Wrigleyville rapist

[soxwon]

1 near rape and a rape in the wrigleyville hood, within 2 weeks.
Such a good neighborhood huh?

[cheeses_h_rice]

Crawdad?

[Sir Realist]

There's constantly sexual predators roaming around that neighborhood. I banned tons of 'em from Nick's Uptown when I was the manager there. White boys suck.

[Beer Can Chicken]

1 near rape and a rape in the wrigleyville hood, within 2 weeks.
Such a good neighborhood huh?

Rapes and sexaul assaults don't make the news unless they are in upscale neighborhoods.

[SoxFan76]

I went to the Northside for the first time ever on Saturday. While I'll admit I didn't exactly get the full north side experience (all we did was stop by Wicker Park fest and then went to a house party), I don't think I'd ever go back. The south side is a little more my style.

Zoso and co., how do you deal with those north side jags every day? I wanted to punch every one of them.

[Prope]

Crawdad?
:rolling:

[SFS04]

I went to the Northside for the first time ever on Saturday. While I'll admit I didn't exactly get the full north side experience (all we did was stop by Wicker Park fest and then went to a house party), I don't think I'd ever go back. The south side is a little more my style.

Zoso and co., how do you deal with those north side jags every day? I wanted to punch every one of them.

I would prefer to not live on the northside again. The people aren't necessarily so bad it's just crowded as all hell. And you were also at Wicker Park fest on Saturday?! We both were there.

[itsnotrequired]

I LIVE IN THE HOOD

[SoxFan76]

I was at Wicker Park fest briefly. I had a sneaking suspicion Zoso might of been there but he doesn't have a phone and I never saved your number so I couldn't call you.

[SFS04]

:wtg:

You should have just looked for Gangely walkin around. We were there pretty much the whole day.

[SoxFan76]

Really? I was there for about an hour and I wanted to kill myself. So crowded and I got a lot of dirty looks from hipster fags. I've never seen so many well groomed beards in my life.

I drank PBR from a 16 oz can. What has happened to me?!?!?

[SFS04]

Really? I was there for about an hour and I wanted to kill myself. So crowded and I got a lot of dirty looks from hipster fags. I've never seen so many well groomed beards in my life.

I drank PBR from a 16 oz can. What has happened to me?!?!?

We knew someone workin the beer booth so we were drinking half price Berghoff's all day. It was a blast. One of the more enjoyable fests I've been to in some time.

[Beer Can Chicken]

Really? I was there for about an hour and I wanted to kill myself. So crowded and I got a lot of dirty looks from hipster fags. I've never seen so many well groomed beards in my life.

I drank PBR from a 16 oz can. What has happened to me?!?!?

Wicker Park is a hipster haven. Different neighborhoods have different people. :shrug:
Did they try to put tight jeans on you?

[SFS04]

There were a fair share of "hipsters" at this event.

I just ignore the people, generally, and chat up the crew I attended with. Drinks, shopping, Pasadita, can't complain.

I bought a really fly pair of sunglasses there. They are gold with faded yellow lenses. They look like i should be playing tennis in them.

[CaptainBallz]

I was at wicker park fest last night and saw High on Fire. Then went to some bar that had Big Lebowski on. At first the sound was off and they were playing music, but they later just went with Lebowski.

I stayed out too late. Not hungover though!!

[SoxFan76]

We knew someone workin the beer booth so we were drinking half price Berghoff's all day. It was a blast. One of the more enjoyable fests I've been to in some time.

I went to a booth that was only selling Berghoff. It was a BBQ place I think. I wonder if you were there. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Wicker Park is a hipster haven. Different neighborhoods have different people. :shrug:
Did they try to put tight jeans on you?

haha different neighborhoods have different people? Get out of town. But for real, it was all over. It was a sea of people who all looked the same. Lots of tight jeans. And what's with skinny gay dudes rolling up their tight jeans? Is this the new thing? I never saw this until Saturday.

