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Chicago public transit

8.25.09

In the CTA starter kit you can see ratings that people have given to each El stop, rate your own, find the best stop for an urgent bathroom break, and more.

Rate your El stop

The best places to pee off the red line

How to ride the bus with your bike.

Chicago weather

8.21.09

Chicago weather goes from extremes - humid in the summers and icy cold in the winters. Here's the best ways to deal with the climate.





Chicago sports

8.17.09

We've got the low-down on the (or da) Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Sox and Blackhawks.






Chicago politics

8.13.09

Why are the parking meters causing an uproar in the streets? Learn about the history and present reign of the Chicago political machine.





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