… Bob and Stacey, the beer vendors in the bleachers at The Cell. Always smiling and friendly as can be.
— Jim Gamboa, Des Plaines
LOVE/ HATE
… spumoni at Uncle Harry’s [of Wisconsin] (1453 W. Lake St.) in Addison. Real plump cherries and dark chocolate pieces make it the most decadent treat!
— Dana Buttacavoli, Bloomingdale
… that we’re halfway through the baseball season and the idea of a Chicago subway series in October isn’t just categorized as “Mission: Impossible.”
— Paul Lockwood, Woodstock
… Pequod’s Pizza (2207 N. Clybourn Ave.). OMG, the caramelized crust on the pan pizza is beyond mouthwatering. I haven’t stopped thinking about it.
— Regina Robinson, reporter
… when adults “shhh” their kids in the public library. They make more noise than the kids ever could.
— Suzanne Neumann, Libertyville
… when a server picks up my check in a restaurant binder [and] asks, “Do you need change?” without looking inside.
— Alton L. Thomas Jr., Calumet City
… when car-horn blowers simply blast their selfishness, impulsivity and refusal to acknowledge others. They announce their unsafe, uncivil boorishness.
— Leon J. Hoffman, Chicago
LOVE/ HATE … when westbound buses try to beat a traffic light, blocking the pedestrian crosswalk at Madison and Wacker. It’s dangerous enough in the crosswalk without having to stray into traffic.
— Jan Chitjian, Chicago
