Get your girlfriend out of school early, and get your sick friend to let you drive around the city with his Dad's sports car. Then, go to a fancy restaurant and piss off the Maitre De. Then, you should visit the Sears Tower before it gets renamed. Also, visit that museum with the paintings.
Stay as far away from the people as possible.
Noone can drive.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLVKd1lhgOQ[/media]
Chicago kicks ass.
[QUOTE=ARR DARMA;15772272]New York?[/QUOTE]
Yeah you can get Chicago style pizza in New York but you'll be missing the authenticity and besides he's not going to that shithole called New York he's going to that shithole called Chicago.
The Lincoln Park Zoo is free to enter (at least it was last time I was there.) Just good luck finding any sort of free parking within a mile.
You got the beaches along the coast, just choose carefully as some of the beaches are known to be rather hostile places.
You should take the upper el train at least one time while you're there or the South Shore Bend (last surviving interurban railroad.) Hell, Chicago is the rail capital of the world, so many different railroads and so many train yards and railroad lines all over the place...
True Chicago-Style is the thin, square pizzas. Those were the Chicago pizzas before the deep dish stuff ever came.
[QUOTE=haloguy234;15772370]Stay as far away from the people as possible.
Noone can drive.[/QUOTE]
you dumb cheesehead
Bring things to be entertained on the plane, take off and landing are the only fun parts, sit near a window if you want to look at the scenery
Chicago is the best city in the world, obviously because I live there. You are lucky, the tast is going on right now. Try all the food, even the weird looking stuff. I don't know when the Cubs play next, and you'd never get a ticket, but it's worth getting to see Wrigley Field. Go to the Field Museum (Dinosaurs!), Shedd Aquarium (Epic), Museum of Science and Industry (Also, epic) Navy Pier (Although it's kinda for littler kids), and Millenium Park, and see all the awesome stuff there. Also, Sear's (Willis, lol) Tower Skydeck is very cool. Also, Lincoln Park Zoo is free to enter, but parking is a rip off ($15!!!) And just drive around the downtown area, go past City Hall, see Union Station, all those weird statues. Just stay away from the west side and Polaski avenue.
Some pics to get you hyped:
Overview:
[img]http://traveldk.com/dkimages/0-chicago_master.jpg[/img]
Wrigley Field:
[img]http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/169879886_3af73d214b.jpg[/img]
Buckingham Fountain:
[img]http://chicago.mfa.gov.il/mfm/Data/154167.jpg[/img]
The Lakefront:
[img]http://www.smpp.northwestern.edu/ICORR2005/05.JPG[/img]
My kinda town...
[img]http://mycommunityproperties.com/images/chicago_flag.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Da Bomb76;15773220]Huge Info Post :P[/QUOTE]
woa, chicago looks gangster. cant wait to go. i've always wondered why my cousins prefered chicago over florida :P. but i have to say, it is kinda boring here in florida :(. theres no big buildings and stuff. except for maybe miami beach but, i dont live too close to there
Go to Ed Debevic's
Its a 50's style diner where the wait staff treats you like crap cause they can
The food is sub par and really expensive though
[QUOTE=haloguy234;15772370]Stay as far away from the people as possible.
Noone can drive.[/QUOTE]
Drive around Chinatown, you'd get pissed off.
Those Chinese can't drive for shit. This one time, I saw this Chinese lady trying to park in this parking spot for [b]10 FUCKING MINUTES.[/b] She had it perfect several times, her car fitted perfectly, she kept going back and forth, in and out of her parking spot. I mean, I'm thinking, "How the fuck did she ever get a license?" Then, as she drove out of her driving space, attempting to park back into the space again, she hits the car behind her. I was laughing so fucking hard.
Yeah, Chicago is a cool place. There is a lot of stuff to do. On a clear sunny afternoon, just take a look at the whole city while at the beach. It's beautiful.
Also, I'm still calling the Sears Tower, "Sears Tower," even though it's being renamed to "Willis Tower," which is bullshit.
[QUOTE=hl2poo;15774278]Also, I'm still calling the Sears Tower, "Sears Tower," even though it's being renamed to "Willis Tower," which is bullshit.[/QUOTE]
It's terrible is't it? It's like a national landmark being graffitied. When I first heard of it I was like "What you talkin about Wilis?"
[QUOTE=Armybrother;15773463]woa, chicago looks gangster. cant wait to go. i've always wondered why my cousins prefered chicago over florida :P. but i have to say, it is kinda boring here in florida :(. theres no big buildings and stuff. except for maybe miami beach but, i dont live too close to there[/QUOTE]
Chicago is a New York, but cleaner.
Oh yeah, driving in Chicago, forget about trying to go eat somewhere at 5-6ish pm, it'll take you fucking hours to get to where you want to go (just walk instead). Also when driving, you have to be aggressive. (Cut people off etc.)
It will always be the sears tower on the inside :frown:
Also, chew gum on the plane, keeps your ears from popping.
[QUOTE=brans;15774620]Chicago is a New York, but cleaner.
Oh yeah, driving in Chicago, forget about trying to go eat somewhere at 5-6ish pm, it'll take you fucking hours to get to where you want to go (just walk instead). Also when driving, you have to be aggressive. (Cut people off etc.)[/QUOTE]
Yeah, don't worry about peole honking at you. Nothing happens.
I saw Johnny Depp at the Public Enemies premiere.
[QUOTE=Da Bomb76;15774684]Yeah, don't worry about peole honking at you. Nothing happens.[/QUOTE]
Yes, when people honk at you just give them the finger.
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And laugh because you just cut him off.
Go to Seattle instead.
[QUOTE=hijacker;15770717]Go see Steve Wilkos.[/QUOTE]
Steve lives (lived) on my block.
Clubbing, like every big city, it's the best thing to do.
Get mugged.
Chicago < the rest of Illinois.
Chicago ruins this whole state. Blagojevich ran the Mafia from Chicago instead of being in Springfield like any normal governor would. :argh:
And Obama is from there. :argh::argh::argh:
If you see two men in suits wearing sunglasses driving through the streets in a '74 Dodge Polara police car being chased by cops and neo-nazis, please try getting their autographs for me!
Drive out to gurnee and go to Six Flags.
Eat deep dish pizza.
RedBarRadio.com GO FUCKING SIT IN ON A SHOW
Billy Goat Tavern, best burgers in the city.
[url]http://www.billygoattavern.com/home.html[/url]
Go to Kuma's Corner and get the Slayer Burger!
Millenium Park. It's amazing.
Party.GetWasted.Recover.Explore.Repeat.
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