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Lisa Chatroop
Lisa Chatroop’s Recent Articles
Travel
Oct 14, 2022
The Most Bone-Chillingly Haunted Places Around Chicago
From eerie street corners and haunted hotels to unexplained sightings inside your neighborhood dive.
Travel
Oct 8, 2021
The 10 Most Amazing Abandoned Places Near Chicago
From the Damen Silos to a long-forgotten South Side shipwreck.
Lifestyle
Jun 1, 2021
Chicago’s 23 Best Beaches to Visit This Summer
These are the essential beaches for sunbathing, letting your dog run wild, and generally enjoying the summer in Chicago.
Lifestyle
Nov 13, 2016
Moments You Realize You're a Chicagoan
As corrupt aldermen "Hinky Dink" Kenna famously stated, “Chicago ain’t no sissy town.”
Lifestyle
Nov 2, 2016
Stuff That Only Happens in Illinois
To the rest of the United States, much of Illinois probably seems like the bastion of normalcy, particularly when compared to, say, Florida.
Sex + Dating
Oct 19, 2016
Chicagoans Share Their Worst Online Dating Stories
Spending too much time on Tinder, Bumble, or OkCupid will make any sane person yearn for simpler times.
Lifestyle
Sep 19, 2016
10 Things Chicagoans Are Irrationally Passionate About
Chicagoans are understandably passionate when it comes to things like the Bears' glory days or dressing a hot dog -- sports and encased meats are the lifeblood of the city after all.
Lifestyle
Jul 20, 2016
Things That Make You Weird Anywhere but Chicago
While other cities pride themselves on keeping things “weird,” Chicagoans typically consider ourselves to be pretty normal human beings.
Lifestyle
Jun 29, 2016
Things People From Chicago Suburbs Are Sick of Hearing
There are two types of suburbanites: those that typically live in far-flung suburbs and only visit the city once or twice per year, and those that work and/or spend most of their free time in the city, but happen to keep a suburban address.
Travel
Jun 15, 2016
12 Reasons Southern Illinois Should Be Chicago’s Go-To Vacation Destination
Unless you grew up or attended college in Southern Illinois, "Little Egypt" is probably low on your radar -- particularly if you’re a Chicagoan who thinks everything south of I-80 qualifies as Southern Illinois.
Lifestyle
Jun 8, 2016
Everything You Must Do on Lake Michigan This Summer
Those coastal folks can keep their salty, shark-ridden, tropical-storming oceans.
Lifestyle
Jun 3, 2016
Things Chicagoans Are Tired of Hearing From Out-of-Towners
Ahhh, tourist season -- that magical time of year when locals need to allot extra travel time to navigate the hundreds of thousands of slow-walking tourists clogging the sidewalks.
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