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04-01-2023 08:39 AM |
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Originally Posted by Frazod
(Post 16885055)
Maybe check with KCUnited. I believe he still lives there. I just don't know if any information I give you would still be good.
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I moved nearly a year ago. My biggest concerns now are kids throwing water balloons at cars, getting the drip system to my landscaping dialed in and having enough sunscreen. Feels good.
That said, I still very much enjoy traveling to Chicago for a couples days every other month or so. My wife still has an office there so I use it as an excuse to fly in with her just to eat at my favorite spots then come home.
It is different though. Between corps that left and WFH downtown is creepily quiet. My old and favorite hoods, Wicker Park and Logan Square, are mostly boarded up and blighted now. Places I'd walk without a second thought a couple years ago I don't walk now. Its like the mostly gentrified areas have slipped back into the 90s. Someone above mentioned heavy crime being isolated to just the bad areas, Chicago is an outlier here as they intentionally target "better" neighborhoods because why not? Why carjack a hoopie in Englewood when you can grab Becky's Lexus in Lincoln Park.
But there's still some great places to enjoy and the food/drink scene is still world class. I never really vibed with the Loop or River North so I stay at The Robey in Wicker Park when I go back. Its got a cool boutique vibe and still gives you walkability, quick assess to the L or 20 minute Ubers anywhere.
I can't recommend much in Wrigley because I tried to avoid that area as a resident but Chicago for 2 or 3 days eating and drinking can still be fun. I'm your SME for Chicago pizza, steakhouse, ramen, hot chicken and brewery recommendations.
*EDIT: Toons is a Chiefs bar in Wrigley. Its nothing special outside of the Chiefs playing though.
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