[wideawake]

Gee, I’ll bet you really studied the demographics of the area.

I lived in Chicago for six years and still visit often.

I'm pinging you, Borges, since you live in Chicagoland and you can vouch that if you are ever looking for a 9/11 Truther or a Dennis Kucinich supporter or a militant vegan in Chicago, your best bet is Wicker Park.

[Borges]

In the last decade or so, Wicker Park has been renovated and reclaimed and is now a haven for ‘free-spirited’ twenty-somethings. Politics aside, it’s a lovely neighboorhood with some great historic homes going back to the turn of the century.

[Dionysiusdecordealcis]

Actually, I’d say Rogers Park or any number of other neighborhoods are more leftist but Wicker Park tries to be the contrarian/infantile/outre capital of Chicago. It’s denizens strike not so much a leftist ideological as a bizarre-chic “look at how goofy I can be” pose.

Perfect for the Sankt Pauli gals, dontcha think?