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Living in Chicago

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Restaurants

  1. Lao Sze Chuan 4832 N Broadway Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 293-4653

  2. Crispy Shrimp with Lemon Sauce $16.45

  3. Stir-Fried Lamb with Green Onion $14.45

  4. 煌上煌

Barbecue King Rest

地址: 2148 S Archer Ave Chicago, IL 60616

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电话: 312-326-1219

风味: 未分类

接受信用卡: Major Card

  1. Michoacanito Restauran 4315 N Kedzie AVE, Chicago, IL 60618 773-267-2820

  2. P.F. Chang's Address: 530 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 Phone:(312) 828-9977 Prices: \($\)$ Hours:

  3. Grand Duke's Restaurant & Deli 6312 Harlem Ave Summit, IL 60501

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Car Maintainence

  1. 孖镜

  2. 阿锋个人车库修车: 312-730-3469 靠近唐人街和26街, 免费咨询(晚上6点到10点)), 学生优惠.

Furniture

  1. Modani Furniture

Food Market & Grocery

  1. Aldi 6221 N Broadway Chicago, IL 60660

Dental

Advanced Dental Care (Delta Dental PPO) 2457 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60614

Strobel Dentist

Dr Lijuan Huang (very good)

Dental Salon/Advanced Dental 939 W North Ave Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60642 (312) 642-3370

Shopping

Alamo Shoes 5321 N Clark St Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 784-8936

Cobbler's Rogers Park Shoe 1424 W Morse Ave Chicago, IL 60626 (773) 764-5906

Haircut

Bionic Hair Care 5501 N Broadway Edgewater Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 293-7200

Parking in Downtown

The Poetry Parking 201 W Madison Chicago, IL

Restaurants in Downtown

  1. Wow Bao Liberty Travel 175 W Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL 60604

  2. Saucy Porka Michael: the old man (who is the boss) Johnston: the Korean guy Jackie: the girl

  3. Sbarro (Italian food, pizza is very good) 333 S State St #1 Chicago, IL 60604 United States

  4. Greek Kitchen Downstairs in the building

  5. Chi Cafe (Wangjiao Xiaochu) http://www.chicafeonline.com/

  6. Hot Woks Cool Sushi 312 West Adams Street Chicago, IL 60606

  7. Asian-French fusion cuisine & sushi bar (a little bit expensive) 160 West Adams Street Chicago, IL 60603

  8. Green Apple Grill & More North Loop Terrace 201 North Clark Street #2F Chicago, IL 60601

  9. Underground

  10. Portbelly Sandwich Shop

Edgewater

Edgewater Reads 1348 W Thorndale Ave Chicago, IL 60660 (859) 576-0878 twelchconsulting.com Public Library Today 5:00 am – 11:00 pm

Edgewater Library 1210 W Elmdale Ave Chicago, IL 60660 Public Library

If you live in a metropolitan area like New York City, Chicago, SF, etc., 1. Better find an apartment which has a parking garage/port 2. Street parking might need a sticker 3. Some road are toll way but with a … and you must pull over on the right to pay it yourself 4. Nice to have a balcony 5. Find out whether the trash can is, policy about trashing 6. Better to have jiaosuiji in the kitchen

Sports

some info may not be updated, double check before you go.

BROADWAY ARMORY, 5917 N. Broadway St., Chicago IL, Mark @ secondcitybad@yahoo.com Thursday PM 6:30 - 9:30 Closed to refinish floors till Nov. 2006 Updated 10/1/06. $7 per day.

Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532, Mustafa bigmoose246@yahoo.com Status:Closed. Updated 1/19/07. Club closed.

Buffalo Grove HS,1100 W.Dundee Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089. Contact: District 214 Office: 847-718-7600 or Chris Van Grondelle (847)718-4195 cvangron@dist214.k12.il.us Sunday: PM 6:30 - 8:30 Open, club begins 9/24/06， $5 per day. 6 Wood Courts. Updated 10/1/06.

Chinatown Badminton Club, 55 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616, Yan Chan @ yanpok@yahoo.com Closed Updated 10/1/06. $3 per day.

