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r/AskChicago

157.7K members. The best post we have captured here reached 4.4K upvotes, which works out to 28 per 1,000 members.

28peak upvotes per 1,000 members
157.7Kmembers
4.4Kbest post
2.8Kmost comments
101posts we track

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What actually lands here

The mix of post types among everything we have captured. Posting a link where almost nothing but images lands is wasted effort, and this is the fastest way to see it.

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Question 97% Text 3%

The topics it labels

Flairs are the community's own categories, and the closest thing a subreddit has to telling you what it wants.

I READ THE RULES 45

What the ceiling looks like

The biggest posts we have captured here. Links go to the original on Reddit.

Any tourists here shocked by how world class Chicago is? Was expecting more Philly vibes when I visited but I really think it’s more like an understa…

↑ 4.4K 💬 1K question 2024

Today was the biggest protest in the city I’ve ever seen, so why were there no news helicopters or reporters?

↑ 4K 💬 259 question 2025

Do people not know Chicago is America’s 3rd largest city?

↑ 3.3K 💬 716 question 2025

Trying to find the guy who stepped in when I was getting harassed. (short, hispanic, centipede tattoo?) anyone know him?

↑ 1.9K 💬 109 question 2025

Just visited from SF for the first time, and I was completely shocked by how electric and intense the energy was in your city at times. Has anyone el…

↑ 1.8K 💬 780 question 2026

Has anyone noticed how clean Chicago actually is?

↑ 1.6K 💬 334 question 2026

I have a charge for $5,724 on my credit card from “Chicago Rush St”. Does anyone know what store/ place is called “Chicago Rush St”?

↑ 1.5K 💬 410 question 2025

Why do Americans not smoke?

↑ 1.5K 💬 2.8K question 2024

Serious question - who are these people who can afford $2k+ for rent every month ?

↑ 1.5K 💬 626 question 2025

Am I the only one that feels like this weather is actually not normal?

↑ 1.5K 💬 384 question 2025

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