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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:18 AM
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I'm going to Chicago tomorrow
I'll have about five hours to kill waiting for my brother to get off work. Any suggestions?
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:19 AM
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1. Have a beer with me.
I work downtown and get off at five.

beers.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:21 AM
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2. I'm leaving at three...sorry!
He has me flying out at the asscrack of dawn, but I'll be home for dinner.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:24 AM
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5. Meh. Your loss.
Seriously, I hope you have a good visit. It's cold but still beautiful in the city.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:26 AM
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7. I'm just going there to staple a car key to my brother's forehead
He's working for United, left his spare set of keys at the parents house in Houston...locked his keys in his car yesterday and had to pay a locksmith over $80 to get into his car. I told him I'd FedEx him the key, but he says it's more fun this way.
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SIU_Blue Donating Member (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:22 AM
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3. not too much to do in 5 hours
or at least not much that can be fully appreciated. My suggestion: Grab some Deep-dish pizza (Giordano's) or an Italian Beef (Johnnies) If you need to know where these are, just let me know.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:24 AM
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6. Well, it will be the first time I've ever been to Chicago...
So, I don't know where anything is. I'm flying into O'Hare, so the closer the better. I asked my brother what the high is tomorrow...28. Holy shit...it was over 70 here today )of course, a few days ago we were under freeze warnings). BRRRRRRR!
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SIU_Blue Donating Member (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:27 AM
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8. hmmm, well...
the website for the pizza is Giordanos.com, they have store locations. Another good website is Metromix.com, they have all the restaurants and events in Chicago, plus ratings and directions!
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:29 AM
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10. Cool...I'll check those out!!
My brother seems to think I should just sit in the airport all day. I know Tom Hanks had a lot of fun living in the airport in Terminal, but I'd rather try to see something. Of course, the weather might get me. I'm reading Bush's Brain, it will definitely be with me, just in case.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:35 AM
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12. If you have 5 hours
There is an El from ORD to the Loop.

$1.75 each way. Are you going to the Loop?
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:36 AM
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13. I have no idea where I'm going
My brother works at the airport, and is currently living in a hotel close to the airport. He wasn't real detailed on plans, just that he wants his car key.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:23 AM
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4. Frontera Grill
or if you have more time go to Tompolbampo. About the 350 block of Clark. Finest Mexican resturants in America (but my second favorite in Chicago).
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:28 AM
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9. I live in Texas...I get plenty of Mexican food
My brother gets off around 1, said we'd grab something to eat then.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:33 AM
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11. Atwood Cafe
In the Burnham Hotel at Washington and State. Cool room (and a really neat hotel) and the food is not bad. Lunch in the Lopp can be tough because most folks want to eat real fast.

Let me also say I have had Mexican food in Texas but my previous recommendations are way better than whatever i got in Texas.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:38 AM
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14. Sounds cool
As for the Mexican food...I've had the Tex-Mex, and I've had the real deal. When we lived in SC for three years, all I wanted was a good enchilada...I just couldn't find one.
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momophile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:57 AM
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15. go to the Hancock Building...
and go up to the Signature Lounge on the 96th floor, I believe, and get a drink while you take in the view - it's amazing! If you are a girl, go into the bathroom up there - great view.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 12:58 AM
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16. I'm a girl
The view from the bathroom? Really?
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momophile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 01:02 AM
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17. I shit you not... it's awesome...
and the boy's bathroom doesn't have any windows at all. It is well worth the trip into town from O'Hare.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 01:03 AM
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18. I'll see if I can manage a trip there
I'm know I'm not ready for that cold weather!!
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momophile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-13-05 01:06 AM
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19. well then nothing better than a drink way up in the sky!
It's free to get in the place but the drinks are pricey - maybe $8 average, if I remember correctly.
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