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What r/chicago is talking about this week

r/chicago has 661,665 members and 19 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 23.8 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

661,665members
19posts in the last 24 hours, newest 17 min ago
23.8comments an hour right now, newest 5 h ago
5,807points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/chicago this week

park9illinois8bean7vote7morning7market6station6west6lake6service6cta6taking6

Top threads this week

  1. Who is going tomorrow
    5,807 points325 comments4 d ago
  2. The bean- 1, Chicagoans 0
    4,369 points215 comments3 d ago
  3. [USA] Chicago driver has their shoulder shortcut cut short.
    2,093 points171 comments3 d ago
  4. Coco - noooo!!
    1,332 points158 comments2 d ago
  5. Citizen drops gems like this in your lap sometimes
    1,141 points98 comments2 d ago
  6. Tourists on a Chicago Tour

    A Great Time With Dilla Thomas!

    1,056 points58 comments6 d ago
  7. It’s almost time for Christkindl Market.
    984 points97 comments6 d ago
  8. Be Careful Under Bridges Today 💩 - Dave Matthews Band At United Center Tonight 😂
    921 points60 comments4 d ago
  9. Wild Chicago

    23td PL and California

    861 points72 comments7 d ago
  10. There are an unusual number of abandoned old station wagons around West Lake View / East Roscoe Village

    One on Belmont, one on Ravenswood, and one on School. They are all full of crates and boxes. One has expired tags and the other two don’t expire until 2029. I don’t know why I find it so odd, but...

    856 points120 comments2 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Love Downtown at Night
    1 points0 comments17 min ago
  2. If you're parked on kingsbury and your car has been hit I have the plates.
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  3. Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich releases new prison memoir
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  4. Mayor Johnson responded to a request to “Mamdanify Chicago” and clean up on W Lake/N Sangamon
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  5. Chicago is getting a new toilet — but it’s not just any toilet – NBC Chicago
    1 points0 comments5 h ago
  6. What is everyone doing on Thanksgiving Day?
    1 points1 comment6 h ago
  7. Made a Website to tell our reps NO to Schumer and Jeffries
    1 points0 comments6 h ago
  8. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Illinois landlords can't charge more than $50 for a rental application or any fee to renew your lease
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  9. O'Hare congestion may persist for next 7 years of construction, report says
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  10. Gift article: United CEO on why taxiing at O'Hare takes so long
    1 points1 comment7 h ago
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