Haven’t been in Chicago (besides layovers) in 30 years, for good reason.
They are lost apparently. What a shithole City.
I’m the exact same way. Last time I went my car was towed (took my family there for “vacation” what a joke that turned out to be) and I had to pay like 300 to get it back. It was an organized city racket. When I got a taxi to take me to retrieve the car it was yuuuge! People were moving through cattle like ropes in a line “kachong kaChong kachong” money noises, hundreds of cars were impounded..maybe more!
There was no sign saying I could not park so I demanded a traffic cop show me and there was ONE sign suspiciously placed behind a tree …what a scam.
I won’t and haven’t go back in this life.
Same. Went my first time with a job where the entire staff was visiting a major supplier for our product there (2009.) We actually stayed in one of the more subdued suburbs west of the city, but I wasn't impressed when we went into town. They were having some kind of "gay games" event at the time.