I'm going to Chicago - General

[QUOTE=Masterofkills09;23055655]Remember, don't go to the south side. Thats all that you need to know pretty much.[/QUOTE] I live in the south. :argh: Dang west, east, and north siders

[QUOTE=theseltsamone;23055728]In between the Irish part of town and the gay part is a kickass street with a comic book store, a retro game store, two smoke shops, and "The Alley" which has a t-shirt for just about every popular band since the 60's. Also, if you get lost in a bad part of town after dark the police will seriously let and encourage you to run red lights to get the hell out of there.[/QUOTE] I've been to "The Alley" it was a pretty cool store, I never knew about the comic book store near by.

Get some deep dish pizza while your there, preferably Gino's east but most of there stuff is good.

[QUOTE=16bit;23071500]I live in the south. :argh: Dang west, east, and north siders[/QUOTE] How have you not been shot?

[QUOTE=Masterofkills09;23074248]How have you not been shot?[/QUOTE] South suburbs. :3: I don't go near archer on 63rd or anything near there.

[QUOTE=mastermaul;23071410]Watch out for Bug's cronies.[/QUOTE] Bug's Cronies?

[QUOTE=16bit;23077633]South suburbs. :3: I don't go near archer on 63rd or anything near there.[/QUOTE] Same here. [QUOTE=Masterofkills09;23055655]Remember, don't go to the south side. Thats all that you need to know pretty much.[/QUOTE] The South Side isn't shit compared to east Chicago nearing Gary, Indiana. Absolute shithole.

South loop is the place to be.

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[QUOTE=pressanykey;23070070]bro i am going to sue you if you post pics off my myspace again[/QUOTE] The avatar just completes this post.

All of you are informative

Eat at Portillos. You will not find better American food [i]anywhere[/i] in the world.

Find Mr. Chi City.

[QUOTE=lol12;23056162]Go to Pete Wentz house and take a picture for me.[/QUOTE] Why? He looks the same in every picture ever taken of him, anyway. [img]http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/7/2009/01/340x_pete_wentz_seamstress.jpg[/img] [img]http://bandbunny.com/images/bandphotos/PeteWentz.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/secret_shots/images/20060622_pete_wentz.jpg[/img] He just doesn't know how to smile properly.

Deep dish is mandatory.

The street I was talking about is [url=http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=211+Maple+St,+Grant+Park,+Kankakee,+Illinois+60940&ll=41.940858,-87.651195&spn=0.002833,0.004823&z=18p]here[/url]

Is it just a cliche that the mob resides in Chicago?

I just figured out i'm going in July or August.

Last year i had to drive through chicago in the middle of the night with my parents to get to a relatives house. That's when i found out my parents are racist.

[QUOTE=titopei;23112497]Is it just a cliche that the mob resides in Chicago?[/QUOTE] Coming from a Chicagoan, as far as I know it's a stereotype. I've lived in Chicago for a while, and you should worry more about the street gangs rather than the mob. In fact, don't worry about the mob at all.

[QUOTE=Masterofkills09;23055655]Remember, don't go to the south side. Thats all that you need to know pretty much.[/QUOTE] Is the south side the so-called "getto"?

I'm going to chicago too. This thursday to be precise

[QUOTE=MachiniOs;23133754]Is the south side the so-called "getto"?[/QUOTE] Yes. There are also a lot of gangs down there.

[QUOTE=dirty harry;23068438]There's the House of Blues, which is pretty neat from what I've seen.[/QUOTE] I love House of Blues. I like the one in Cleveland the best.

Eat the Pizza.

I'm a brit wanting to tour America, is Chicago really that bad for gangs etc? Or are people just over reacting. What about the main city where everybody goes? What should i be aware of...

Go to Six Flags Great America.

[QUOTE=M23;23137234]I'm a brit wanting to tour America, is Chicago really that bad for gangs etc? Or are people just over reacting. What about the main city where everybody goes? What should i be aware of...[/QUOTE] Well, they won't like, carjack you if you go near the area, but you might run into trouble if you drive through the neighborhood at night.