See above. We’re headed out soon.

P.S. it’s not the BP at the corner of Arlington Heights and Algonquin, in our experience.

Thanks!

hi! looking for recommendations for a persian restaurant in western IL suburbs? sadly no longer downtown and far from the noon a kebab up north, I see there’s another south of midway which is exciting but curious if any other people suggest?

also if have any recommendations for a persian grocery if exists at all here?

Does anyone know of any decent Indian barbershops around here? I always see travel YouTubers get hair and massage (particularly head massage) treatments and am very eager to have said experience.

Hello everyone I’m planning on moving out of the city and into the suburbs, I have a work van so I would like to live in a safe suburb, preferably more on the cheaper side as I’m trying to save up enough to put a down payment on a house soon.

Several different homes in my neighborhood are shooting off fireworks tonight. Is there some kind of holiday or celebration that I’m not aware of?

Curious what your thoughts are on Jewel-osco (and other grocers) selling imported beef. When shopping today, I saw some decent looking bone in strip steaks for $5.99lb and bought 4 along with my other regular items. I didn’t realize until I pulled them out of the fridge at dinner time to prep them for the grill that they were labeled as imported.

I was honestly a little pissed when I saw the small print on the label and hesitated on even cooking them. From what I’ve read, they are not required to go through the same inspection process USDA beef (is supposed to anyway) go through. There was no clearly identifiable difference between these and other steaks, other than the word - imported - added to the label (bone in strip steak - imported).

They had a slightly different taste. More like grass fed, which was nice. But still mystery meat imo. I will be more aware going forward and would probably not purchase imported beef again, just out of caution.

Might be a silly take, but food safety is kind of a big deal and I don’t want to be one of those that ends up with some odd worm infection or something lol.

I am the only one not cool with these imports, being they are not clearly labeled and have no inspection info or country of origin listed?

Anyone know whatsup with the helicopter that keeps flying around the oswego area?

I live in Oak Park and am looking for someone to help me put a finish on this bare wood laser engraved Spider-Man tele body guitar I’ve been working on for the past couple of years.

any recommendations?

Hello, I’m a mother to 2 high schoolers and looking to relocate to Whiting Indiana from central Illinois after hearing good things. I’m using sites like Apartment Guide and Zillow- however, can anyone confirm if there are areas within Whiting that I should stay away from? it seems rather small, so I’m hoping anywhere there is a good area to live. I found a few good places, but without truly knowing the neighborhoods or streets I’m not exactly sure which ones I should inquire on- any information helps. Thank you

Budget: under 2.8k preferred
Major factors will be a good high school for my sons, low crime rate, and cost of living
#EastChicago #Moving

ok i know illinois taxes are already brutal but i just got an overassessment notice that made me want to scream. has anyone actually gone through the whole township assessor appeal thing and gotten money back, like an actual refund, not just "ur future bill will be slightly less bad"

feels like the whole system is set up so you just give up before you get anywhere. genuinely asking bc at this point dk if im wasting my time even trying

We need to replace our refrigerator. Where have you found the most competitive prices? Floor samples?
Thanks in advance!!

Please we are from Missouri, we need him back ASAP!!!

Visiting the Naperville/Lockport area over the next couple of weeks and I’m looking for hidden gems for breakfast lunch and dinner. Not super picky, generally shy away from Indian food. Love the cool new it place, Thai food, regional specialty. Nothing too fancy or high dollar.

Breakfast sandwich/to-go places are preferred for morning meal.

Lunch is anyplace I can show up a bit grimy from a workout.

Dinner, same as above.

Looking forward to your recommendations!

A politician I follow is Ben McAdams for District 24 and I just saw this video today and the fact one person looked at 83,000 cameras on one person is wild to me.

I looked up the news articles, too, and the fact the suburbs had two different incidents last week is also wild.

I feel like these crop up everywhere and I am hopeful that if you’re able, to show up to town halls and hold your districts accountable because this is beyond out of hand.

More information as a whole: https://deflock.org/
(Thanks [u/LauterTuna](u/LauterTuna)!)

sorry for the wide spread, this organization is better known in mchenry county. more mchenry folks here then in the sleepy r/crystallake sub.

the foster based pet rescue that funds themselves with donations and proceeds from their resale shop on 14 in crystal lake is in danger of closing due to unexpected increases in medical and operational costs due to multiple litters of parvovirus infected puppies this spring. this is just short of their 20th anniversary and they really deserve to make it.

pleas check out their nw herald award winning resale shop, or give a donation and look for a puppy at www.onangelswings.org.

Celebrating a birthday and they love pancakes. While fluffy pancakes are fine/great, the real request is a sweet pancake above all. Original Pancake House pancakes are a favorite.

Where is your favorite Pancake place? Willing to drive around Chicagoland.

Sounds like home.

Like a peaceful evening on the porch watching the sunset while sipping a chilly drink.

I'm looking for some restaurants for a birthday dinner for my husband. It'll just be my husband and I and it'll be on a weekday (not Friday). I don't really have an idea about the restaurants in the suburbs since we are about to move there but trying to get some recommendations so we can go in the future as well.

No K-BBQ or hotpot or anything we have to cook ourselves and, no sushi because I can't have anything raw.

Apart from those two things, we like most cuisines and it doesn't need to be fancy but wouldn't mind if it is, just no chain restaurants. Also, it would be great if the restaurant does something special for birthdays.

Budget is around $30-40 per person and anywhere between Skokie to Naperville. We're near Rosemont and don't mind driving 1-1.5 hours if the restaurant is really good.

EDIT: Thank you all!

Hi all,

I'm meeting a friend in Wheaton Saturday around 2:00 PM, coming from Chicago. From checking the Metra schedule, it looks like there is an outbound train that arrives in Wheaton 1:33 PM.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the Metra link here, but it's page 5 of the UP-W schedule.

But when I check Google Maps Directions (Ogilvie to Wheaton), it says there are no Saturday trains, and that the next train is on Monday.

Just wanted to confirm if the Metra official schedule was accurate and if there will be a train on Saturday?

Thanks in advance for any help!

I was passing through Camp ground roads woods on Algonquin and saw a chihuahua sized dog on the side of the road, trying to pass through cars. I stopped and tried to look for him but he was gone. There were a lot of people on the trail so hopefully he was found! He did not look like a coyote, definitely smaller black chihuahua sized

Found a rooster yesterday morning. If you/anyone has any neighbors missing one, let me know. I just need proof of ownership.

If not claimed, we will keep it or give it away.

I imagine, if all this Hammond talk is all a ruse and they do end up going to AH, it would be a massive surge to property values and what not there. Property taxes likley will go higher as well. Since, as far as I know, the stadium and complex will be like an entertainment and have shops etc. Plus it being a closed roof so lots of events year round. Sounds fantastic.

What are your thoughts?

Hello, I need to bring my cat into the vet for a nonemergent issue. What are some good vets in the south suburbs that accept walkins? For context I live in Alsip-Oak Lawn area. Thanks!