[SFS04]

I went to a booth that was only selling Berghoff. It was a BBQ place I think. I wonder if you were there. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm



haha different neighborhoods have different people? Get out of town. But for real, it was all over. It was a sea of people who all looked the same. Lots of tight jeans. And what's with skinny gay dudes rolling up their tight jeans? Is this the new thing? I never saw this until Saturday.

'Twas the Subterranean booth with the Berghoff beers we hung out at.

So the people there dress the same :shrug: whatever gets 'em through the night, right?

[fquaye14ten]

i am :shrug:

hungover, that is, ballz.

you are still gay ps

[CaptainBallz]

i am :shrug:

hungover, that is, ballz.

you are still gay ps

You will not live to see the morn, big nose...

[SoxFan76]

'Twas the Subterranean booth with the Berghoff beers we hung out at.

So the people there dress the same :shrug: whatever gets 'em through the night, right?

Yeah, I know. I'm just sayin that's not my crowd. I won't go back to that area again, that's for sure. Just not my style.

[fquaye14ten]

i already did

unforutnatey i am hungover ballz, ballz

damn you loftus quit jumping between my quick reply dialogos

[SFS04]

I don't often go out to that area either but it does have some nice bars/restaurants. I've been meaning to do the wine/cheese flight at Bin Cafe, also I like some of the bars on that strip of Division near Damen too. It is not an area I'd go every weekend though.

[CaptainBallz]

i already did

unforutnatey i am hungover ballz, ballz



tomorrow morn is the morn of which I speak. And you will not see it

[fquaye14ten]

kill ballz

[CaptainBallz]

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[fquaye14ten]

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[TeeDeeGee]

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[Hangar18]

There's constantly sexual predators roaming around that neighborhood. I banned tons of 'em from Nick's Uptown when I was the manager there.



Really? women would complain about being harassed? thats too bad

[itsnotrequired]

The North side is a good deal better than the south side. The only thing that sucks about living up here is the traffic. I think those dirty looks were in your head. A lot of people around there dress like weirdos and it's fun to laugh at them but I don't think anybody really cares who wears what. Wicker is definitely the artsy neighborhood where you'll see the plaid pants and the strange hats and whatever the fuck the kids are wearing these days. I love that neighborhood though. Everything considered--bars, food, location--it's probably my favorite.

Get real...

[fquaye14ten]

zoso's pretty much a frat boy in fag's clothing. don't listen to his stupipd statements.

they're probably written to the tune of frat boy anthem band pearl jam

[Beer Can Chicken]

The North side is a good deal better than the south side. The only thing that sucks about living up here is the traffic. I think those dirty looks were in your head. A lot of people around there dress like weirdos and it's fun to laugh at them but I don't think anybody really cares who wears what. Wicker is definitely the artsy neighborhood where you'll see the plaid pants and the strange hats and whatever the fuck the kids are wearing these days. I love that neighborhood though. Everything considered--bars, food, location--it's probably my favorite.


I've lived South and North. I personally think North is way better except for traffic and pizza. Public trans is better. Food and bars are better. Taxis are plentiful.
And contrary to belief there are neighborhoods like Roscoe Village, Lincoln Square, North Center, Ravenswood, West Lakeview and Andersonville with 'normal' people that aren't hipsters, frat boys or trixies.

[Prope]

Zoso, do you live in or near Andersonville?

[Beer Can Chicken]

Zoso, do you live in or near Andersonville?

BCC does.

[Prope]

How is housing around there?

Do they give discounts to 25% Swedes?

[SFS04]

I think transportation's worse, just cause the trains stop every five feet, and are always packed. I've never seen a packed Orange Line train yet.

There are more options which is nice, I just wouldn't want to live up there again. It's fun for going out on the weekends and stuff. The takeout selection pwns too, I hate southside takeout. No indian :(.

[Beer Can Chicken]

How is housing around there?

Do they give discounts to 25% Swedes?

