New and improved City of Chicago Thread (Check OP for Recs)

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  1. Truman

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    The noise all week.
     
  2. visa

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    I’m three blocks from Ogilvie and that shit is rattling windows. It’s like the time they filmed Dark Knight
     
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  3. New user

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    I'll be out on a boat for it Sunday. First time doing that. Otherwise I'm pretty indifferent.
     
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  4. rcragg82

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    I golfed last year during at Sydney Marovitz (Irving Park, Lakeshore course) and it was a cool round to play since you can be driving and a Blue Angel goes over.
     
  5. DollarBillHokie

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    I’ll be rooftopping it up at my boss’s place. No idea what to expect.
     
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  6. Truman

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    The event itself is cool. The practices all week is annoying AF
     
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  7. devine

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    Hey guys I missed my connecting flight and I’m stuck at the airport till 230 flight. Should I leave and come back? Anywhere worth going to that’s near and convenient?
     
  8. NilesIrish

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    O'hare or Midway?
     
  9. devine

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    ORD guessing thafs ohare
     
  10. NilesIrish

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    correct, yeah, you're kinda fucked. One of the locals may have an uber able spot. I'd go to Wicker Park Seafood and Sushi and slam some beers and Toro.

    If you get stuck further I'll be in the city at like 2 for the Cubs tonight. I'll buy you a Coors Light.
     
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    There's a casino right next to O'Hare, you can walk
     
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  12. rcragg82

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    Going to Wicker Park and back is poor advice. That is close to 1.5 - 2 hours in the car.

    There is an area called Rosemont that is 10-minutes from Ohare. A few bars and restaurants. I would not recommend going there if you were not stuck at the airport but its the closest entertainment district from the airport. I'd personally just stay at the airport because they will be dead on a Tuesday.
     
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  13. Truman

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    It's like 45 min on the blue line.
     
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    Yep. 45 minutes there. 45 minutes back. 1.5 hours total.
     
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  15. Anison

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    Wicker Park Sushi is a restaurant IN O’Hare, folks....
     
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  16. rcragg82

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    My bad. That is a good idea. I'm #teamMidway so didn't get the suggestion.
     
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  17. visa

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    Visit B1G headquarters in Rosemont! I’d go to Rivers, the fashion outlet (Ask for heather at lululemon) or see a matinee at the AMC over there.’
     
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  18. New user

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    publican is my favorite place to eat in O'Hare, so that's my rec.
     
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  19. devine

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    Thanks friends
     
  20. Truman

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    Had no idea publican was at OHare.
     
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  21. devine

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    My favorite part of the ohare airport is the random buckets in the hallways catching water dripping from the ceiling
     
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  22. tmbrules

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    What gate are you stuck at ?

    edit: no, i am not at ohare
     
  23. devine

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    I don’t make excuses but I’m not landing in Asheville till 11pm. Just an observation
     
  24. New user

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    It's the best place to eat in the whole airport imo. Gate K1
     
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  25. Truman

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    It's the best place to eat in the city, imo.
     
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    Yeah it’s in the conversation for certain. I love Publican and PQM. Especially the red wine poached eggs that Anison put me on.

    As for ORD, still a sucker for the tortas by Rick Bayless
     
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  27. Truman

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    I know there are finer restaurants in the city, but I love Publican. I hate the communal tables though. Gotta get a booth.
     
  28. visa

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    Yeah those suicide door booths are a must. These west loop girls get liquored up at brunch and start slur-injecting themselves into your conversations. Bitch stop breathing on my pork rinds
     
  29. devine

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    Gotta love the stale deep dish pizzas throughout the airport
     
  30. gordon bombay

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    Also tough to beat the fact that you can almost always get a reservation there
     
  31. Truman

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    Rahm not running for re-election. For the best. He's trash, but Im think the city is so broken, any improvements would be marginal at best. But I guess that's a start.

    Kind of surprised he's not running. I just saw people out this weekend petitioning for him. Of the handful of people they approached, only 3 or so signed. I was not one of them.
     
  32. Gaknight

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    Anything around downtown or River North for food on a $35 budget to eat I may not have tried?
     
  33. gordon bombay

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    3 greens market/small cheval? Xoco? Portillos
     
  34. justcain

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    Visiting your fair city this weekend - Chicago Cut & Second City reserved, forecast killed the boat tour. Am I missing anything?
     
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  35. Gaknight

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    Been to Portillos probably 30 times in 4 different states. I’ll definitely get there at some point this week.

    I’ll look at the others when I get in front of my computer
     
  36. New user

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    Publican Quality Meats. You could do Gibsons Italia for lunch with a cool city view too...depending on what you order it'd be pushing the $35 limit.
     
  37. Gaknight

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    Have the bird scooters made it to Chicago yet?
     
  38. gordon bombay

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    They popped up for a week or two back in July/early August but I haven't seen any the last few weeks.
     
  39. Gaknight

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    Yeah I’ve only used them in San Diego which was a perfect city for them. Chicago seems like people asking to die.
     
  40. gordon bombay

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    Agreed. They are all over Milwaukee
     
  41. rcragg82

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    Yesterday storm.

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  42. Bert Handsome

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    Is everyone ready for the Chuy Garcia era?
     
  43. Truman

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    Meh.
     
  44. Anison

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    I thought Gutierrez gave Chuy that congressional seat to keep him out of the mayoral race?
     
  45. Nole0515

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    Coming in for the FSU/ND game I planned this before I knew were shit.
    Anyone been to Boka?
    Are the BBQ places actually really good?
    Already have Pequods planned
    Anyone want to meet up since pretty much everyone I already know that were going are bailing on the game?
     
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  47. New user

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    How was it? I’ll be at a table there Saturday for deadmau5
     
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  48. fsugrad99

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    Staying in downtown for a weekend. Where to go?
     
  49. Truman

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    WGAF about TAO, when we finally have a Steak n Shake.

     
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