Neighborhoods: River North

I admit that this photo explains very little about River North except that it has many stores, but the glory of getting the Apple store logo reflected next to a CB2 store does give you some idea of why people enjoy living in River North. You don't have to get on a bus or train to find pretty much anything - huge shops, restaurants, and theatres all cluster together. River North is where we go to see movies. It can get a little overwhelming at times, with high-end stores laid out for streets on end. However, it's fun to go see a show there. The Steppenwolf theatre is about a block away from where this picture was taken, and they're fantastic.

According to the Chicago tourism website, Goose Island is also within River North (although it might be considered one tiny neighborhood of its own). Goose Island is a tiny little island within Chicago, surrounded by the Chicago River. The first time we drove through it I was super-excited. However, there is essentially no difference between the bits of Chicago that are islands and the bits that are mainland. Still, there's something about an island in the midwest which is pretty exciting.