Chicago late-night wifi

October 14, 2009 11:08 AM

Where on the north side of Chicago can I use a laptop and connect to a wireless network late at night?

I'm looking for a place where I can bring my laptop in the evenings and work until at least midnight. Most of the coffee shops I know of close at 9 or 10.

posted by enn to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

On Fridays and Saturdays Deluxe Diner at 6349 N Clark St is open 24 hours. They used to be open until 2am or so every day, but I just called them and found out they close at 10pm now during the week. (boooo hissss).

Pressure Billiards & Cafe at 6318 N Clark St also has free wifi and is open until 2am. Not sure about the noise level for working since I have only been there once and it was to play pool. They have comedy nights on Thurs-Sat...so maybe you'd want to retreat to Deluxe on those days.
posted by Wink Ricketts at 11:56 AM on October 14, 2009

How far north? There's a 24-hour Starbucks at Belmont and Clark.
posted by sinfony at 2:29 PM on October 14, 2009

There's also a 24-hour Starbucks at Clark and Wells (around 1700 North.)
posted by wyzewoman at 2:39 PM on October 14, 2009

I'll second Deluxe Diner. It's a great place for greasy diner food and coffee.

You can also hang on the curb outside my house, my network is open :)

What neighborhood are you looking for? Can you clarify "north side" a bit?
posted by phrakture at 3:04 PM on October 14, 2009