Had a good time living with Michael, Laura, and Piper. Ukrainian Village is a nice area and a 15 minute walk to Wicker Park. I also walked downtown quite a few times and it took about 45 minutes to an hour depending on distractions.

Having the Marianos across the road is amazingly convenient, there's a great burger/hot dog/shrimp place a couple blocks west 'Fatso's Last Stand'.