My buddy just bought a condo there, half block east of Clark, a pretty good location. I have another that bought one 2 years ago. You can still get a pretty good deal.
I always go and look for tall leggy Swedish chicks but cant find them. :(

I think transportation's worse, just cause the trains stop every five feet, and are always packed. I've never seen a packed Orange Line train yet.

There are more options which is nice, I just wouldn't want to live up there again. It's fun for going out on the weekends and stuff. The takeout selection pwns too, I hate southside takeout. No indian :(.

But there are trains and taxis. People drive home from the bars on the southside.

[Prope]

I always go and look for tall leggy Swedish chicks but cant find them. :(
No shit you can't, I think Swedes next to the Irish are the worst in the sunlight. You'll probably have to wait until snow is on the ground to see the legs.

[SFS04]

Well, Southside does have chinatown.

[itsnotrequired]

south-north debates eat rot

[maurice]

Wrigleyville is rapist heaven: lots of idiots walking home alone drunk at 2 a.m., because they've been brainwashed into thinking that they're "safe," stats be damned.

N Side blows, except for the older neighborhoods, which are essentially indistinguishable from the S Side. (ducks) Unfortunately, they're gradually being overrun by hipsters.

S Side has tons of quality ethnic food. Mexican, Soul, Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Lithuanian, Greek, Arab, etc. Most of the other stuff (including Russian, Japanese, etc.) can be had between here and Madison (including the South Loop and the southern part of the Loop).

The only foods requiring a trip to the N Side IMHO are Indian, Korean, German, Swedish, and probably Thai. But who give a crap about Korean, German, and Swedish?

[Prope]

Swedish food is the suck.

[SoxFan76]

Wrigleyville is rapist heaven: lots of idiots walking home alone drunk at 2 a.m., because they've been brainwashed into thinking that they're "safe," stats be damned.

N Side blows, except for the older neighborhoods, which are essentially indistinguishable from the S Side. (ducks) Unfortunately, they're gradually being overrun by hipsters.

S Side has tons of quality ethnic food. Mexican, Soul, Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Lithuanian, Greek, Arab, etc. Most of the other stuff (including Russian, Japanese, etc.) can be had between here and Madison (including the South Loop and the southern part of the Loop).

The only foods requiring a trip to the N Side IMHO are Indian, Korean, German, Swedish, and probably Thai. But who give a crap about Korean, German, and Swedish?

I'm pretty boring when it comes to food. Pizza, dogs, polish, beef, fried chicken, Italian. That's my take out diet. Sub sandwiches too. All that other weird stuff I don't eat (Korean, Indian, whatever). So the no Indian food argument really doesn't work with me.

Oh yeah, south sides better because of the Irish parade and the White Sox. North side has the gay pride parade and the Cubs.

[fquaye14ten]

^frat attack

[SoxFan76]

Lucas' Lexicon:

Bro: See, Zoso.

[getonbckthr]

Really? I was there for about an hour and I wanted to kill myself. So crowded and I got a lot of dirty looks from hipster fags. I've never seen so many well groomed beards in my life.

I drank PBR from a 16 oz can. What has happened to me?!?!?
I have a well-groomed beard :shrug:

[Prope]

I stand by my statement. Swedish food is the suck.

[maurice]

Can't believe I forgot to mention all the Polish down Archer.

[SFS04]

Can't believe I forgot to mention all the Polish down Archer.

Can you recommend me some good Southside restaurants?

[Prope]

I was at Pierogi Fest yesterday. I can't believe how many different varieties they had. Crazy pollacks.

[SFS04]

I keep meaning to go to that every year. Everyone I know who's gone recommends it.

[Prope]

I would have liked that. If I still lived down south near Indiana I probably would've gone.
I couldn't understand why all of the businesses surrounding the fest were closed. Seemed to me that you could make a killing. :shrug:

I didn't think Whiting was that bad of a town. Lots of interesting looking people there though.

[maurice]

Red Apple on N Milwaukee is just as good.

