We were very pleased with Carin's place. Very clean, roomy, plenty of heat and hot water (important in Chicago in the winter), comfortable bed, more pillows and blankets and towels than you could ever need, all spotlessly clean and nicely decorated. There's a small refrigerator, microwave, and kettle. The electric fireplace heats things up nicely and is so easy to use. Location is in a pleasant and safe residential neighborhood, close to buses and trains and shopping and restaurants. We parked on the street, free, with no problems. Wifi worked fine. Carin was very helpful even though she was out of town for most of our visit (Thanksgiving).
We plan to stay here again on our next trip to Chicago.
FYI: note that it's a basement apartment with a low ceiling and an odd entrance, but once you're inside it's great.