So, if I have dinner, let’s say at Gibson’s or LeColonial, I can’t walk back to my place three blocks away? Are you serious?
I’ll tell you something else. I’m carrying no wallet, just some cash, about $200 and my ID, phone and one credit card.
If I get mugged, I’m giving them the money and my phone and password. No questions asked.
I want to hit Kingston Mines, a blues bar. It’s permanently closed. Any other blues bars open in down, like Buddy Guy’s?
No, it's not. It's also my favorite blues club, haven't been there since before the pandemic.
They're open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays according to their May Events calendar.
Again, I'd stay the hell out of Chicago -- but that's just me and my hatred for getting mugged, carjacked, beat-up, killed -- and that horrible lesbian mayor the idiots there voted into office. She's made everything exponentially worse.
It’s your funeral, friend. But Chicago has changed drastically since you were there last. There aren’t any more “safe” neighborhoods. The Morlocks have the run of the streets now.
The CPD has had all time off canceled for the Holiday weekend. A friend of ours is a canine officer so the info is legit. The weather is going to be very warm this weekend and that always ups the body count. The cops will be busy drawing chalk outlines on the streets in Englewood and Garfield Park so they won’t be downtown to keep dumb tourists safe.
Buddy’s place is still open but I sure wouldn’t be walking around there after the show. Uber there and back. If you’re really dumb you could check out Checkerboard lounge. But that’s not a neighborhood you want to be in any time of the day.
Michigan Ave is dangerous after dark these days. Hell, there was a gunfight at the McDonalds by the Red Line stop just last week in broad daylight.
If you insist on going out keep your head on a swivel. Go straight to your destination and straight back and take a cab or an Uber.
Good luck. Hope I don’t see you as a statistic on heyjackass.com.
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If you're white, you're operating on a level of assumption there which belies common sense.
If you're in Chicago alone and must walk at night, go to the nearest bar, befriend the largest white guys - college age would be best - and offer them all the cash in your wallet to walk you back to the hotel. You've already expressed a willingness to lose $200; what's your life worth?
All that you can do if Chicago is an unavoidable trip is just manage the risk, and that means using your brain.
Best of luck. (no sarcasm)