Is Steger,IL a safe place to go?

[flamadiddle]

Originally Posted by urza216

How is that relevant? The OP is not moving. All the OP is doing is picking up something he is buying from someone on Craiglist and going home. On a busy street corner. He is going alone - not taking with him any kids he may or may not have.

My white 62 year old mother runs errands over there. But this north sider is too scared to buy from a guy on Craigslist. My mother must be living life on the edge, huh?

Oh lol, never mind then. I read it as if he was buying or renting a place to live in Steger via Craigslist.

If he's just going to Steger to buy something, that's a different story!
I always advise meeting in a public place for purchases via craigslist, but after re-reading it sounds like he has that covered.

[hamh]

thank you guys.

@urza216, you probably interpret too much. It can be the google street view image that gives the impression. And one can't tell how busy a location is from a few images.

[Slanderous]

I don't really get how the google street view of that corner gives the impression of a place that's run down. There's a Walgreen's and car place that don't look particularly scary or run down.

When I think of a run down corner on a busy thoroughfare, I think of abandoned lots, not Walgreen's.

[urza216]

Originally Posted by hamh

thank you guys.

@urza216, you probably interpret too much. It can be the google street view image that gives the impression. And one can't tell how busy a location is from a few images.

I asked you what exactly it was that you interpreted in the Google Stret view image as being "quite run down" - so much so that you wee frightened to go there. You didn't answer.

Oh well. You're welcome and good luck.

[hamh]

Thank you, i'm probably too chicken on places I'm not familiar with, lol.

[dudenamedric]

yeah i wouldn't worry about that area. if it makes you feel better, tell the dude to meet you in front of Jewel instead of at his house. i live in steger and go all over that area on the regular and i've never had any issues. i love it out here.

btw i moved up here from a squeaky clean small town in central florida, if that helps put things in perspective for ya

[Midwest Revival]

Yes,as Urza said, as long as your not waving the Black & Gold banadana you should be fine. Dont go east though, you'll end up in the poverty stricken slumhole of Ford Heights

[TGPII]

Originally Posted by hamh

Hi , is Steger a safe place to go alone? I am buying something from Craigslist but the seller is in Steger. It's pretty far south which I'm not too familiar with.

Thanks

Steger is safe, just all the towns around it are unsafe.

[urza216]

Originally Posted by TGPII

Steger is safe, just all the towns around it are unsafe.

Park Forest? South Chicago Heights?

[FleeTheRustBelt]

Originally Posted by urza216

Park Forest? South Chicago Heights?

Don't forget the barbaric hellhole that is Crete..