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Brandon Johnson brings up a good point. Citadel is still here. It hasn’t left

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Mindy’s is not making bread these days. What other bakery makes nice crusty bread to serve w an Italian meal?

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Not gonna lie, I’m kind of sad seeing the temperature go up and the snow melt

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Just had a recruiter reach out to me about a position requiring 6 to 10 years of data development experience, hybrid in Chicago or NYC. I was interested but noticed the salary was not posted, so I asked.

And I quo… more

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Anyone have a good no b.s. therapist in Chicago they can recommend?

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Filed a breach of contract with a former tenant. Eight friggin’ months to bring it to court

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Democrats: Illegal aliens are not getting tax payer funded government benefits. That’s a conspiracy theory.

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Do you use a PO Box that has a real address (not a PO Box) in Chicago? How much do you pay? Looking for one that will mail my mail to wherever I am every month. Remember Mailboxes, etc? Like that.

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Doing Christmas shopping late and trying to find the Ms. Rachel Tonie 🙈. I could buy from a reseller for $35-40, but more on principle than anything would rather not (plus we can wait). If you bought… more

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What is going on with CBRE’s hiring? Six years ago I had multiple interviews and even attended their Chicago networking event, then they went completely silent. The same thing happened this year—I com… more

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Need to get my water heater replaced. Any reccs on who to hire?

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Cheapest long term parking near ORD? Also need a hotel for a night, so maybe those two needs could work together?

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This is how we treat the people who work holidays to keep us safe…

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As my first real Chicago winter, gotta say this is nice! I come from a place that still gets cold and windy and dreary but it doesn’t actually snow that much.

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Have you been to The Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. Lucia, St. John, St. Croix) lately? Would love some recommendations for places to stay, and activities. Also, tips for cheap flights pls.

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Date night ideas in Chicago? Suitable for winter. Thanks all!

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Someone explain to me like I'm a 5 year-old why City Hall decided to slash capacity at Christkindlmarket by 80 (!) percent.

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Willis tower discount anyone knows how to get it?

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Best pierogis in Chicagoland?

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Any home owners or landlords have recos for contractors, companies, or handymen?

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I thought teen takeover was a summer activity… Now this is another reason to take global warming seriously.

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Anyone know what is going on with New City near North/Clyborn? I feel like everything is closing there?

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Any Video/photographer based in Chicago, IL, in my connection. I have an internship opportunity in a Local Parlor with Lunch and a tip. An intern can be in School. 2-3 Days a week.

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We need a habitual offenders law that imposes harsher sentences on repeat offenders. The majority of these violent crimes like the Loop punchers, the man who recently set a woman on fire, and many oth… more

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Where can I buy something that looks like a rose but is actually chocolate or candy?

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Is it illegal for a landlord to demand entry (48 hours notice) to install windows in 43degree weather for four hours of no heat, noise and dust? I work from home. Also woke up sick from the fumes next… more

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How many more innocent people have to be brutally attacked before everyone can finally admit we have a crime problem?

The CTA burning is especially jarring. It’s unbelievable that people will sit there… more

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For those who made “as is” offers on condos here in the city (old graystone, built in 1900), what were your experiences? We really want a place and our agent is recommending offer “as is” to be more c… more

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Mayor Johnson is one of the rare politicians who underpromises and overdelivers in our time. He pledged not to raise property taxes, and he ended up lowering them (at least for my building). This is truly amazing.

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How much higher do taxes for the CTA need to be before they can find this guy?

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Any good buildings with month to month leases?

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Any thoughts on how midway will be this upcoming weekend? Have family visiting Friday - Sunday but they’re worried about getting out of here given recent flight delays and cancellations / wondering ho… more

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So all 55 Republican senators were voting to reopen the government this entire time, and it only required 5 Democratic senators to vote yes to reopen it. Then why did the media and democrats keep call… more

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Does anyone work at Tempus AI? I have an interview tomorrow and the Glassdoor reviews don’t look great but Id like to see what anyone’s experience at the Chicago office has been like

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This winter will likely push me to move elsewhere. That is all.

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Is it just me, or is Gavin Newsom’s strategy for 2028 to copy Trump’s social media style? He just posted a video using the same music and the same editing style Trump uses. And he’s done this numerous… more

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South of Northern Ave, and West of Western. Any thoughts about living in that area? West of wicker park. Looking to move there

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