The Irish Are Invading Chicago!! (Lincoln, Sheffield: jobs, nightlife, move)

[SolidSnake]

im irish and coming to chicago this summer too on j1 and looking for a place in lakeview too!

[TecWmn]

Ok, on Six Flags Great America - it is in Gurnee, IL which is about 45 miles north of the city. Public transportation gets pretty sketchy that far north and traffic for driving would suck pretty bad. Wouldn't recommend living in Lakeview and working in Gurnee. As far as Lollapalooza goes....get those tickets pronto! Those are some hot tickets in these parts and all the more so because Lollapalooza started way back in Chicago - it is a tradition that people love here. Maybe I will see you there!! Can't wait for this concert weekend.....

[tuber7948]

Originally Posted by jdiddy

That green font makes my eyes bleed.

I don't know about Six Flags though. That's way north, near the Wisconsin state line. It'll probably take you around 2 hours to get there, longer on the way home.

Yeah, I don't think you'd want to commute that far. Traffic can be unpredictable too, depending on the times you'd be driving into the park.

[DubGirl]

OH ok thanks a mill with the 6flags help we'll scratch that off the list of possible places to work so! theres no way we wana be spendin our time/money on commuting thats just silly!

Emm ok we'll consider the Lolla advice, although we may just have to risk it n wait till we're over there,money wise and all that :P

[DubGirl]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake

im irish and coming to chicago this summer too on j1 and looking for a place in lakeview too!

haha really no way?! Are you going with a group? Where abouts ya from? Let us know for defo!

[SolidSnake]

yeah five of us coming two guys three girls! im in ucd where you

[DubGirl]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake

yeah five of us coming two guys three girls! im in ucd where you

Aww ok coolaboola, we're from Portmarnock n Im in Trinity, have yas had any luck yet with accomadation/jobs? Where abouts ya from like?

Sure if yas find somewhere n need three more ppl give us a shout :P haha even though we dont know ya, desperate times n all that!

[SolidSnake]

your from portmarnock? im from sutton! no we havnt found anywhere no where will give you a three month lease! one of the guys coming with me lives in portmarnock!

[DubGirl]

really?no way thats mental!haha i probs know him so? What we're the total opposite coz we'll be leaving to travel at the start of august so we're finding it hard to get anywhere that WONT give us a 3month lease! have you had any luck since?it's lookin like we'l have ta get a non furniture place too haha funtimes >.<

[Ron.]

If it's only for 3 months, check sublets in Chicagoreader and Craigslist.

I am not sure if Lakeview
is in you budgets. Lakview is NOT CHEAP. Even with a group it may not be worth your while. I hope you'd like to at least save some money in between all of the parting? If so, check out Edgewater and Rogers Park for more reasonalbe rents.

Originally Posted by DubGirl

Hope the title wasnt too dramatic but needed to capture attention as I'm in major need of HELP!!

Heres the story; we're (aka a big group a Irish19-21 yr olds uni students ready ta have the craic)coming to Chicago for 3months Jun-Aug 2008 on student working visas. While admittedly we're there to party+see what the Chicago life is all about,we clearly need

a) A roof over our heads

b) A job to secure said roof

Looking to settle down in the humble abode of Lakeview. SO; people of Chicago, can you be of any help? Know of shops, pubs etc that take on seasonal workers? Know of friends that need to rent out a place for those 3months etc etc.

Any help you can give will be returned in the form of pots of gold ...just once we find an actual leprauchan, who has a rainbow, and a pot..yeah you get the picture.Lucky charms do ya? Pint a Guinness?A bag full of stereotypes perhaps?

Thanks a million for reading, please, please, please help out if you can xxxx