Does anyone know the set times?

I’d really like to see an actual play, but every time I try look up theater shows in the city all I get is musicals.

Probably a total long shot, but I’m in town for work and always wanted to go to The Aviary cocktail bar. They have reservations available for 2 people, but not 1, and I don’t have someone to go with. 😢 27m, open to any +1. Anyone up for a last minute Saturday night plan?

Anyone know if Indian boundary park sprinklers are on yet?

Why are there so many people in Rosemont wearing costumes? I even saw a Batman on a batbike downtown.

Me and my family are from Chicago but now live in Michigan and we were trying to recreate Chicago mild sauce. We did about a dozen different combos and finally all agree on one that my sister made. Please try for yourself and give us some feedback. Ours is probably closest to JJs. 1 cup of ketchup, 2/3cup of sugar , a couple dashes of hot sauce (we used Louisiana) dash of garlic powder, smaller dash of onion powder and two tablespoons of water to thin it out. It’s mostly ketchup and sugar. Please try it and let us know.

BEFORE YOU COMMENT, these are the stands that have already been painted: Gene & Jude’s, Red Hot Ranch on armitage Ave, Superdawg, Wiener’s Circle, Rand’s Red Hots, Original Jimmy’s Red Hots, Budacki’s, Skyway Dog House, Jr’s Red Hots, Flub A Dub Chub’s, Wolfy’s, Fatso’s Last Stand - Lincoln Park location, Devil Dawgs Wicker Park

Each grey dot is a different parcel

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I have read discussions on City-owned land, but never really considered just how much of the City is well the City's. I find the contrast between the South and West side striking but unsurprising. Upon closer inspection, there's some places with entire blocks leveled. All 4 sides of the bounding streets.

I thought you all might be interested in seeing it, too.

Has anyone had any luck finding Carolina Reaper Plants in the city? I was able to get them at Christy Webber in years past but nothing this year.

If you are missing a black and white 70ish pound dog with the leash still on I spotted him at the Clyborne salvation army parking lot heading West at 1150.

To me, it seems like sports arenas are always trying to do some sort of move or upgrade, unless their venue is historically significant (Wrigley), to maximize income. I know that the Bears and the White Sox have legitimate reasons for wanting to move away from their venues; why have the Bulls/Blackhawks never wanted to move from theirs? I guess I can't think of a strong reason for them to do so, but why has United Center stood the test of time, and hasn't ever been in danger of getting replaced?

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Just an fyi

Chicago has 178 neighborhoods. A lot of them have similar elements in their naming, so in 15 categories, you can see just how many Parks, Villes, Towns, and more Chicago has! For all my urban planning enthusiasts out there, this was a fun morning project and had some cool results -- almost 15% of all neighborhood names are related to water in some way. Feel free to comment with any other categories (or typos/mistakes hahahaha) you'd like to see added!

Spreadsheet here!

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Is there a party going on I wasn’t invited to?

Is it normal to have a cab try to charge you a flat rate based on the time of night?

Tonight I hailed a cab from the river walk, got in, he turned on the meter, asked if $30 is good price and before I could answer, pulled away. I immediately, but calmly said, “no that’s not okay for me. Please rop me off wherever it’s safest to do so.”

I’ve lived in Chicago for almost three years. I work in the loop and use Curb, or hail a cab from the street during rush hour, all the time. It’s usually $15 to Taylor street, maybe slightly higher during rush hour; but I’ve never had this experience until fairly recently.

Is a cab driver allowed to do this?

I have also had the (terrifying) experience where it’s not actually a cab, but a private car with a fake sign, so I thought I was being smart tonight by hailing a cab from the street but being sure to match the license plate with the roof top sign number.

Any help appreciated.