I was so pleased with the service I received at this facility. The clerk I dealt with, Ingrid, was…read moreunbelievably kind, thorough, professional and knew her stuff. Thanks a million!!!

Moved to a zoned neighborhood and needed a new city sticker. The employees are kind and patient…read more The wait time was only 10 minutes. Great location!

Arrived 30 mins early and they were happy to process my paperwork. You can bring a phone, you just…read morehave to show the front desk staff that it's switched completely off. Fill out a form, photo and fingerprints and you're done. I was out in less than 15 mins. Super efficient!

Armed robbery ! The city of Chicago over the years has made thousands of dollars from me. Who knows…read morethe amount of money they make off others, millions a day I'm sure !! I came to get the boot removed from my vehicle and they pulled up a ticket that I "supposedly " owed on a car dating back to 2017. This is 7 years ago !!!! And it has tripled !!! Which added an additional 450$ to my payment plan ? Why was I never made aware of this ticket between now and the last 7 years ????? What a joke ! City is full of vultures and the money hungry people running it behind them. What a disgrace to these hard working residents who struggle everyday just to make ends meet. All the hard work so it can go back into their pockets. Disgraceful

NOTE:  There is a separate Yelp business page "Pay Ease" for the EZ Pay Stations/payment machines…read moreat this location. It is nice to have a payment center in the area. The parking lot is large and parking is usually convenient.  Over the years I have stopped here to get city stickers, pay water bills (utility) and parking tickets.  There were times when service was relatively quick and there were times when I should have brought a book to entertain myself while waiting in a looong line. That was when everyone had to get the city sticker by June 30th.  Now that we have staggered expiration dates, hopefully the lines are not THAT long these days. There have been times when the clerks were knowledgeable and pleasant.  And then there was a time or two when the clerks were not particularly knowledgeable and not particularly pleasant.  In recent years, I usually remember to send out payments early and avoid coming here to make a payment at the last minute.  However, if I do slip up, it's nice to have a payment location nearby.

Went there to file a police report when I called 311 were advised to go there to get a report and…read morewas told 25 minutes will 4 officers were there and when finally called to the desk and was told it was a civil matter and gave me a small piece of paper! I support the police but they need to DO Better!!!!

useless police departmen, I received a threatening note and they only told me to throw it away…read more they should not be working

Re:  RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING PROGRAM…read more Wow!  I sure was happy to notice this program in a Google search!  Needing to recycle two old TVs and a fax machine, I was thrilled to find a place where I could recycle for free that was near my home. I found out that besides the City of Chicago permanent facility at 1150 North Branch Street, which is open every Tuesday,  Thursday and the 1st Saturday of the month, there are six other Streets and Sanitation locations that accept certain electronics once a month from April to December.  This location at 52nd Street and Oakley, is open on the  third Wednesday of the month  from 9 am to 1 pm.   Unlike the North Branch facility,  which accepts a larger variety of items, only certain electronics are accepted here:  computers,  computer monitors,  TVs,  scanners, printers, fax machines,  keyboards and mice, VCRs, DVD players/recorders,  video game consoles, portable digital  music players, digital  converter boxes, cable and satellite receivers, and small-scale servers.  Dropping off the old electronics was very easy.  A truck was located on 52nd Street near the entrance to the parking lot.  The guys working on the truck were very nice and helped transfer the items to the truck. It is so nice to get these items out of my house and recycled responsibly for free! It is best to get there as early as possible because once the truck is full, that's it for the month at this location.  Re:  Streets and San service from this location  I have been satisfied with my garbage pick-up.  Any time that I have called this office, I have encountered helpful people.  Sonia Campbell has been especially helpful in the past.  Date of this review is April 19, 2023.  Probably best to double check the information in the future to make sure that the recycling program is still in effect and that dates and time have not changed. Happy Earth Day on April 22nd!

A big thank you to the illinois national guard who ran a very smooth operation to get me and the…read morerest of the people in Illinois a covid vaccine today. Thank you for your service

How do we not give five stars to our Army National Guard??…read more This National Guard supports a fleet of Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. The Company B 935th Aviation unit and the Company B 1-106th Aviation unit call this home. Both pilots and repair units stay busy here. Each weekend the Blackhawk helicopters make numerous flights across the SW side of Chicago and the southern suburbs. The flight path to enter and exit the airport airspace is east of the building closer to the fire department by Latrobe ave.

Location On the south side of 55th Street, just west of…read moreCalifornia Avenue, hidden among a string of unassuming, somewhat depressing storefronts, you will find the Gage Park Library - - if you look hard enough! Honestly, if you don't live in the neighborhiid and know that it is here, well, you wouldn't know that it is here. I was in the library one day when a woman walked in and told the clerks that she lhad been walking past this place for years and just realized that it was a library. I have frequently overheard the clerks explaining over the phone to some frantic person from another neighborhood who is trying to find this place so they can pick up a museum pass before someone else beats them to it, where this library is. "Your at the gas station? Look straight across the street.". A Bit of History Yep, the Gage Park Library does not look like any other library these days. There was a time when there were many storefront libraries. I think that the Gage Park Library may be the last of them. In the 1950-60's, it was known as Gage Park Sub-Branch Library. I am not sure when CPL dropped the "Sub" part, but I think they should have left the name alone. At least people would have a clue that this is not the type of library people in other neighborhoods have come to expect. They still have have the "blond" wood tables and chairs that I remember as a kid when they used to be located on the sw corner of 55th & Mozart in the '50's -' 60"s. I am not sure if they moved to the current location in the '70's or' 80's. Parking There is no parking lot and if you park on 55th Street, be sure to feed the meter. The meter also goes around the corner to Mozart. You can park on California Ave, but be aware of rush hour restrictions. And in the winter, keep in mind the snow restrictions on 55th and on California. And watch for residential parking restrictions on side streets. Maybe it is best to walk or take the bus here Valuable Service Although this place is small, may be hard to find and doesn't have any convenient place to park when you find it, it does provide valuable service to the neighborhood. You can find some interesting books here, although you are probably not going to want to sit here and read them like you would in the larger, newer libraries. You can find movies here. Of course you can always order and pickup the books /movies that you can't find here. You can get Museum Passes here - - unless someone from another neighborhood beats you to it. (Really CPL there has got to be a less stressful way for patrons to get Museum Passes). You can use the computers. You can scan and print copies - - no more xerox machines in the libraries. Despite the cramped environment, the staff is friendly and if you come in here often enough you start to feel likel family--I guess that is the real plus of this small place. Final Observation/Thoughts I noticed that they put the name up in the second floor window. That can be helpful if you think to look up to the second floor. I think it would be nice if CPL invested in a gallon of Rustoleun in "Library Green" and painted the orange aluminum siding around the storefront. This could be another clue that this actually is a library. I like libraries. This was my first library as a kid and is still one of my favorites. It only seems right that it should be my first library review :)

The staff ladies in front are very helpful and friendly. We talk about our dogs and how things are…read moregoing. Jun, the manager, is leading a social justice book club. The books have been very enlightening. We get all our holds here. My sisters and I enjoy visiting this library.