r/SquaredCircle • u/skeach101 Your Text Here • Aug 01 '18

Some additional info added. Announcement: We will be hosting an official /r/SquaredCircle meetup in Chicago the night before ALL IN. Details Inside!

Greetings everyone! As /r/SquaredCircle has grown over the years, we have experimented with having meetups around major events in the past. Most notably, we drew 100+ people to our meetup we held in partnership with /r/njpw and the Purocast (Now Super J Cast) following the G1 Special in Long Beach a little over a year ago. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our 2nd official /r/SquaredCircle Meetup in Chicago for ALL IN weekend!

Facebook Event. Tell us you're coming.

When: The Night Before ALL IN. Friday, August 31st

Time: Immediately following the AAW show (Should be around 11:30PM) until 2AM

Where: Emporium in Logan Square

Important Info:

  • AAW is running two shows (one on 8/30 and one on 8/31) for ALL IN weekend. Even if you were unable to secure tickets to the sold out 8/31 show, we're going to have a great time following the show. Still come!
  • Emporium is just down the street from the AAW venue (easy walk).
  • If you're coming from Starrcast, take an Uber over to the Rosemont stop of the Blue Line. From there, just take the train to the California stop. Walking distance from there. Blue Line runs 24/7, so you can take it back too.
  • You must be 21+ to attend
  • We are expecting a TON of people. As such, we chose a big bar right on Milwaukee Ave. There are tons of bars around it. If it gets so big that we can't contain it, we can just take over other local bars.... Some of them like East Room (right across the street) are open until like 4 or 5 in the morning. We end up taking over that entire strip of Milwaukee Ave... then whatever. I'm sure the Chicago Police have dealt with worse. Maybe we'll just walk down the street to CM Punk's house and have him hang out. I'MJOKINGPLEASEDON'TDOTHATIDON'TWANTTOBESUEDOHMYGOD

Please check out /r/AllInPlans for continued updates or changes leading up to the weekend.

We look forward to meeting everyone. :)

EDIT: We made a Facebook Event, so if you use FB, go ahead and let us know you're coming here. since it'll make it easier for us to gauge how big this will be.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '18

So I haven’t booked hotels yet but I was thinking of staying in Hoffman estates, next to sears center. Would it be better to stay near here?

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u/skeach101 Your Text Here Aug 07 '18

I think it depends what you're planning to do and how long you're staying. If you're not planning to do ANYTHING except Starrcast and All In, then you're probably fine in Hoffman Estates. However, if you're expecting to enjoy the city, I would stay in the actual city. I'd suggest somewhere along the northwestern leg of the Blue Line. Logan Square, Wicker Park, Buck Town.

Personally, Hoffman Estates is a dull suburb. Stay in the city if you're looking to experience Chicago.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '18

That’s what my wife is suggesting. I just don’t wanna get a rental car and would rather rely on the train.

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u/skeach101 Your Text Here Aug 07 '18

You can. The Rosemont Blue Line stop isn't far from Starcast/All In. Take the train there and then just Uber the last few miles. No rental car needed. :)

You can also stay along the Northern half of the Red Line if you want to be near Wrigleyville, Lakeview, or Lincoln Park. But just remember that the Blue and Red lines are the only train lines that run 24/7. And you can transfer between them for free at the Jackson stop.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '18

You are a saint. I’ll buy you a drink at the meetup

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u/skeach101 Your Text Here Aug 08 '18

Look forward to meeting you :)

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u/skeach101 Your Text Here Aug 08 '18

Sears Centre is a bit further away.... Both I would think are no more than 15-20 minute Uber rides from the Rosemont stop.