burbs.
Take it to the Milwaukee thread! Just kidding. Welcome. Every winter for the last 3 years, I say I'm going to move to the suburbs. Then summer hits and you realize why you live here again.
Not sure why but I'm fascinated with Chicago. Never been there but have been wanting to go for the last 10 years. I think I'm attracted to the cold weather and the mystery of the Deep Dish pizza. Also Jelly that the Beer community is probably the best in the country.
For the first year, we'll be living in an apartment in Vernon Hills. The plan is to get to know the area and search for a house next year. Cities that we like are Evanston, Wilmette, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Libertyville (seems a lil far from Chicago), Northbrook, Deerfield, and Lincolnshire. I'm sure i'm forgetting one or two but that's the general area. I'm hoping I can find a house that is walkable to the lake, and the only towns that I could probably make that happen in are LF and HP.
I'm not an expert in all of those but my thoughts: * Evanston is great. College town. Can get downtown very easily via purple line. Right on the lake. However, since its the first suburb out of Chicago, the lots are smaller and if you are not working downtown, it might not make as much sense as the others. * Wilmette / Highland Park / Lake Forest - Are you making a lot of money? If yes, great place for rich white people. * Deerfield - Good schools, pretty basic northern burbs suburb. Safe. Right next to LF but cheaper. * Northbrook - this is probably where I'd live because as it is the most well rounded suburb out of this group with costs, location, amenities, etc. * Libertyville - I hear good things. Depending on where you work, it might not be too far north for you. It is for me and just know that you are closer to Wisconsin than downtown Chicago. * Lincolnshire - I know nothing.
I would add in there Glenview is probably a mix in between Northbrook and Wilmette. Evanstan, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forrest will all have neighborhoods that are walking distance to the lake. It might be a 15-20 minute walk unless you are buying a house for > million bucks but it's walkable.
Thanks, this all helps. Looking forward to getting out there an exploring the area. Side note, I'm moving from New Jersey and was curious how this move would impact my beer selection. I've never been impressed with what NJ has to offer in this area, and my research proves I'm heading to much better options. Comparison in spoiler. Spoiler
Pro tip, there is a Mariano's grocery store in Northfield that has a small beer section but there are some decent options. All of it is refrigerated, there is nothing sitting out at room temperature. They have build your own 6 pack that is a flat price regardless of what you pick for $9. They have Half Acre, Toppling Goliath, Surly 16 oz cans available that on their own cost more than that for a 4 pack. All of the other Mariano's grocery stores dont have the 16 oz cans in their build your own 6 pack selection.
Unless you love MillerCoors I don’t think I’ve ever heard such a statement. It’s got me legit cracking up right now.
Well f u too. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/real...d-economists-recommend-statewide-property-tax Jack up property taxes for pensions, say 3 Fed economists
Illinois' finances (and assoc. taxes) are the major reason that I'm somewhat hesitant with my move. It would've been a lot harder of a decision if I weren't moving from NJ. I know that they tried to reduce the amount of debt, but it was considered unconstitutional by the state. Have they ever discussed voting on an amendment to allow such reductions?
Without turning the thread political, lets just say that the super majority in the state legislature typically sides with labor on such issues.
The state finances aren’t that awful, they can be fixed It’s the local finances and city of Chicago that are the crippling ones
Ok, good to know. Thanks for the info and also preventing this thread from going down the dark political hole that has has consumed so many other well-meaning threads.
I hope they make it legal so there is a marijuana tax, a gambling tax, heck bring back the soda tax. They need the money but some of the property taxes around the Chicagoland area are already ridiculous.
Any reason why Streeterville? It's basically all Northwestern students and old people. NU owns about half of the property and it's just a pretty sterile, boring neighborhood. Good place to live if you work at the hospital or are a 1L at NU, otherwise there are a lot better areas, especially for the price. If I were you, I'd look at the West Loop. Lots of new construction and its an easy walking commute to the Sears Tower.
I guess it depends where you are/what you consider the West Loop. My GF lives off Madison near the expressway. That's about half a mile from the Sears Tower. Yeah if you go farther out obviously things change. There's a lot of new condos/apts going up closer in though. Mainly I just wouldn't recommend Streeterville for someone working at the Sears Tower who wants to walk to work. There's just a lot of places closer in, unless you really have a reason to be in Streeterville
Equal opportunity to facepalm the city too. https://chicago.suntimes.com/politi...etting-worse-for-city-as-meter-revenues-rise/
There had to be some shady shit going on with that parking deal. No way Daley was that stupid. I remember that as soon as the deal was announced people were like WTF? He basically gave it away.
Chicago has a good beer scene. I honestly don't know what those two posters are talking about or where they are hanging out to have such an impression.
The beer scene is very average. Not a lot of good breweries and we don't see the distribution that cities like SF and NYC have. NYC is really the mecca right now the beer scene is dumb there.
I truly believe NYC has passed San Diego, Portland etc. it doesn't have the "culture" those cities have with respect to beer but they have better beer bars, better distribution, and better breweries.
Eh... sure there are some really good beer bars (Blind Tiger, Ginger Man, etc), but in NYC you are paying a decent price tag for the more sought after beers. There are some good breweries there, but there are also some really mediocre ones. However, that is every where with the rate new breweries are opening. I used to work in NYC and while it has improved I wouldn't put it over SD by any means. I'm in SD every other month for work and always find new bars/breweries to check out, and the pricing is almost always much more reasonable than NYC. Regarding, IL vs NY. You can compare the distribution here: http://seekabrew.com/distro/compare.html
Random question but does anyone know if the lights have been turned on at the public tennis courts? Either oz park courts or waveland park courts?
Yeah, I mean deals like that are usually bad for the public, but that was just ridiculous even when they announced it, much less in hindsight. Hey, at least its not as bad as the red-light cameras deal! How many people are in jail over that now? Some of the CPS deals are up there too
There is a very big difference in stating that Chicago doesn't have as good of beer scene compared to NYC vs saying it is subpar (which you previously stated) and saying its just MillerCoors as another Atlanta-esque poster stated. There are plenty of lists that have Chicago as a top 5-10 craft beer city. Its even better if you look at what its distribution network is because it pulls in some really good Michigan and MN breweries that you can't get on the coasts. Half Acre, Revolution, 3 Floyds (i'm counting it as Chicago) rival most breweries around the country. Then you get some of the smaller but really good breweries like Metropolitan, HopButcher, Pipeworks, Maplewood, Corridor/DryHop, etc. You get all the breweries that might not be HQ'd here or have been acquired but have above average brew pubs: Lagunitas, Ballast Point, Goose Island. Finally, you have some bars that were way ahead of the craft beer scene like Map Room, Local Option, Sheffield's, Hopleaf and others. Long post but the point being, Chicago has a great beer scene and your initial post of it being subpar is factually incorrect.