Stop in for a cup of coffee

straightlinespeed said
My ex wife took my daughter there this weekend because her boy friends mom passed away. Yes he is black and from Chicago, and not from a nice area. I worry about my daughter going there all the time. Which is only a couple times a year, but still...

There are good parts of Chicago, not like downtown Detroit - that's a war zone....

But both places have their rough areas that you need to stay out of...

It also helps if you are with a local as it gives you some "street cred", vs being a total outsider...