I knew I loved Chicago for a reason - yes, I love the ribs and the music and the buzz of the city (have yet to try the deep dish pizza), but now I find that the city has a great love for pets and has been labelled "Dogtown USA" by Dog Fancy.
A friend of mine told me once that there is a local bank that has a section for dogs to play in while their pet parents do their banking - now that's progressive I say! I'll have to find out the name so you can check it out if you are in Chicago. Anyone know what it's called?
UPDATE: my good friend Jason, who told me about the bank originally corrected my poor recall of the facts and added some good information to boot. Here is what he had to say:
The Bank’s name is North Community Bank. It’s the one on C
lark St , ~2300 or so. You can see the PAWS info on their website. It’s an adoption center for cats that’s connected to the bank. The bank is very pet friendly.
So, not a place for dogs to hang out at all, in fact quite the opposite - a cat adoption center! Pardon my inaccuracies in my original message. Here is what PAWS had to say about the center:
In the summer of 1998, PAWS Chicago opened an Adoption Center at 2337 North Clark Street in Lincoln Park. This facility was donated by North Community Bank. The PAWS Chicago Cat Adoption Center is open seven days a week and is completely staffed and managed by volunteers. Over 300 cats find new homes each year through the Adoption Center. Our Center has also become a Lincoln Park institution; it is a popular place for people who enjoy stopping by to visit the cats, or draw on our volunteers' expertise for questions about their felines.
I think I'd be banking at the North Community Bank if I lived in Chicago (and eating lots of deep dish pizza!)
