Have to say these folks are great at what they do. the outreach to the community and programs…read moreavailable are always top shelf. They take a legitimate interest in the community. We've been in the neighborhood for a very, very long time and participate in several of LCC programs. If you need info they will fill you in. They are also very COVID aware and do their best to follow necessary guidelines and lead by example. The friendliest most knowledgeable staff in the area. We are lucky to have these folks here in the neighborhood.

I was rear ended on the way to work yesterday. I contacted police on the scene, and they informed…read moreme that I can continue to work and go to a police station when I'm able to. (Since no injuries / car is drivable) I stopped by district 17 PD in Albany Park after work, to which an officer kindly advised me of the extended wait time, and informed me I had 10 days to file the report. Wanting to rest after work, I thanked him and decided to head back the next day. Today, I went to this police station in lake view east, since it's closer to me. After entering, I was called over by one of the police officers. He was older-middle aged, and Hispanic/latino. He asked me where the crash occurred, and I gave him the intersection we were at. He told me he needed an address and to pull out my phone and get it. Sure no problem - I'm happy to do that. He then makes a comment that I should know traffic rules and laws before coming there. I felt that was totally unnecessary. I just moved into the city a few months ago, and this is the first time I was asked specifically for an address. Wanting to just get this report filed and done with, I gave the officer the address I found. Next, the officer says since it's been a day since the accident, there's a chance the other party in the accident has filed a report already. He said he did not want two reports to be filed and instructed me to contact the other party to ask if he has filed a police report already. The other party was clearly at fault, and they sustained minimal damage to their vehicle. On the other hand, it's clear I will need at least a new bumper put on. I had already filed a claim with their insurance before coming in as well. So I questioned why it was necessary to contact the other driver. I couldn't imagine why the other party would go and file a report already, when they might not need any repairs at all and had already admitted fault. Then, the officer sighs, shakes his head, and tells me it was necessary that we contacted to ask if they had already filed a report. He then said something along the lines of, "here - give me their number. I'll call them if you're too scared to do it." I came for help but instead was bullied by a full grown adult. After that comment, I walked out, because I couldn't take any more of the cruel and unnecessary comments. I decided to make the 30 minute drive back to district 17, and was helped by a different officer than the one I had spoken to the night before. He was able to help me, without complaining or criticizing, and while treating me with the amount of respect and dignity that all people deserve. He was kind, helpful, and patient with me. It was so relieving after the experience I had just had at this station - in lake view. I want to shout out all of the officers at district 17 PD for their friendliness and their willingness to help. That is how you protect and serve the public. I'm so incredibly disappointed with how the officer at the district 19 PD on Addison street handled my request. His attitude and senseless cruelty is harmful to the community he has vowed to serve. Shame on him for his actions today.

We have an unhoused person setting up an encampment on our private property. I called the police…read morestation to get help, or ask who is best to call to come out and speak with the gentleman living on our property who we have previously spoken to and asked to move. Instead of helping me the man who answered the phone yelled at me about how I need to "change my way of thinking" and he "doesn't understand what's wrong with people these days who don't want to call the police." I do not understand where this attitude was coming from, but I certainly did not need a lecture, I was just asking very nicely where to direct my call if that number was not the correct one. Maybe people don't call the proper lines because of people like this guy who don't know how to be kind and helpful!

Full disclosure -- I am on the Board of Directors of the Chamber and have been so for several…read moreyears. I also own a boutique in the Bucktown area. I cannot say enough good things about the Chamber or the people who run it and make it a lively resource for the businesses in Wicker Park and Bucktown. From the networking events to the new member luncheons, the sidewalk sale to the SummerFest, the WPBCC gets it done and makes it happen. The Executive Director and her office staff are truly committed to really promote the area and the business that make up Wicker Park and Bucktown. They handle all sorts of complicated community situations with grace and aplomb. Dealing with the aldermen, the business owners, and the residents cannot be fun or easy but they make it look like a cakewalk. The Chamber orgazines all kinds of media outreach opportunties, from internal e-newsletters to aggressively distributed literature about the local cultural and shopping opportunties. The Chamber provides a liason to the city's governmental offices as well; I met Mayor Daley as a Chamber representative to discuss the area's overall curb appeal and how the city could help to spruce it up. That was rad! I would recommend any independent business to join this Chamber and get involved. I can definitely say my business has been positively affected by my association with the Chamber, and I plan to stay an active member as long as my shop is open. I heart the Chamber!

