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Internet and including grocery stores Friday. Shop and mall
Telephone and drug stores, sell hours can vary but
stamps. Mailboxes are they are usually open
Many cafes and hotels navy blue and posted on 10am–9pm Monday to
offer free Wi-Fi, usually many street corners. Saturday and noon–
accessible by a password 5pm Sunday. However,
available for the asking. Television and Radio Northside boutiques and
The City of Chicago offers stores along the Mag
free public Wi-Fi in For local TV, there’s a Mile often stay open
hotspots around the city, wide range to choose until 7 or 8pm nightly,
including all 79 Chicago from: CBS (Channel 2); except on Sunday.
Public Library locations, NBC (Channel 5); ABC Banks are usually open
the Cultural Center (see (Channel 7); WGN during regular office
p71), Daley Plaza (see (Channel 9); WTTW Public hours only, which is
p75), and Millennium TV (Channel 11); and Fox normally 9am–5pm
Park (see pp34–5). (Channel 32). Most TVs Monday to Friday, though
Chicago has two area also offer a wide range of most banks offer 24-hour
codes: 312 for downtown cable TV programming. access to ATM machines,
and the immediate vicinity; The most popular radio many times in indoor
773 for the rest of the city, stations include: WFMT halls that require you to
including the Northside (98.7 FM) for classical, swipe your bank card
and South Side. Dial 1 + WLUP (97.9 FM) for rock, to gain admission.
the area code for any US WGCI (107.5 FM) for R&B, Museums and
number outside the area and WXRT (93.1 FM) for attractions keep their own
code you are in; cell adult alternative. WBBM various hours, though
phones do not require a (780 AM) is a news many extend their hours
1 before the full number, station, as is Chicago during the summer
including the area code. Public Radio WBEZ (91.5 season and some offer
To dial abroad, key in 011 FM), and WSCR (670 AM) at least one evening with
+ country code + city code covers sports. extended opening hours
(omitting any initial 0). each week. It is best to
Public phones, which Newspapers consult their websites
accept both coins and and Magazines before going to avoid
credit cards, are fast disappointment.
disappearing in the wake The city’s two main daily Most banks, shops,
of cell phone ubiquity. newspapers are the offices, and attractions
Most mobile phones work Chicago Tribune and the are closed over public
in America if unlocked by Chicago Sun-Times. Both holidays including New
your carrier. Check the are widely available, and Year’s Day (Jan 1); Martin
costs and data packages also offer their news Luther King Day (3rd
available before you stories online. The free Mon in Jan); President’s
travel, or consider buying alternative weekly The Day (3rd Mon in Feb);
a local SIM card to avoid Reader offers local arts, Casimir Pulaski Day (1st
high roaming charges. dining and theater Mon in Mar); Memorial
reviews plus lifestyle and Day (last Mon in May);
Postal Services political stories, as does Independence Day (July
the monthly magazine 4); Labor Day (1st Mon
Most branches of the Chicago Magazine. The in Sep); Thanksgiving
US Postal Service are online-only magazine (4th Thu in Nov); and
open 9am–6pm Monday Time Out Chicago offers Christmas Day (Dec 25).
to Friday and 9am–1pm good suggestions for
Saturday. Some neigh- entertainment and dining. Time Difference
bourhood locations may
have more abbreviated Opening Hours Chicago operates on
hours, and others may Central Time (6 hours
also be open for a few Office hours for behind GMT). Daylight
hours on Sunday businesses are generally savings time begins at
morning. Many stores, 9am–5pm Monday to 3am on the first Sunday

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