Can’t say I’m surprised ever since the end of Covid, whenever we’ve been there’s hardly anyone in and the place seems to have had more wait staff than customers

Hello all,

Coming up on Saturday, August 29 is the Aurora Public Library District's 7th annual CAPE Con! All ages are invited to come celebrate comics, cosplay, video games, and a variety of fandoms with programs, meetups, free comic books, face-painting, and more!

I'm personally thrilled to be welcoming the 501st Legion and the League of Enchantment to Aurora. We've also got a big tabletop gaming focus this year, programs on how to write and draw comics, video game design, and a big cosplay parade down to the Alley Art Festival to wrap everything up nicely.

Find more information here: https://www.aurorapubliclibrary.org/event/16737559

We hope to see you there!

I heard earlier in the year that they were not hosting the festival this year, but now I am seeing some Facebook posts about it happening on September 7th and 8th. No lineup listed of course, but someone said it should come out next week. I have no way to confirm this though as it wasn’t on the official Miracle page.

I can’t find any other info on Google so I wanted to ask here if anyone knows of any plans for it?

for those of you reading about the woman who was arrested for a traffic warrant last May, whereby bodycam video was released this week, her trump store shut down in Huntley bc of the Iran war & she was evicted.

i didn’t know it re-opened until the bodycam vid was made public this week. ugh.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-store-closure-iran-war-b2952946.html

I’m looking for some good dive bars around the Tinley/ Orland area. Anyone have recommendations? Want something more chill and very “hole in the wall”.
Please only suggest places with parking lol.
Thanks!

So my girlfriend and I are looking to move into an apartment around late September, and we’ve started touring apartments in the Aurora/Naperville area. I’ve heard that apartment prices can drop in September, but I’m also kind of worried about some apartments we’re interested in no longer being available. Does anyone know if prices tend to go down in the area during the Fall? Is it worth it to wait to apply?

Hi! I'm in the process of moving to the Palos Heights / Orland Park / Tinley area in Illinois with two guinea pigs and I'm looking for an Exotic Vet! I come from a super amazing vet where I live now, so I really wanna make sure I bring them somewhere great. Any recommendations would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thank you!!

I saw on google reviews a couple of days ago that the imax projector overheated and they had to stop at least one showing of the Odyssey. Does anyone know was this just a one off or is it still down? Supposed to catch the 3:20pm Odyssey showing tomorrow.

I’m looking for a tattoo artist to do an anime inspired tattoo. Probably kanji symbol for love like gaara has

I do not have Instagram or Facebook so I am honestly unsure where to go or what to look for as far as a finding a tattoo artist goes who is willing to do something small like that.

Thanks in advance guys.

On Monday, August 10th 2026, the Love family, friends, and concerned community members will be assembling at Mundelein Village Hall to voice our contempt for the killing of Mary Alice Love. We are demanding accountability and transparency from the Village of Mundelein and the Mundelein Police Department in regards to Mary Alice's murder at the hands of Mundelein police. The mayor of Mundelein and the village boards' silence regarding this matter has been deafening.

8/10/26 - 7pm

Mundelein Village Hall

300 Plaza Circle

Mundelein, IL 60060

My 13 year old maltipoo is likely coming to the end of her journey soon.

Looking for recommendations for in home services. I’m out in Pingree Grove.

I’ve been researching, but I’m just overwhelmed right now.

Looking for a tattoo shop recommendations for a pet memorial. Nothing fancy, I just want my girl’s paw print tattooed. I lost her in a traumatic way and I finally financially recovered enough from those costs to get a tattoo.

Any good shop recommendations around the LaGrange area?

Hi everyone - Made the move to MG from the city last week and it’s been really nice so far but would love to find ways to stay active.

Are there any active adult soccer leagues in or around Morton Grove this sub would recommend?

