Chicago neighborhoods are a useful designation for access to services, housing prices, likelihood of being shot on the way to the subway, being able to walk you

Chicago neighborhoods are a useful designation for access to services, housing prices, likelihood of being shot on the way to the subway, being able to walk your dog at night, distance to the nearest ANYTHING besides a liquor store and check cashing store... but Chicago police are everywhere and nowhere. You don't call them, they call you. They'll show up 5 times a day to question the family of the drug dealer who lives in your basement apartment and can somehow not figure out which unit it is... so you live in constant fear they're gonna come break down your door. They'll ticket and boot every car on a street despite a clearly visible permit on half of them... But you'll hear gunshots down the block and ... nothing. You'll have an emergency and you won't get a response for an hour.