True, but that's not the issue. You said that N Side ethnic food is somehow better and that's just silly, unless you're definition of "ethnic food" is limited to a small number of Asian countries. The S Side easily wins most numbers games, because it's a lot bigger than the N Side.

The problem with these conversations is that most N Siders haven't seen much (or any) of the S Side and most S Siders haven't seen much (or any) of the N Side. It's like listening to some douchebag New Yorker talking about how their favorite ___ restaurant is the best in the city / country / world or listening to somebody without a passport talking about how a certain Italian restaurant is "really authentic." I mean, how the heck would they know?

Can you recommend me some good Southside restaurants?

What kind of food do you like? Bridgeport alone has multiple Mexican places, Italian places, Chinese places, diner-esque places, a Lithuanian place, etc.

[SFS04]

True, but that's not the issue. You said that N Side ethnic food is somehow better and that's just silly, unless you're definition of "ethnic food" is limited to a small number of Asian countries. The S Side easily wins most numbers games, because it's a lot bigger than the N Side.

The problem with these conversations is that most N Siders haven't seen much (or any) of the S Side and most S Siders haven't seen much (or any) of the N Side. It's like listening to some douchebag New Yorker talking about how their favorite ___ restaurant is the best in the city / country / world or listening to somebody without a passport talking about how a certain Italian restaurant is "really authentic." I mean, how the heck would they know?



What kind of food do you like? Bridgeport alone has multiple Mexican places, Italian places, Chinese places, diner-esque places, a Lithuanian place, etc.

I like any and all foods. I have been to San Jose, Pancho Pistolas, Ed's Potsticker House in Bridgeport. I am open to places in the southside not in Bridgeport too!

[SFS04]

I grew up in the south suburbs all my life and I lived in Oak Lawn for a few years, too. I never actually lived in south Chicago but I calls it likes I sees it. I do favor the Asian side of things admittedly and the North Side dominates that end of the spectrum.

Is the Lithuanian place called "Healthy Food"?

Little Three Happiness on Cermak.....supposedly the best Chinese in the city.

[SFS04]

So it's like an eighth as good as average Thai?

:laff: Yeah pretty much. Even Thai though, meh. I can take it or leave it.

I have heard so many good things about Little Three Happiness (shit, the premiere food discussion board for Chicagoland (http://www.lthforum.com)'s named after it) that I want to try it out anyways and see if it changes my opinion.

[maurice]

Okay, I'll add a third category: people who grew up in the suburbs but spent little time in the city and call everything north of Roosevelt "downtown." The worst among them are people from the S and SW 'burbs who claim that they are from the "South Side."
:cool:

Yes, Lithuanian place = "Healthy Food" on Halsted.

As you can imagine, Chinatown has multiple good places for Chinese, a good divey place for Pho (2336 S. Wentworth), and other Asian restaurants that I haven't tried.

The reason I try to narrow restaurant recommendations is that Chicago definitely is a Top 4 restaurant city in the US (arguably #1). There are tons of good restaurants on the N Side, on the S Side, and in certain suburbs. I probably could come up with 20 or more good places in the city and 'burbs that serve varieties of Italian food. I imagine there are at least 20 more that I've never even tried.

The lthforum guys dine out far more often than I do, but I suspect that most of them would admit that they've only hit the tip of the iceberg. They're always on the lookout for hidden gems in non-hipster 'hoods and have no trouble finding them.

[SFS04]

Okay, I'll add a third category: people who grew up in the suburbs but spent little time in the city and call everything north of Roosevelt "downtown." The worst among them are people from the S and SW 'burbs who claim that they are from the "South Side."
:cool:

Yes, Lithuanian place = "Healthy Food" on Halsted.



Worth a try? It's really close to my place.

[cheeses_h_rice]

Channel 7 news just had a story about the Wrigleyville rapist, and they used the term "Lakeview." Then, 2 minutes later, they had a ra-ra puff piece about the soon-to-be-first-place Cubbies, and suddenly the area became "Wrigleyville."

