Also in the winter the drive times can easily double or more. I would want to use the fantastic mass transit as much as possible.
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There is a website called “furnished finder” that is sort of like an airbnb for traveling nurses but they are open to other “non-medical traveling professionals”. It might be worth checking out to see if they have anything available in a location that works for you.
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I know where that Athletico is as my kids have lived nearby. I would take @Knowsstuff recommendation and try to get closer to work, if possible.
I will say I like the Logan Square neighborhood a lot so if that’s your best find for her needs it will work out. Recently ate at Andros Taverna- highly recommend although $$$$.
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Logan is very cool hip if you live in the right area. It’s constantly changing. The weekend Farmers market is awesome and they have much better restaurants, shops. But having to park a few blocks away and walking at night to your apartment can be the problem for someone not knowing the area. I would Facebook people in the area but also getting stuck and having to shovel your car out to get to work can take a long time plus the added drive time. My daughter who grew up in Chicago was going to live there but decided against it while walking late at night. It all depends where in Logan.
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I tried to private message and it kept giving me an Error 502 message. I did some more in depth snooping on Bing Maps and you’re right about Logan Square not being convenient to where she’s working. There is another place in Edgewater. It looks like that would be less than 2 miles away and the info indicates it’s 1 block to the Red Line which looks like it would drop her off at Belmont she could then take a bus to get closer to her location.
D and I agree that she doesn’t want to drive. We looked up CTA fares and it looks like she could get a monthly pass for $35. She is a suburban girl used to access to free parking wherever she needs to go. She’s looking forward to the experience though.
This site is crazy. I will try to message you in a bit later. Edgewater /Andersonville is one of my favorite areas. Get close to Andersonville. It’s my daughter’s favorite neighborhood to go shopping and eating. Cute shops and diners and funky.
Again, take another look at where I suggested. We have normal houses and garages and more, cough, cough, suburban then other areas.
Have your daughter check out https://iadms.org/
I lectured for them like 8 years ago.
. A good friend of mine her practice is mainly sports med and professional dancers in downtown Chicago. I can pass on the information
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Edgewater will be a much easier commute for her! Another vote for Andersonville! Just be aware that there are a couple of red line stations closed for construction right now - Berwyn and Lawrence. There are a ton of stops on the local though so it shouldn’t be more than a few blocks to the next station.
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Another service to check is The Rotating Room. It’s sublets and room rentals for med students doing away rotations. I’m sure that a PT student would be welcomed too.
An update and another question. My D did find housing about a mile from where she will work. It’s in Wrigleyville so we feel pretty good about the area. It’s a block or two from the Red Line. She moves in a week from Sunday. We are going to help and to see the area. We will be staying at the Hotel Zachary near Wrigley Field.
Now the question. Being suburbanites we’ve never had to deal with things like purchasing groceries without hopping in the car and running to the grocery store. From the information I’ve received traveling by car and parking are not easy things in populated areas of large cities. Both the driving and the parking can be challenging. I imagine you either walk or take public transportation to the nearest stores and shop in smaller amounts. Any suggestions or hacks 
Also we will be around Wrigley Field and be looking for dinner on New Years day. Any suggestions. We have pretty eclectic palates and aren’t looking for gourmet foods. Thanks in advance. Thank you for your help in finding a location especially @Knowsstuff .
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I don’t have a car and take a rolling insulated bag with me to the market. (I think I got mine at Home Goods or TJ Maxx(. If you have to do a big stock up, consider doing delivery. Also, some of the markets do have customer parking but I’ll defer to @Knowsstuff about the markets in Wrigleyville.
In terms of food - again knows stuff will have good recommendations but super close to where you are staying, we like Smoke Daddy (and they are beautifully decorated for the holidays) and Mordecai but check to make sure things are going to be open on NY day.
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. Pm me with the cross street where she will be. I have a car and two car garage and live in Wrigleyville /Lakeview /Southport Corridor… The name keeps changing… Lol. People do drive to the local stores etc… Lol.
But many just walk two blocks and go shopping. Just not a big deal. Depending on where she will be living she will most likely get a parking permit (383) most likely and it is a very large area to park for free on the streets but just not where there is a meter. Also read the signs carefully. Chicago loves to tow cars so get that parking permit right away.
If she goes to the alderman office most likely Tom Tunney and get parking stickers for her guest like you.
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Most restaurants are great in Chicago. Not in Wrigleyville but Ana Marie’s is great food if you like Italian. Not far away
You honestly won’t go wrong with just about any food choice. It all depends on what you like. Go to Giordionos on Belmont and Sheffield for pizza. It’s all up to you.
I would make a reservation now.
If you like bratwurst, sausages, hot dogs, chicken tenders, burgers, fries and pizza, then Chicago is your place for food.
If you want healthy food, like vegetables, salad, grilled anything, then…
With all due respect you don’t live here. Lots and lots of great healthy places to eat in Chicago 
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“Healthy” is obviously a relative term. 
■■■? If you’re going to talk dirty about the food in my hometown, you better bring receipts. The line about chicken tenders shows that you don’t know jack about our street food, never mind our vegetarian, Vietnamese, etc. If you weren’t pulling this out of your tuchus, you’d have written “pork chop sandwich” or “Italian beef” and I would have thought, “At least this poster has been to Maxwell Street.” But you obviously haven’t.
Last I checked, they do serve “grilled anything” at the world’s best steakhouses like Gibson’s and Maple & Ash.
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Pork chop sandwich? Italian beef? I said healthy food. 