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Old 09-26-2009, 09:07 PM
 
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Anyone else living in River North that is amazed at how loud the sirens are? and how many times one has to hear them? Even in the high-rises? Wow, sometimes it's too much.
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Old 09-26-2009, 09:09 PM
 
Location: Chicago- Lawrence and Kedzie/Maywood
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Isnt it just on Tuesdays?
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Old 09-26-2009, 09:12 PM
 
Location: Logan Square
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Perhaps you should move more than a few blocks from the hospital.
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Old 09-26-2009, 09:19 PM
 
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I'm closer to the firehouse on Illinois St. but still it's not just that source. Ambulances, cops, mostly. Walking my kid in the stroller, I sometimes plug his ears it's so loud.
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Old 09-26-2009, 09:35 PM
 
Location: West Loop
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Its either that or they run down some ped.
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Old 09-27-2009, 12:16 AM
 
Location: Lincoln Park
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time to move to the Park
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Old 09-27-2009, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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The ambulence and fire engine sirens really are incredibly unnecessarily loud in this city.
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Old 09-27-2009, 01:36 PM
 
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The ambulence and fire engine sirens really are incredibly unnecessarily loud in this city.
They're the exact same volume they are anywhere else. The urban canyons and streetwalls amplify the sound.

You live in the middle of one of the biggest and densest cities in the world. What did you expect, peace and quiet?
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Old 09-27-2009, 02:00 PM
 
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Even in the high-rises?
As anyone who has lived in a highrise will tell you, sound actually gets amplified the higher up you go. i remember visiting some friends who lived on a high floor in river north, and you could hear the conversations of people on the sidewalk far below.
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Old 09-27-2009, 02:05 PM
 
Location: Chicago (Garfield Ridge)
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I have friends who live in Streeterville and wonder how they put up with all the sirens. Having Northwestern Memorial Hospital right down the street does not help. Though I'm certainly not immune to it, it is much less "siren-y" in the Fulton River District (Canal/Fulton area). What a difference a few blocks can make.
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