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Just booked my flight today for the trip/game to Chicago over Halloween weekend. $119 for direct flight, round trip including all the taxes. Can't beat that price from Cleveland. Even if you drove it...it would be relatively close in dollars, plus I'll take an hour flight over a 5-6 hour drive any day. Who else is going? I've been to Chicago my fair share of times, but never for a Bears game. Knowing where Soldier Field is located - where does everyone tailgate? That lot/deck next door surely can't hold that many cars, can it? Otherwise, there's really nothing around it, albeit walking a mile in either direction (and by either direction I mean north and northwest). Can't wait for some more Giordano's pizza, Pippins Tavern, and seeing the girls I usually see on the North Ave. Beach/Castaways dressed up in their finest Halloween costumes  Thinking of doing my traditional Gene Simmons KISS make up, but in brown and orange.
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im tryin to get tix, nice job on the roundtrip, thats an unbelievable deal
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I've been to bears games a couple times (though just preseason), and i've never really found a good tailgate local, there's a few lots to the north of the stadium, but it's not enough for more than a couple hundred cars. I don't know where tailgating happens otherwise.
For halloween, the best party locale would probably be Wrigleyville/Belmont
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Consider this an official invitation (and to anyone else that's interested). My buddy and I tailgate before every game in the South Premium lot. We have season tickets and parking passes. As long as you have tickets, you can walk on over and have some beers and food with us (no tickets = no entrance to the tailgate areas). I'd be glad to host any Dawgtalkers. Here is the lot....pink arrow is the stadium and the red lower arrow is our lot.  Plus Beerdowner, I missed your last visit to Chicago. Tickets may be the most expensive part of the trip. With the Cutler trade, this town is crazy hyped about its Bears. I've found waiting for odd timed auctions on eBay (ending at 9am) or waiting until 2-3 days before the game works best. Unfortunately, the latter won't work too well for you. Let me know if you can get tickets.
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I was in Chicago for the "Midway Miracle"(UGH) we tailgated with a Brownsbackers group I can get in touch with a couple of them and get directions to that lot. All I remember is we had the hotel van drop us off and we walked through the lot till we found them. I know it was a pretty short walk to the stadium.
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Never been to a Browns game in another city. I think I would like to, but may wait until I know my trip will be worth it.  I'll be in Chicago for work Sept. 9-12. I told them make sure our flight is back at a decent time so I can get stuff ready- Opening Day is the following morning. Tailgating early!
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You can guarantee I'll be there. Thanks for the invite, and let me know if there is anything that I can bring.
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Be back by 8pm, OSU-USC that night!!!
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You can guarantee I'll be there. Thanks for the invite, and let me know if there is anything that I can bring.
Nope, the tailgate is on me. We usually bring two cases plus a bottle of something and double the food we think we need. Since it's the end of October, that's usually a chili, hot dog, and potato chips menu.
And I would understand if you only wanted to stop by for an hour, I know you don't want to bother hangin out with two old married guys. From how you described your last visit, you're normally surrounded by young women. 
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Be back by 8pm, OSU-USC that night!!!
Oh snap!
That's right!
I think we land 6ish, if everything is on time. Which means I'll be getting home just in time. I'll have to see if the wifey can get my tailgate stuff together, have a cold 6 pack and some wings waiting for me!
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I think we land 6ish, if everything is on time.
Then I pray for you that you are dealing with Midway, and not O'Hare. 
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Well, I looked at the agenda from my e-mail because I honestly didn't know. I assume it's O'Hare, its listed as (ORD)
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I assume it's O'Hare, its listed as (ORD)
That's obvious since it's called Chicago O'Hare International Airport, especially since there's all the D's in there...
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yeah ord is ohare, aka the redheaded stepchild of airports.
they are nothing but FAIL
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I assume it's O'Hare, its listed as (ORD)
That's obvious since it's called Chicago O'Hare International Airport, especially since there's all the D's in there...
Yeah, not sure where they got that from. 