Wow. Still amazed by what an exceptionally cool and different kind of festival the Chamber put on…read morethis weekend with Wicker Park Fest. Rather than cramming lots of overpriced kebab vendors into a tiny space and forcing us to buy tickets, it was all about the music and mercifully cheap. Great job.

I was in and out. No more than 15 minutes. Had no discrepancies. Found a parking spot with no…read moreissues either. Have to give them five stars.

I went here this morning to put in an order for a social security card. Now this place is located…read moreon North and Laramie which is basically the hood. So the fact that it was the hood AND the social security administration I was ready for it to be a bunch of loud ignorant folks when it actually wasn't. The place was really nice and extremely orderly. When you walk in it can be a little confusing because there are no signs telling you what to do. However, I will tell you (so you won't be wandering around looking lost like me!). When you walk in go to your left to get in line for the computer. When you get to the computer follow the directions on the screen. When you're done it should print out a number for you. Then you should walk to the tables in the back and fill out an application for your card. Then you sit and wait. Someone will call your number over the loudspeaker and direct you to a window and voila! that's it. Pretty easy right? So back to my experience. I think I only had to wait about 5 mins before my number was called. this was surprising because the place was pretty packed. The good thing is that there are like 20 windows (the majority of which were actually open) which means you don't have to wait for one or two clerks to help all 700 of you. When i got to the window the lady was very nice. She saw that my birthday was coming up and she wished me a happy early birthday! I thought that was nice. She was extremely pleasant and quick. I was in and out of there in under 30 mins. :-)

To Whom It May Concern:…read more I am writing this review to show my appreciation, for those that were so kind to help me obtain a phone for the hearing impaired . They were courteous, attentive, and brought up details that I would not have thought of. I was very pleased with the choices of phones made available. They all were of high quality. I would not have known about the program if it had not been for Nancy and her husband bringing the MOPD program to the attention of my wife. I am greatly appreciative to them and for the ability of now hearing those that call. Sincerely, Bob M

I called the downtown office when I was outside the building and a lady answered and told me that…read moreno services were offered at that location and I had to travel to Ogden to find anything I needed and then she hung up on me. I was so upset that I called back, not knowing what Ogden was, and she said don't call here again. I bet you she is still employed there, treating people like shit and somehow maintaining a job working for disabled people who she obviously has a disdain for. I'll forgive her, but I'll never forget how she left me stranded in the cold that day. I can't travel to Ogden either, so I hope they offer services in the Loop. I'm too afraid to leave a certain radius around my safe grounds. Now I have to file a discrimination in Housing complaint against a landlord and POAH and I'm really hoping that somebody can help me find a case worker again. Why is it so complicated to find a caseworker? Can somebody reach out to me? I need a DHS and Legal Aid case worker. I want to work, but I don't know if I can...I'm motivated, but I'm so sick of always failing because of disabilities getting in my way and then people thinking I'm either lazy, irresponsible, a chronic substance abuser, dangerous, or just somebody who hates working. Those things are labels that hurt so badly it becomes a greater barrier to getting work than the application and work itself. The constant fear that one day missed with a call in or five minutes late a few times is the difference between you doing a good job at work and staying until the job is done well or getting fired only to be replaced by the same type of lady who answers phones at the Loop office and puts disabled people at risk of suicide or hypothermia and death. Where is this mayor? I'd like to meet him and explain to him my understanding what this office is for and why it should exist. And it annoys me to death that people with disabilities somehow all became one thing that is always comorbid with addiction and so we are approached as with a sort of twelve-step ideological framework that undermines my intelligence and reminds me that the twelve-step programs are cults and most people die who try to fix problems that way. Moderation, as controlled by our natural free will, is the key to living healthy and complying with medication according to your doctor and otherwise living honestly and charitably will heal you to an extent. The twelve-steps is a sick ideology, that is similar to Islam and Freemasonry - they aren't religions and don't deserve tax exemptions of any kind...they are gross ideological deformations allowed to persist in the human mind. Hi - I'm Disabled and I'm not stupid or addicted to anything. I just want to know why disabled people who are choosing to disable the already disabled are being paid to for not working at work and we who are disabled barely survive. On Friday I'll be homeless because POAH discriminates against Catholics apparently, which is rather strange...and no the Cardinal doesn't need to make a public comment on this, because frankly he commented enough five years ago when he dressed like a regular non-clerical guy from Chicago and took advantage of myself and three others, one of whom is now dead because he knew we would never have credibility. Society robbed disabled people of credibility to the point that WGN can actually allow an interview with Cardinal Blase Cupich to continue while he murmurs breaths of nothing and does absolutely nothing to help the poor or disabled and yet he condemns people who criticize Pope Francis the Gay. If he really loves gay people and the Cardinal does too, well I know he does because he gave us barely enough money to eat in order to "help him out kind of near the Cathedral on Rush around the Viagra Triangle" and the one 17 year old kid who we told to stay behind ended up going with him and next thing I know he committed suicide. Ever since I came to Chicago, I have tried asking this office for help. One man offered help, but he kind of approached me like an alcoholics anonymous sponsor would and I don't like that - I'm Catholic and we confess to a priest and a priest alone can represent Christ in the sacrament. I guess the new thing is being disabled is okay but when you are a white Catholic guy who has had to do whatever he had to do in the past to eat sometimes, then your disability is not a disability but somehow a symptom of inappropriate behavior tied to addiction, even if you have not ingested any drugs for years - they call it dry drunkenness and I mean literally, these twelve step genocidal monsters will stop at nothing to point a finger at anybody they can't figure out how to label, as if they are delusional to the point of denying a person's free will to deny false accusations and untrue characterizations that tarnish a person's name - and a name sometimes matters, especially if you consider that some of us don't have legs or voices or sight - we at least have a name.

