We lived in Janine's house for 2 weeks, it was the entire upper floor of their house. The apartment appeared to be bigger than we expected from photos, was greatly furnished, there was a separate working tables, sofas and chairs for relaxing, fully equipped kitchen (with all those small things you may need for cooking, but will not like to buy for 2 weeks stay) with exit on the balcony (unfortunately the weather didn't allow us to enjoy sitting there), freeze was filled with fresh products for preparing breakfasts (so we felt like being at home from the first minute), had stable high-speed wi-fi. We were also able to use washer/drier when needed. The house is located in very nice neighborhood - a lot of nice houses, good for walking, easy parking. It takes 30 mins to get to Chicago downtown with Metra trains (entire weekend ticket is $7), and it's easy to use red/orange subway lines via bus connection (cheaper $2.5, but a bit longer (around an hour) option for travels). Visiting Janine and Thomas was like meeting with old friends (whom we never met before:), they are very hospitable people, invited us to several activities we greatly enjoyed, also advised on places to go for visit and things to do. We strongly recommend this place for staying while visiting Chicago, especially for longer stays. Thank you a lot, Janine and Thomas!