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yeah ord is ohare, aka the redheaded stepchild of airports.
they are nothing but FAIL
UGH! I hate that airport  Seem's every time ive had to be all the way on the other side from where I am 
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yeah ord is ohare, aka the redheaded stepchild of airports.
they are nothing but FAIL
UGH! I hate that airport Seem's every time ive had to be all the way on the other side from where I am
i try and do everything i can to fly out of midway. it's smaller, more personal and just all around better. luckily southwest flies out of midway which means i'll usually be there.
but i've probably flown out of o'hare 6 or 7 times and not once have i left on schedule. and not 5 or 10 minutes, like at least an hour almost every single time.
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Hey, thanks for the encouraging news.  Great.... when they asked me if I'd be interested in attending that week, I kept thinking.... man, do I got something going on that Saturday? I know the Browns opener is Sunday, but do I got to do something Saturday? Shoot, hope the guy I'm going out there with from the other hospital doesn't mind if we find the nearest bar before coming home...
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Here's what I've gotten so far from one of the people we tailgated with in Chicago:
It was in the "31st Street Lot" south of McCormick Place. I'll send you the maps like last time so you can see where it is.
The Standard Parking Company has changed the policy in the lots so that the north end (closer to Soldier Field) is "permit-only" and the rest is still cash.
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It was in the "31st Street Lot" south of McCormick Place.
Admittedly, it's been about 5 years since I've been to McCormick, but isn't south of McCormick quite the haul to Soldier Field? I also recall anything south of McCormick being...not the nicest side of Chicago.
How are Bears tailgates vs. our muni lot? Can I wear Browns stuff or will I be physically attacked?
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It was in the "31st Street Lot" south of McCormick Place.
Admittedly, it's been about 5 years since I've been to McCormick, but isn't south of McCormick quite the haul to Soldier Field? I also recall anything south of McCormick being...not the nicest side of Chicago.
How are Bears tailgates vs. our muni lot? Can I wear Browns stuff or will I be physically attacked?
you'll be fine. bears fans are harmless
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It was in the "31st Street Lot" south of McCormick Place.
Admittedly, it's been about 5 years since I've been to McCormick, but isn't south of McCormick quite the haul to Soldier Field? I also recall anything south of McCormick being...not the nicest side of Chicago.
How are Bears tailgates vs. our muni lot? Can I wear Browns stuff or will I be physically attacked?
It's been quite a few years since I was at Chicago for a game. It was the game where the Browns were up with not much time left and Brown intercepted a Couch pass and scored on it. Then something happened - heck, I think the game went into o.t. and Brown intercepted another - was it 2001? 2002? I don't remember for sure.
BUT: I was running my mouth the whole time - in a good natured way, mind you. The bears fans around us were taking it and giving it - we had a good time. When the Browns lost, the walk back to the car was long - and I got ribbed hard by bears fans, but absolutely in a "fun" way. I was never once worried.
I'd go back and wear my Browns jersey again.
And, keep in mind, any stadium can have jerks, and any parking lot can have idiots, but overall, the bears fans were good to us, Browns fans.
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It was in the "31st Street Lot" south of McCormick Place.
How are Bears tailgates vs. our muni lot? Can I wear Browns stuff or will I be physically attacked?
As a Browns fan with Bears season tickets, I wear my gear every week and I barely hear anything. Someone will say "wrong game buddy"...but I'm usually wearing a Bears hat too. So they let me pass without much incident.
I'll get a peanut thrown at me now and again, but that's nothing. I laugh it off.
Again, this goes out to anyone....you don't need to buy a parking pass to tailgate since I'm hosting a tailgate for all Dawgtalkers. You'll only need tickets to the game to get into the tailgate area.
I'll have beer, dogs, chili...and topless women. Ok, I lied about one of those.
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It was in the "31st Street Lot" south of McCormick Place.
How are Bears tailgates vs. our muni lot? Can I wear Browns stuff or will I be physically attacked?
As a Browns fan with Bears season tickets, I wear my gear every week and I barely hear anything. Someone will say "wrong game buddy"...but I'm usually wearing a Bears hat too. So they let me pass without much incident.
I'll get a peanut thrown at me now and again, but that's nothing. I laugh it off.
Again, this goes out to anyone....you don't need to buy a parking pass to tailgate since I'm hosting a tailgate for all Dawgtalkers. You'll only need tickets to the game to get into the tailgate area.
I'll have beer, dogs, chili...and topless women. Ok, I lied about one of those.
eh, who needs chili anyway 
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I owe you some beer for your tailgate Punch... 
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