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Anyone work at JPM Chase in Chicago? How is it? How long have you been working there and what do you do? Work life balance?

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Having extended family visiting, anyone have recommendations on places to eat that can accommodate 12 people?

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Dentist recommendations in Naperville, Darien, Willowbrook, anything adjacent? Thank you!

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Random, but does anyone want a ticket to see 42 Balloons tomorrow at 1 @ the Shakespeare theater? Free to a good home. Row AA Seat 15. Just one sad seat.

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Who wants to re-elect the mayor!!

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Brandon Johnson sure is a class act Politican. What a joke of a mayor.

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When will the weather get warmer 😒

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Are there any places in downtown Chicago that serve Chicago Handshake? Or pretty much every bar would have it off menu?

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what’s the going rate for a babysitter in Chicago?

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“Good condition” after being shot in the face? This guy Ironman?

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Another Kent state would probably quiet down these teen gatherings. I'm tired of hearing about what cpd might do about them.

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