Union Park, Chicago, IL

[xopher]

Looking for some advice on parking the Marauder tomorrow night. Any Chi-town MM.netters out there: I want to make sure my MM leaves with all the parts it arrives with, so I'm looking for a safe and cheap place to park (in that order).
I'm DDing for a concert some of my friends and I are going to tomorrow night (GZA & Sonic Youth: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/44184-your-guide-to-the-2007-pitchfork-music-festival), and the concert is here:

Union Park
1501 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Union+Park,+1501+W.+Randolph +St.,+Chicago,+IL+60607&sll=43.082057,-88.264657&sspn=0.229189,0.462799&ie=UTF8&ll=41.88533,-87.664268&spn=0.007301,0.014462&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1

Chicagolanders:How is this area? Am I guaranteeing to have my car stolen [again :(]? Can I find decent parking within a 20 minute walk? Any other advice?

[rvaldez1]

The neighborhood is not all that bad, but I dont know how suburban you are (no offense to anyone). Also it is near a housing project, industrial area, and trendy condos, Chicago is a bit weird. What you could do is park downtown, it is expensive however, and walk about 2 miles. I could tell you to take public transportation and park even cheaper and safer, but that gets complicated. You should just park on the street somewhere usually the boys in blue are out for these concerts not too much to worry about.

[xopher]

Yeah, born in suburbia, but then lived in the city long enough to be aware of where I'm parking. I'll try to find a spot between the trendy condos and the fellow Panther platform drivers. Thanks for the advice!