Chi-town Coffee Lounge Forum hello!!!

Hello fellow writers, i'm johnisone. I'm new to this forum. However, i'm very excited to be here. I'm currently finishing up a manuscript set in Chicago and am in need of some writers  assistance. I do not reside in Chicago so my insight is somewhat limited. For that reason, I have decided to search out current residents of the city to converse with. So if you are a current resident of the city and especially if you're a writer, please introduce yourself.