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➡ area essentials Car sharing (for those who want an auto part-time and don’t want the hassle of parking or insurance fees) ✸-Go I 773-278-4446 www.igocars.com Airports ✸ ’Hare International Airport O www.flychicago.com/ohare/oharehomepage.shtm ✸ idway International Airport M www.flychicago.com/midway/midwayhomepage.shtm The Basics The Windy City was incorporated in 1833 with a population of just 350 people. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire knocked out much of the progress of the previous 38 years (Mrs. O’Leary’s cow is innocent, by the way). The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition put the city back on the map and established Chicago’s reputation as an architectural center. Today more than 2.9 million people live in Chicago, an increase of 4 percent over 1990. ✸ hicago takes up 227 square miles, including 15 C miles of beaches, 18 miles of bike paths and 7 ,300 acres of parkland. ✸ ity area codes are 312 and 773. Suburban area C codes are 847 630, 708 and 815. , T ✸ he name “Chicago” comes from the Potawatomi Indian word meaning “wild onion. ” ✸ hicago is also called the “city of neighborhoods” C because it has 77 recognized community areas, from Altgeld Gardens to Wrigleyville. GeTTinG seTTled City of Chicago City services, from garbage pickup to parking permits, can be accessed by calling 311, the non-emergency number. In single-family homes and buildings with fewer than four units, recyclables are placed in blue bags and thrown in with other trash. Multi-unit buildings often have private recycling. Gas and Electric ✸ omEd C 800-334-7661 www.comedmove.com P ✸ eoples Energy 866-556-6001 www.peoplesenergy.com ✸ icor N 888-642-6748 www.nicor.com Water ✸ epartment of Water Management D 312-744-7001 Telephone, Internet and/or Cable TV ✸ omcast C 800-266-2278 www.comcast.com ✸ irectTV D 888-777-2454 www.directv.com ✸ ISH Network D 800-333-3474 www.dishnetwork.com ✸ CN R 877-746-4726 www.rcn.com C h i c a g o L i v in g 2008 GeTTinG around Chicago streets are based on a grid. The intersection of State and Madison streets is ground zero. Based on which side of Madison Street an address falls, it carries either a north or south designation. Based on which side of State Street a building falls, it carries an east or west designation; thanks to Lake Michigan, there are far fewer streets to the east. To get around the grid, you’ll need a CTA public transportation map and a Chicago Card for the fares, your own car or an arm to hail a cab. Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles ✸ 8 locations in the metropolitan Chicago area 2 www.illinois.dmv.org or www.cyberdriveillinois.com Chicago Transit Authority ✸ levated trains, city buses, suburban Pace buses E 888-968-7282, www.transitchicago.com ✸ etra (commuter rail) M , 312-322-6777 www.metrarail.com Taxicabs ✸ ellow Cab Chicago Y 312-829-4222 ✸ olley Cab W 877-888-8294 14 chicagol i v i ngmag.com http://www.igocars.com http://www.flychicago.com/ohare/oharehomepage.shtm http://www.flychicago.com/midway/midwayhomepage.shtm http://www.comedmove.com http://www.peoplesenergy.com http://www.nicor.com http://www.illinois.dmv.org http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com http://www.transitchicago.com http://www.comcast.com http://www.metrarail.com http://www.directv.com http://www.dishnetwork.com http://www.rcn.com http://www.chicagolivingmag.com

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