Downers Grove N High School, 4436 Main St, Downers Grove, IL 60515 (Turn South on Saratoga from Ogden Ave, Park in the first Parking Lot, Cross Prince St, Walk behind the stadium to the door up the stairs), Contact: Anthony A. Calderone, (630) 795-8165, Acalderone@csd99.org

Sunday: PM 6:00 - 8:00PM Open Daily, $5.00

Downers Grove Park District, Recreation & Fitness Center, 4500 Belmont Road, Downers Grove, IL 60515, http://www.dgparks.org, 630-960-7250 Thursday: PM 7:30-9:30 Sunday PM 1:30 - 3:30 Open，Daily $3 Res./ $5 Non. Res.: Almost at the intersection of Ogden( IL-34) and Belmont Road.

Elk Grove Park District, 1000 Wellington Rd., Elk Grove Village, IL. Contact: Paul Zepezauer, pzepezauer@parks.elkgrove.org, ph:847-228-3522, At The Pavillion,Pavillion Ph:847-437-9494, http://www.parks.elkgrove.org/pages/pavilion.asp Saturday: AM 8:30 - 11:30 Please call to confirm open play on Saturdays morning before going Daily(\(6/\)8)

Evanston adminton Club, Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Avenue, Evanston IL 60204, Contact:Tom Davy, 847-317-8817, tmdavy@aol.com Monday PM 7:00 - 9:30 Wednsday: PM 7:00 - 9:30 Open $5 per day. 5 - 8 Wood Courts. Updated 10/1/06.

Forest View Badminton Club, Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, Contact: Duane Shrout (847-541-5335, dshrout@waltermiddleton.com) Monday PM 7:00 - 9:30 Wednsday PM 7:00 - 9:30 Open, Club begins 9/6/06 Must Pay for 8 week sessions via Continuing Education Program at Forest View Educational Center (847) 718-7772. No Drop-Ins Allowed. 6 courts. Updated 10/1/06.

Glenview Session, Glen Grove School, 3900 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL, (10min North of Main East HS) e-mail: AlvinChiang@plbadminton.com ph: 1-847-909-4630, Joe Chiang @ KC@plbadminton.com, 847-830-4367 Closed Membership ($45 for 8 sessions or $7 walk-ins)

Grayslake Badminton Club, Woodview Elementary School, 340 Allegheny Road,Grayslake, IL 60030, Contact: Lou Behm (847)223-8181 Friday:PM 6:30 - 9:30 Open, Club begins 10/6/06， $7 per day. 3 Vinyl flooring courts. Updated 10/1/06

Highland Park Badminton Club Highland Park High School 433 Vine Ave Highland Park, IL 60035 Contact: Allan Sommer (262)-716-6955, hpbadminton@hotmail.com Thursday: PM 8:00 - 10:00 Open - Club begins 9/7/06 Membership $132.50/yr or $5 per day, 4 Doubles Courts, 6 Singles Courts. Updated 10/1/06.

Libertyville Sports Complex, 1950 N. Hw 45 (Just off the highway) OR N US Highway 45 At Peterson Rd, Libertyville IL 60048 Contact: Kysler Jordan, (847)548-1904 Home, (847)480-7733 Office, kyslerjordan@aol.com or fchung@libertyville.com Closed until further notice. \( 10 per day (\)140 for 20 session pack)

McKinley Badminton Club McKinley Park Fieldhouse, 2210 W. Pershing (39th St.)Chicago, IL, Contact: Dan Kosierowski (773)523-5579, Bill Horodny (847)791-9791 Tuesday PM 6:00 - 9:00 Friday:PM 6:00 - 9:00 Sunday:AM 11:00 - 3:30 PM Open - Club begins 9/5/06 Membership - $35/Season or $5 guest fee mpbc_chicago@yahoogroups.com

NW Chinese School, Fremd HS, 1000 South Quentin Road, Palatine, IL 60067, Contact: Andrew Lee, ph:847-397-1688,afejlee@sbcglobal.net Sunday:AM 9:00 - 11:20 Open every school year-closed for vacations (Currently Closed) Membership (\(35+\)10/semester; preference to students/parents)

Naperville Jian Liu's Club, Field House of Naperville Central High School(at Hillside road), 440 W. Aurora Ave. Naperville, IL 60540-6298, Contact: Jian Liu, ph:1-630-428-9158 Tuesday PM 7:30 - 9:30 Thursday: PM 7:30 - 9:30 Saturday: PM 3:00 - 5:00 Open - call before you go! Daily $10 (incl. feather shuttles)

