That one agent who laughed at my commute time estimate

I was at a coffee shop in Logan Square last month talking to a relocation agent about moving from Naperville to the city. She straight up laughed when I said my drive to the Loop would be 25 minutes tops on a good day. She pulled up Google Maps on her phone and showed me the real numbers 45 to 55 minutes during rush hour, not counting parking. I thought she was just being dramatic until I actually made the move and found myself sitting on the Kennedy for 40 minutes every morning. Has anyone else had a local totally ruin their unrealistic expectations about Chicago traffic times?

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the_tara15d ago

Wait, is it really that much worse? I mean, I live in the city and my commute's like 15 minutes on a bad day, so maybe she's just used to her own slower route or something.

alexc9315d ago

Hold on, fifteen minutes is your bad day?! That's insane. Mine is like an hour and a half if there's an accident on the highway, I can't even imagine having it that easy.