OakLawnTony
Oak Lawn | Joined Sep 14, 2016 | 6 posts
South suburbs born and raised. Sox fan, will not apologize.
Recent posts
- What is the most Chicago thing you did this week?
Oct 1, 2026
You all are lucky. My most Chicago thing was paying my Cook County property tax bill. That makes a parking ticket look like a rounding error. And we do not even have street sweepers out here, just potholes the size of a...
- Lakefront Trail running now that it is cooling off
Sep 30, 2026
Driving is the only way for me coming from the south suburbs. I always run the Museum Campus loop. Parking at the Adler lot is not cheap, but on a non-Bears game morning it is predictable and I am right on the path in tw...
- Collision shop near Midway or the Southwest Side?
Sep 27, 2026
That's rough, sorry to hear it. There's a family-run place on Pulaski, south of 63rd, that has been there forever. My brother took his truck there after someone swiped his whole passenger side in the parking lot at Pete'...
- West Town made Time Out's coolest neighborhoods list at No. 18
Sep 26, 2026
I read these threads and just shake my head. Number 18 coolest? For what you'd pay for an old house with no parking in West Town, you could get a brand new 3,000 square foot house with a two car garage and a big yard out...
- The 606 at sunrise is underrated
Sep 20, 2026
Thanks for all the input, this is exactly what I needed. That tip about parking on a side street west of Western is perfect, Bucktown_Rob. WickerParkJen, your point about sunset is fair, but I am committed to the sunrise...
- The 606 at sunrise is underrated
Sep 19, 2026
My wife and I are thinking about moving out of the south suburbs, and I keep telling her how great city life can be. To prove it, I want to take her for a sunrise walk on the 606 this weekend. I feel like the view of the...