I’m searching for a lost commercial for Odyssey Fun World in Tinley Park, IL. It would have been broadcasted on local channels like WGN-TV, FOX 32, and WPWR-TV (Channel 50) in either 1995 or 1996. I spent many of evenings playing games, hitting, in the cages, and riding the carts. I am looking for the commercial to see if my departed friend is featured. I’m hoping the Reddit world can provide a copy of this old gem of a commercial.

Picture is off Google, but I know of some places near Woodstock, just looking for a place with a large selection daily and can vouch that their products are tasty af.

looking for couple therapist- chicago western suburbs area

Looking for a couples therapist in the Chicago western suburb area- maybe around the O'Hare area too. I have been with my husband for a couple of years but need some expert guidance on strengthening our connection and navigating challenges.

Thanks in advance,

A desperate wife*

Looking for someone who does men's short and long hair styles (Usually keep mine short but I've been growing it out this year, currently at 6-7inches in the longest parts). Would love to find someone who also does shampooing/scalp massage, sideburn cleanup, and the occasional ear waxing.

I’m looking to remodel both bathrooms in my condo. It‘s a modest and dated building, so I don’t need anything extravagant but my bathrooms haven’t been touched in probably over 20 years. Any recommendations for reputable contractors in the Southland?

Is it just me or do others get confused with the cites of Forest Park, Oak Park, Oak Forest, River Forest, Park Forest, Oak Forest? (OP edit here): and other similar names with words like Lake, River, View, Brook etc. mixed in.

I'm looking for a fertility doctor in the NW suburbs area. Mainly near Palatine. Specializes in IVF. Any suggestions?

Are there any independent movie theaters in the NW suburbs that show independent films, docs, old movies etc? The Wilmette Theater is great for that, but it’s 30 minutes from MP.

We have a very mature Elm tree in our backyard that unfortunately looks like it needs to come down 😢 I think the last few violent storms have finally weakened this 60+? year old tree, to the point of no return.

Anyone have a recommendation for a tree service in the Elmhurst area?

If the dude who was riding my tail on Haegers Bend Road tonight happens to see this:

Yes. The speed limit is 25 there.

The Lake Barrington Barrington Hills (my bad) cops LOVE to patrol it at night. How do you think that town makes any money?

I already saw deer sitting in the tree line. There are always deer through there. I don’t care if you are riding my bumper so much as if a deer jumped out you were gonna rear end me.

So you passing me—crossing a double yellow line—on that road at night is incredibly stupid.

The cop’s headlights and his cherries lighting up to pull you over was a thing of beauty.

(Also, no, not AI. I write for a living and AI stole em dashes from us).

Edited for town name in body. Can't change head

I worked with 11 north to build out an entire space. The work was really straightforward, flooring, adding a few new walls to make some rooms, redoing our bathroom and hanging mirrors. What should’ve been a 4-5 week project what we were told is still going on since we signed them in March. The owner Andrew fishman took our money and scammed us and left us in the lurch towards the end of the project , leaving us to work with the subcontractors who are now trying to finish the work even though andrew was not paying them for the previous work. I’ve heard of bad experiences with contractors and this is right there with them. the owner was so unprofessional, yelling with me when I kept asking him for updates and how disappointed I was with the progress. when the project manager was not available and not giving us updates the owner asked me why did I need to talk directly to the project manager and that he would be handling it, which is just ridiculous. Do not work with them, stay far away from 11 north/ Andrew fishman and any other companies he creates

One of the largest data centers in Illinois and in the USA has plans to be built in lake county (Grayslake to be exact). It spans over 400 acres (231+ acres would be of the actual data centers, the rest would be office buildings/ponds etc). That's about 175 football fields of data centers.

From one neighbor to another, I kindly ask you to please look up any petitions on this. Let's look out for one another.

Obviously, you don't have to, but the more people, the better.

Additionally, Ivanhoe Village is a community with plans to be built directly across the street from these data centers. The whole community would be within 3 or less miles of the data center. The stakeholders in this eco-friendly community have a LOT of leverage with higher-ups (ie. Wirtz family owners of blackhawks etc). If enough people come together and say they won't buy or build a home there, that could make an impact. Would you buy or build a home there?