Staying with L&L was a very pleasant experience. I came to personally discover that all of the prior positive comments written before were true. I’m a graduate student traveling for work and stayed with them for a month. When I arrived I was warmly greeted and shown around the apartment. They have a nice setup for guests with 3 private rooms on their lower floor that includes a small kitchen area, bathroom, and common space. My room was spacious, clean, nicely decorated, and included towels and bedding. The kitchen was continually stocked with fresh fruit and the fridge was stocked with juices, soda, and water for us guests. The bathroom was always clean.
I appreciated the location since they were a 2-3 min walk from the train station (red line) that would go straight into the city and had lots of connections for other lines. A block away is a fresh market, walgreens, and plenty of restaurants. Overall I felt safe in the area walking around anytime of day and night. There is a high school down the street so certain times of day there is a lot of foot traffic by young teenagers. Since I was staying for business I did not reach out very much but they were a always responsive by text for any requests or questions. The facilities had a nice home feeling, was generally quiet and gave me plenty of time and privacy to study. My favorite part was having an entrance on the lower floor so I knew coming home late from work would not disturb anyone.
The few negatives would be based on what you are coming to Chicago for. They don’t live directly downtown where a lot of city action is, but the neighborhood has plenty to do and I considered their price an advantage.

Overall I would stay at their home again and recommend it to any friend or family member.