Our 5th, our happy happy place
[QUOTE=Baggio57;6417852]Is this the stretch just east of Cicero to Hamlin / Independence? Trying to find a 5th ave on a Google map for reference.[/QUOTE]5th runs on a slight diagonal from Cicero in the west to just past Pulaski in the east, with varying levels of what we seek along that whole stretch, some corners hotter than others. There's another run of 5th on the north side of the 290 freeway but it's not relevant to our interests.
I've never had crime trouble in this area. It sure looks sketchy, but there's just nobody around to mug you. I've left my car parked for a couple hours while I, um, / ran some errands / in a nearby house and didn't have any trouble.
The biggest non-date hazard I've run into around here is the intersection at 5th / Kostner. Folks blow that light all the damn time so give it a second when you get the green going across Kostner, make sure there isn't a maniac about to send you home in a cab, trying to explain exactly where your car got wrecked and why you were there.
There's plenty of out-of-state plates rolling around Chicago so I don't think that flags you either for cops or muggers. Might give a cop an excuse to pull you over, but they don't need to reach to think of something. Just make sure your stickers are right and you're not flagrantly breaking the law and you're as safe from the cops as anyone else in this town.