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SchaumburgSam

Schaumburg | Joined Mar 9, 2021 | 7 posts

Northwest suburbs, works from home, misses the city.

Recent posts

  1. Open House Chicago Oct 17-18. Which buildings are worth the line?

    Oct 3, 2026

    This is all fantastic advice, thank you everyone. The tip about the restroom availability is a life saver, I would not have thought of that. Based on this, we're ditching the Loop idea. We're going to take the Red Line u...

  2. Open House Chicago Oct 17-18. Which buildings are worth the line?

    Oct 2, 2026

    My wife and I are taking our 14 year old son downtown for Open House Chicago on Saturday the 17th. We'll be taking the Metra into Ogilvie in the morning and have the whole day, but we only want to do one day this year. L...

  3. Collision shop near Midway or the Southwest Side?

    Sep 29, 2026

    Thanks for all the input, everyone. That warning from PalosHeightsPat is exactly what I was worried about, I know exactly which big shop you mean and I'll be steering clear. I appreciate the tip on the rental car too, No...

  4. Collision shop near Midway or the Southwest Side?

    Sep 27, 2026

    Had some bad luck yesterday driving to Midway to pick up my in-laws. I was stopped on Cicero just south of the Orange Line tracks and got rear-ended by someone texting. My trunk is crumpled and the bumper is toast. The c...

  5. First winter in a 1920s bungalow. What do I do before it gets cold?

    Sep 17, 2026

    Wow, this is all incredible. Thank you. I honestly had no idea about air sealing an attic or bleeding radiators. I just went outside and detached the hose... feeling like a real rookie. The energy audit from Peoples Gas...

  6. Moving from the suburbs. Which neighborhoods are easy without a car?

    Sep 17, 2026

    Careful what you wish for. My cousin moved from Hoffman Estates to Lake View and complains constantly about the noise and trying to get groceries home on the bus in February. He says paying $225 a month for a parking spo...

  7. First winter in a 1920s bungalow. What do I do before it gets cold?

    Sep 15, 2026

    My wife and I just moved from a newer townhouse in Schaumburg to a 1920s brick bungalow in Portage Park, just south of Six Corners. We love the neighborhood, but I am starting to panic about our first real Chicago winter...