Northwestern University Badminton Club Northwestern University Blumcrest GymFoster and Sheridan RoadsEvanston, IL 60204 Thursday PM 9:00 - 11:00 Open Membership (Restricted to NU affiliates with passes)

Oak Park Badminton Club, Oak Park YMCA, 255 S. Marion St., Oak Park, IL 60302. YMCA Contact: Andre Young. (708) 434-0235, cayoung@opymca.org Tuesday：10:15am- 12:00n, 8:00pm - 10:00pm，Thursday: 10:15am - 12:00n, 8: 00pm - 10:00pm Sunday 1:00pm - 3:30pm Family Court for first hour. Open, club begins 9/24/06 Free for OP YMCA Members, $73 for 8 week

session. No Drop-Ins. 3 Wood courts. Updated 10/1/06 Oakbrook Park District, Recreation Center, 1450 Forest Gate Road · Oak Brook, IL 60523-2151, Ph: 630/990-4233 PM 7:00 - 9:30 Open Daily $5

Park Ridge Badminton Club, Maine East HS, 2601 Dempster (between Potter and Dee) Park Ridge IL 60068 Contact: Harvey Look, (847) 877-3110, hlook@att.net Wednsday PM 8:00 - 10:30 Open, Club begins 9/6/06 Membership $70/year, $5 Drop In Fee, 11 Wood Courts, Updatetd 10/1/06

Rockford Badminton Club, Indoor Sports Core, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. Rockford, IL 61111, http://eteamz.com/rockfordbadminton/, Contact: Victor Hirano, (815) 282-0514-Home, vhirano@msn.com Sunday PM 6:30 - 8:30 Open, Club begins 9/16/06 \(40NR/\)35 Resident for 14 week session. $5 Drop In Fee. 4 cement courts, Updated 10/106

Schaumburg High School Main Gym, 1100 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, http://www.d211.org/, ph:(847) 755-6820, Instructor: S. Jung Closed - See Schaumburg Park District for future schedules Membership ($59/ 8 weeks)

Triton College Badminton for Fun, Oak Park-River Forest High School. 201 N Scoville Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302 Contact: Triton College Continuing Education, Contact: (708) 456-0300 x3500 Wednsday PM 7:30 - 9:50 Open, Club begins 9/6/06 $76 for 9 Weeks Session. Must Pay for 9 week session via Triton College Continuing Education Program (708) 456-0300. Club is for Beginners & Intermeidate players only. 6 courts. Updated 10/1/06.

University of Chicago Badminton Club Ratner Gymnasium, Intersection of 56th St. and Ellis Ave,Chicago, IL,60637 Open, http://badminton.uchicago.edu Membership - Restricted to University affiliates and family

University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC, Physical Education Building (PEB), 901 West Roosevelt Road, ph:312-413-5164 (http://www.uic.edu/depts/chcc/rec/pebhrs.html) Friday PM 5:00 - 7:00 Open - call UIC for schedule Membership (Must be UIC affiliate)

York High School, 12 courts 355 St. Charles Rd, Elmhurst, IL 60126 Contact: ___ Closed until further notice - effective 6/19/06

Tennis

Emmerson Park 1820 W Granville Ave Chicago, IL 60660

Tennis Court S Columbus Dr Chicago, IL 60605

Tennis court W Dickens Ave Chicago, IL 60614

Tennis Court W Montrose Ave Chicago, IL 60640

Barrington Tennis Club (Coach Jian Liu's Badminton Session), 3 TENNIS CLUB LN, Barrington, IL 60010. Contact: Jian Liu, ph:1-630-428-9158 Tuesday PM 8:00 -10:00 Friday PM 7:00 - 9:00 Sunday PM 6:30 -8:30 Status:Open Membership ($50/month, entire facility resources available)

Schaumburg Tennis Plus, 1416 N. Payne Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173, (847) 884-0678 Sunday PM 2:00 - 5:00 Open Daily (Member/Residents $3, others $5), 1 court only, Lines not marked

Waveland Park, 3650 N. Recreation Dr., Chicago, IL 60613 | Phone: 773-278-8877

Scotts Tennis Enterprises 900 W Foster Ave Chicago, IL 60640

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