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Jazz Record Mart MUSIC
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( www.jazzmart.com ; 27 E Illinois St;
10am-8pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun;
Red Line to Grand)
One-stop shop for Chicago jazz and blues CDs and vinyl.
Quimby's BOOKS
( www.quimbys.com ; 1854 W North Ave; noon-9pm Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat, to 7pm Sun;
Blue Line to Damen) Ground Zero for comics, zines and underground culture; in Wicker
Park.
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INTERNET ACCESS
Many bars and restaurants have free wi-fi, as does the Chicago Cultural Center.
Harold Washington Library Center ( www.chipublib.org ; 400 S State St; 9am-9pm Mon-
Thu, 9am-5pm Fri & Sat, 1-5pm Sun) A grand, art-filled building with free wi-fi throughout
and 3rd-floor internet terminals (get a day pass at the counter).
MEDIA
Chicago Reader ( www.chicagoreader.com ) Free alternative newspaper with comprehensive
arts and entertainment listings.
Chicago Sun-Times ( www.suntimes.com ) The daily tabloid-style newspaper.
Chicago Tribune ( www.chicagotribune.com ) The stalwart daily newspaper; its younger,
trimmed-down, freebie version is RedEye .
MEDICAL SERVICES
312-926-5188; www.nmh.org ; 251 E Erie St) Well-re-
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (
spected hospital downtown.
Stroger Cook County Hospital ( 312-864-1300; www.cchil.org ; 1969 W Ogden Ave) Public
hospital serving low-income patients; 2.5 miles west of the Loop.
Walgreens (
312-664-8686; 757 N Michigan Ave;
24hr;
Red Line to Chicago) On the
Mag Mile.
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