Sara's place has only one very big potential problem. It can ruin your plans to visit the city as you'll want to enjoy the apartment as much as possible!
The house is well located on a quiet street 1.5 blocks from Lincoln park and 5 minutes from a Chicago subway (El) station, supermarket, cleaners and other convenience stores.
The decoration is very nice and charming, with a big TV on the quite large living room, a nice sofa, working table and a fireplace. The full size kitchen is well equipped and you can cook a full 3 course dinner. Just don't set the fire alarm off as I did... ;-) The bedroom is cozy and the bed was nice. The bathroom was clean and there was shampoo, conditioner and liquid soap available.
Everything was clean and well appointed. As it was already a bit cold, I couldn't enjoy the garden, but it looks like the perfect place for evening drinks when the weather is warmer.
As for the host, Sara was extremely attentive and quick responding to my questions. She was very accomodating on a coulpe of special requests I had and I don't know how she could have been any better.
I highly recommend her place for a Chicago visit and will look her up again on my next trip.