chicago

I grew up in Chicago and lived here most of my life, i do stick and poke and machine (if i still had one). D.i.Y luver seamstriss, t girl poly open, Im an unactive haarsh vocalist,just been too busy to practice and dont have anyone to play with in the area. Ive been crashing on a friends couch...

Hello people 8) I am hobbit! I'm new here! I've been in diy hardcore and rave scene in chi for a few years, couch surfed a little bit, and i'm now peeking out of my hidey hole and looking for other weirdos to hang out with! i'm 23, nb, open/poly, i do stiknpokes and patches. AND I MAKE HUGE...

I saw another thread about signing up for a site to look for vacant properties and realized people must not know that a lot of major cities track vacant and distressed properties and publish the data for free on their sites. Before we start, I would like to make it clear that you use this very...

Looking on some tips, just scrapping a vehicle of ours to get outta rubber tramping and bum it with some friends back in the Midwest after some crazy times. What would be the best way outta this city? Unfortunately railhopping is too new to me so that's not much of a thing, but hitchhiking is...

Was hanging out under an overpass in Chinatown Chicago. Shops at Walgreens 316 W. CERMAK. Not heard from since Oct 8th. Was supposed to hop a rail to Oregon. Possible sighting at McDonald's on Cermak & Western. Finger tats read DON'T SLIP.

Driving into Chicago with a 20' yotahome and I already know parking is cramped in this town. But I'm looking for an area where its easy and hopefully not to shady to park this thing. I got my bike so getting around wont be a problem, but I also don't wanna park way out near the burbs. Thanks y'all

Hey have heard rumors of a CSX direct to Chicago out of Springfield MA can anyone confirm? Also if anyone is going this way feel free to pm!

Hey all. I'm bike touring around the u.s and I'll be in Chicago in a few weeks. Im trying to find an address to recieve a new tire (I dont wanna use us post office, their hours are weird) for my bicycle. Any ideas? I tried a few bike shops, no success

General Information Chicago is the third largest city in the US. Its also pretty inevitable you'll end up here if you're hopping freight around the US. Train hub of the Midwest right here. Easy hop outs and tons of yard to scope. Chicago is segregated by class and by race. Every neighborhood...

Apologies if I don't know the correct words or terms for certain things. This is my first day being homeless and I am genuinely searching for a community that will take me in. So, I'm looking for squats (or one of the under-bridge-tent-goups) around Chicago, and I can't find anything recent that...

Hi there! I'm Maeve, a 19 year old trans woman who just got thrown out of her family home. I don't really have an interesting story aside from that, but I figure that's not super uncommon on this forum. I'm an amateur cartoonist and guitarist, and I'm looking for squats in or around Chicago that...

Matt: Don't know if this post belongs here, move it at your want. The post is mainly for EphemeralStick, he'll enjoy it. Also, I would like to send him a private email and not clutter up StP. I want to know if he would be interested in surprising the Slab City clan; I have an idea of how to...

Hey all I'm Jane, I'm in Chicago Illinois and I'm planning on doing some solo cycling/hitchhiking long term across the states for the first time. Any advice would be appreciated.

Although hard to believe, yes... It was a real thing. I was arrested in Chicago for trespassing the Scamtrak Station & was held for a week back in '02 + forced a pipe cleaner test... Its since been redacted as a standard but still a good article as seen below. Any other guys remember this? Fuck...

I'm looking to begin traveling on foot in April, and need any advice you guys are willing to offer. I know it's probably tempting to say " walk out of tbe door and don't look back", but please don't lol. I'm not asking how to be a vagabond. I'm looking for general tips on how I can get out of...

This statement published below comes from a group of squatters who have occupied a building owned by Barnett Capital, one of the driving forces of gentrification in Chicago. The squatters state that they are not leaving the building. As many of us are squeezed out by rising rents and real estate...

Hey everyone! I've been kicking around a handful of Chicago suburbs most of my 20 years, and I figured it was about time I got the hell out of here and saw some sights. So, I've spent the last few months preparing for a prolonged trip out into the civilized wilderness, and in a month or two I'm...

From "It's Going Down": On Thursday, May 11, residents at 2620/2622 West Cermak Rd. woke up to six cops breaking down their door and ordering them onto the ground. Walking behind them was Steve Mallon, a property manager for Barnett Capital, a $200 million finance entity that claims to own the...

Been here before. Live in Salt Lake City now with my fiancee, originally from Chicago and lived a good part of my life in Indiana outside of Chicago. Most of my family are from the roughest part of south-side Chicago which is Gary, Indiana of Metro East Chicago. It's 20 minutes south of downtown...