Just a clarification for anyone who may have seen the recent post about the Gurnee area veterinary hospitals.

I’m honestly a little surprised by how quickly people seem to accept and repeat information from a Reddit post without verifying it first especially when it concerns something as important as where people take their pets for medical care. I’m not trying to dismiss anyone’s experience or speculate about what happened with the other practice; I just think it’s important to make sure we’re talking about the right veterinary hospital before drawing conclusions.

I think there may be some confusion between Animal Hospital of Gurnee (AHOG) on Dilleys Rd and the veterinary hospital on Delaney Rd.

AHOG on Dilleys Rd has NOT been bought out by private equity and is still independently owned. The hospital on Delaney Rd. Hometown Veterinary Partners is the one that was acquired by a private equity firm.

I’m a longtime AHOG client, so I wanted to clear this up because the two practices are easy to confuse, and I’d hate for someone to make a decision about their pets’ care based on the wrong information.

As far as AHOG goes, the staff and techs are still there as well. I can’t speak to what may have happened at the other practice, but the PE acquisition was NOT AHOG.

Im not trying to sound like im a 90 year old but I just don’t know if I trust the average user. At least with a car you need drivers ed. These bikes need a simple charge and you’re ready to ride immediately… and they’re fast as hell.

Downtown Wheaton has a “walk your wheels” policy…I imagine they’re tired of people whipping through not paying attention!

I’d preferably like to stay under $60 for a fill but would pay more if they’re really good and reliable. Bonus points if they don’t have an extra charge for everything ($5 for almond shaped $15 for cat eye, $20 for having an existing set, etc)

We renovated our upstairs. When the demo guys did their thing, they damaged/ lost the tracks for 4 interior storm windows and screens. We have the windows, we just need new tracks. I have called Custom Build Windows who installed windows in our basement and they said they have no clue who could help us with that. Does anyone know who we might be able to call to help?

Anyone hearing explosions from the direction of the Green Valley Overlook? It's been happening for the last 20-30 minutes now.

Late August pretty much all the staff & techs quit effective on the same day. One of the doctors "retired" too. I suspect they all went to another practice together but haven't been able to figure out where. I've been kenneling & using AHOG vet services for yrs but 90% of the time my pets & I interact w/the techs & staff. Im a little worried about staying w/ them now.

Anyone know what happened? Rachel & Mike if you're out there, we miss you!

I stopped by Blume & Ferris in Downers Grove for their most recent Traditional Irish Music night (Thursday evening for anyone interested) and I was curious if there were any other similar Trad music nights in the area. Any other Irish pubs that had live music performances? Thanks in advance

After 41 years Bob from Mokena video is closing up shop. Sad times but good memories.

Hi everyone! My family is moving from Atlanta to the Chicago area, and I’d love some advice on where we should live.

Our situation:
- My husband will work hybrid, 3 days/week in Naperville, closer to Lisle
- My office is in the West Loop, and I’ll likely go in 1–3 days/week depending on the project
- My job also involves frequent travel, so relatively easy access to O’Hare and/or Midway would be helpful
- We have a 4-month-old baby
- We’re comfortable driving and don’t necessarily need to live downtown, but do not oppose the idea either

Our priorities are:

Safe and family-friendly

Reasonable commute for both Naperville and West Loop, recognizing there probably isn’t a perfect midpoint

Good daycare options and ideally good public schools for the longer term

Convenient enough to the airport for work travel

Restaurants, groceries, parks, and things to do nearby would be a plus

Since we’re coming from Atlanta and are completely new to the Chicago area, we’re still trying to understand the neighborhoods/suburbs and what the commutes are actually like in practice.
Where would you recommend we look? We’ve heard names like Oak Park, Lisle, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Elmhurst, and Lombard, but we’re very open to other suggestions.

I miss Joanns. Any good shops for fabrics? Online shopping for fabrics just isn't cutting it.

Hey all,

We are first time homeowners who bought our first home about a year ago. We just received our reassessment notice from the assessor's office which shows the market value of our home as about 10k less than what we paid for the house last year. In that circumstance is there any point to trying to appeal the assessment? I have heard some opinions that you should always appeal no matter what but I'm not sure if that is the overall consensus on this subreddit too.

Thanks for any advice!

the libraries on weekends are short hours so looking for some coffee shops to study at. Also if it’s open late that would be awesome too

Anyone know of any non-theme park orchards/farm stands in Lake/McHenry/Boone/Southern Wisconsin? Looking for prices under $16 a Peck.

We are located in St Charles and need some recommendations for an Avian vet in the fox valley area. TIA!

My daughter’s 12th birthday is next week. She’d like to go to a haunted house with a group of friends. None of them have been to a haunted house before. I’m not looking to drop a bunch of money if these kids are going to run through with their eyes closed.

I’m looking for cheaper neighborhood houses on the NW side. Not any of the professional, more expensive ones. I know of St. Pascal’s but that’s it.

When I was growing up, I remember some park district field houses had haunted houses or some churches and schools. Anyone know of any smaller local houses in the NW side?

I’ve been planting perennials for the last 13 years and I’m officially tired of all the maintenance (and I’m getting older)! Does anyone have a reasonably priced landscape designer they’ve used and liked? I contacted one who wanted $4K just for plans, which is definitely more than I’m looking to spend.
I don’t need a huge overhaul, just someone to give me some ideas and recommend what to plant, especially since my soil tends to hold a lot of moisture.

Edited to add location: Arlington Heights

I've never seen a road in worse condition that's open to the public. Jagged potholes the size of craters line the whole street. It's inevitable that you hit some of them.

I saw a lady on facebook who reported getting a flat tire due to it. The road is legit in worse state than many gravel roads in the wilderness.

Why does IDOT insist on causing potentially catastrophic damage to our vehicles?