You know the movieChicago, the Sinatra song Chicago, and the band Chicago?

Theyre all based on a real city!

And when weasked residents of that city for their best Chicago hacks, they gave us hundreds of them.

Here are some of the best.

And its still the tallest building in America if you dont countthe World Trade Centers hat.

Green Mill is nice, but overrun on Friday and Saturday nights.

SPACE in Evanston is a great venue, but small.

SPACE is accessible by transit, but a bit of a hike.

Each 100 increment is 1/8 of a mile, major streets are every 1/2 mi.

Knowing the coordinates or address youre at can help quickly determine where you are in the city.

And learn the major roads and order in the areas you frequent.

Sherryistwarns, Everyone here speeds and is aggressive while driving, with left-lane speeds of 7580 mph.

She andoldasempireagree that the cops dont do much (at least to white drivers) on the expressways.

For parking,efrog2.0suggests theParkChicagoapp.Papa Van Tweelikes the $22/day parking at Millennium Park, andsteebsuggestsSpotHeroorParkWhizfor discounts.

I have seen too many people (usually visitors) topple over.

Dem_Boots_Thorecommends Chinatown:

Chicagos Chinatown is AWESOME.

It makes for a wonderful day trip just out of the city.

Drink Boba, eat your weight in Dim Sum at Triple Crown and enjoy viewing all the beautiful architecture.

Logan is a good spot for bars, food.

Wicker is now a good place for brunch and shopping.

Ginos East is also fun and Downtown Dogs are also good.

If anyone recommends Portillos, cut them from your friends list.

BlueRings got ice cream:

fatherjabronisays, Edzos burgers in Evanston are top-notch.

Kevin Ngolikes the coffee at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel (but mind the dress code).

QADuderecommends ribs at Twin Anchors.

And as for deep dish pizza,read the commenter debateand decide for yourself.

(Read this PDF map.)

Check out the 606 Trail.

Its an old railroad line converted to a run/bike path that cuts thru many west side neighborhoods.

Its new and has some good elevated views of different neighborhoods.