City of Chicago - City Hall

The people at The Mayor's Office for People with Whabilities are very friendly and well-intentioned. But if your application gets rejected after the interview, they will not tell the employer what your skills are, or why you would be a good candidate for the job. They will not help you at all. If you have a disability, reach out to JCFS instead. I am so sorry, but it's true. They kind of leave you to fend for yourself after the interview is over.

SAVE $$$ and travel safe on the trains in Chigaco, US and have some extra dollars for shopping and extras. 1. If you can manage yr suitcases, then use the BLUE Line from O'Hare International Airport going to downtown Chigaco (Clark/Lake station). The final stop is Forest Gate. Get yr uber or pickup from the Clark/Lake station if you're staying downtown. Y've saved $40-$120 in Uber ride. The train ride is about 30mins and costs just $3 one way and $5 for a rtn ticket. Yes!!! & its clean, safe and arrives every 15 -20mins ... The Elizabeth Line in London costs £15 one way from Heathrow Airport to Central London. Ditto for Heathrow & Gatwick Express ... 2. From Downtown Clark/Lake, you can connect to other stations - green, red,yellow ...ask yr host for your best connection. Trump towers is here. Also you can get to the Magnificent Mile for all the "magnificent" shop. There's Macys' and Zara Primark & Nordstrom Rack near the Metra millenium Station 3. For OPPOSITE travel towards the UNIVERSITY of Chigaco, use the METRA. IT IS SAFE & CLEAN with guards on board and you can also buy tickets on board. From Millennium station near Macy's to say 83rd St, you pay a mere $2 each way. YES!!! you read that right. Check train times though as intervals can range from 20mi mins to 2hrs. Chk yr timetable b4 you travel. On a saturday, if you miss the 6:40pm, the next train is 8:40pm. Hmmm, it's a long wait for a 30min journey home. 4. Finally from Chigaco Downtown, you can take the BLUE LINE from Clark/Lake to ROSEMONT SHOPPING OUTLET. This is the stop before the O'Hare airport. It's 30mins from downtown. At Rosemont, there's a FREE SHUTTLE BUS to the mall. It's about 5mins ride to the mall. In cold weather dress warm as the bus can be slow in arriving. It's a bright ORANGE BUS. ENJOY CHIGACO easy travel.

The City of Chicago's Business License Department has room for improvement. I experienced challenges with staff who seemed unaware or misinformed, which led to inaccurate information that impacted my business. Unfortunately, I had to shut down my business temporarily and make a trip to the city hall downtown, only to return with no progress. The online licensing process isn't much better. The in-person customer service seemed overwhelmed, with one individual managing both the in-person queue and the phones, while others were not as engaged as they could be.