:shrug:

[SFS04]

I could throw a baseball and hit it. And I will if that's what you want. :omg: :o

Ahhh, there we go.


Well done!

[maurice]

I'll describe Healthy Food and let you decide. The interior is old-school-diner-esque with a Lithuanian theme--complete with lunch counter, pie case, and what used to be a phone booth. The owner usually is present and working the room. The waitresses dress "ethnic." Most of them are legit, off-the-boat Lithuanians. The food is what you'd expect from E Europe: heavy, meat-and-dumpling oriented. The national specialty is kugilis, which is interesting but not very tasty IMO--kind of a potato and bacon custard. I recommend the cheese dumplings.

It's also a good spot for breakfast. Not particularly cheap, but quality coffee / ingredients and an eclectic crowd. Sometimes you can get real potato pancakes.

My favorite b'fast spot is the Bridgeport Restaurant on 35th / Halsted. Same eclectic crowd. Even more of a diner feel. Good food, dirt cheap. The "big man" breakfast special is like 3 plates of food for about $5. Nice place to load up before a Sunday day game.

[SFS04]

I'll describe Healthy Food and let you decide. The interior is old-school-diner-esque with a Lithuanian theme--complete with lunch counter, pie case, and what used to be a phone booth. The owner usually is present and working the room. The waitresses dress "ethnic." Most of them are legit, off-the-boat Lithuanians. The food is what you'd expect from E Europe: heavy, meat-and-dumpling oriented. The national specialty is kugilis, which is interesting but not very tasty IMO--kind of a potato and bacon custard. I recommend the cheese dumplings.

It's also a good spot for breakfast. Not particularly cheap, but quality coffee / ingredients and an eclectic crowd. Sometimes you can get real potato pancakes.

My favorite b'fast spot is the Bridgeport Restaurant on 35th / Halsted. Same eclectic crowd. Even more of a diner feel. Good food, dirt cheap. The "big man" breakfast special is like 3 plates of food for about $5. Nice place to load up before a Sunday day game.

I went in there to use the ATM once and it was unique. I'll try out both of these places, definitely.

[SFS04]

I have never had this kugilis business nor have I even heard of it. I haven't had much Eastern European food.

[maurice]

Channel 7 news just had a story about the Wrigleyville rapist, and they used the term "Lakeview." Then, 2 minutes later, they had a ra-ra puff piece about the soon-to-be-first-place Cubbies, and suddenly the area became "Wrigleyville."

Reminiscent of the on-line Trib story about one of the many previous Wrigleyville rapists. The story originally said "Wrigleyville" but minutes later was changed by George Knue to say "Lakeview." The whole ordeal is detailed in one of Hangar's many "Wrigleyville rapist" threads at the wissy.

[fquaye14ten]

i'm opposed to rape

it's about time SOMEONE spoke up on this subject

[maurice]

For Kugilis enthusiasts, Healthy Food sells a t-shirt that reads: "Kugilis, breakfast of champions."
:D

[fquaye14ten]

oh boy

[soxwon]

Yeah, I know. I'm just sayin that's not my crowd. I won't go back to that area again, that's for sure. Just not my style.

Protect your man-cave around dem parts!!!

I like how we almost root for rapes in a roundabout way here.

:laff:

cubbie ho's

[Prope]

i'm opposed to rape

it's about time SOMEONE spoke up on this subject
I bet you'd have a lot more friends if you wouldn't take such controversial stances.

[maurice]

In the past 3.5 months, the Wrigleyville Rapist has attacked 5 women. The cops arrested (http://www.nbc5.com/news/13818028/detail.html?dl=headlineclick) a guy who was trying to use a victim's credit cards.

Meanwhile, the Wrigleyville Robber also has emerged. The CPD has issued a community alert re. a guy who approaches a Chad or a Trixie who is walking alone, pulls out a silver handgun, and demands their money and other valuables.

Both offenses are spreading into Lincoln Park.