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Old 08-01-2010, 10:30 AM
 
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Old 08-01-2010, 02:19 PM
 
Location: New York, NY
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I work right in that area.... Depends on what your comfort level is. It's definitely urban and there's some petty crime and gang presence, but overall I think it's pretty safe. As long as you avoid getting a garden apartment and keep valuable items out of sight in your car when you park it (i.e. hide your GPS or take it with you), you should be fine. If you're interested about crime states, put the address into into EveryBlock Chicago: Chicago local news and public records
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Old 08-01-2010, 05:45 PM
 
Location: West Loop
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I used to live around there. It wasn't what I'd call "dangerous" but there were some minor urban annoyances around there.

Also, does an I-Pass count as a valuable item? Never feel comfortable leaving it in plain sight.
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Old 08-01-2010, 10:07 PM
 
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Thanks so much!
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Old 08-02-2010, 09:07 AM
 
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I used to live around there. It wasn't what I'd call "dangerous" but there were some minor urban annoyances around there.

Also, does an I-Pass count as a valuable item? Never feel comfortable leaving it in plain sight.

Ive never heard of a car being broken into for the sole purpose of stealing the ipass. They are very traceable. The toll authority takes a picture of your car/plate as it passes through and cross checks the ipass id with the plate number. We have a work fleet and sometimes the ipass assigned to a specific car gets switched and the Toll Authority lets you know that that particular ipass is not registered to that license plate. I would assume thieves know this, at least the good ones.
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Old 08-02-2010, 09:31 AM
 
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Define "safe" as it applies to the city of Chicago. "Safe" as compared to what?
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Old 08-02-2010, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Chicago - Logan Square
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I used to live around there. It wasn't what I'd call "dangerous" but there were some minor urban annoyances around there.

Also, does an I-Pass count as a valuable item? Never feel comfortable leaving it in plain sight.
I wouldn't leave it out. I don't think it's common for people to steal them, but anything of value can be interesting to a thief. I had a homeless guy break my window to get a pack of smokes (and it was an empty pack to boot).

In terms of how safe the area is - I'd feel completely comfortable living in that area. Like Sbudsky said, just check Everyblock to see if it qualifies as "safe" to you.
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