Well I never have wanted to visit a police station, so that was a bummer. But the rental car I had…read morewas t-boned by a careless driver a block and a half from my house, and they wouldn't come out since no one was injured so myself and the driver went to the station to file a report. It was quiet on that Sunday morning, which at the very least I was thankful for. It took about 15 minutes to file the report but it took longer than that because it was a shift change and they don't pay attention to you then. At least they have some plants that could keep me calm, less annoyed.

I was just there and saw a sign about the art glass. It's such a beautiful building anyone know…read moreabout the building. The ceiling is wood and it's just amazing. Always feel like it's ok to interact with the Police. Just makes me feel safe

Ali and Nihal 6107 & 17354 are so amazing. I blew a tire in the city and they came over to help me…read moreout. they were kind and helpful and made me wayyy less stressed. all the while still trying to do their actual jobs. they deserve so much goodness in the world

Chicago has a lot of work to do when it comes to policing and community trust. What level of…read moreprofessionalism is it when an officer appears ready to grab or physically confront a teenage kid simply because he's a Black kid walking down the street? I've seen multiple videos that raise serious concerns about how some Chicago police officers interact with Black youth and adults. If someone isn't committing a crime or posing a threat, why approach them in a way that feels confrontational or provocative? Police officers are supposed to protect and serve everyone, regardless of race. There are people in the community who genuinely need police assistance, and officers should be focused on keeping people safe--not making innocent people feel targeted because of the color of their skin. Black people deserve the same respect, professionalism, and protection as everyone else. Accountability and equal treatment should never be too much to ask. A lot of these cops forget his taxpayers money that actually pays them so what are you thinking?

What a great station! My building had a fire (thankfully turned out to be small) recently. The…read morecrew and multiple other departments came here FAST! It was like an army in their full "gear" descending on the lobby and into the building. They were prepared and had it been worse, we would all have been saved! I also dealt with 4 paramedics (not sure if from this station particularly)- 2 treated me in lobby, 2 took me in an ambulance to local hospital. All were not only fast, quick workers and efficient but so kind and caring and helpful. I am so grateful. Count on this team for sure!

Chicago Fire Station 22 is so welcoming! I'm a teacher at Little Green Tree House in Lincoln Park,…read moreand this week my class is learning about firefighters and fire safety. I stopped by the station with my class of 13 two-year-olds today, and the kids got to see a fire engine and deliver a thank-you poster that they made. We ended up getting to meet a couple firefighters, too, which really made the kids' day! Thanks, Station 22 for all that you do!