This guide gathers the community information the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) publishes in its Chicago community guide. Numbers change, so please call to confirm.
Eruvin
There are several eruvin in the Chicago area. The cRc strongly advises checking the eruv hotline on Friday afternoon to confirm the eruv where you're staying is up that Shabbos, and asking a local rabbi about the exact boundaries if you'll walk on a boundary street.
- West Rogers Park: 773-743-7882 (773-74-ERUV-2)
- Lincolnwood and Peterson Park: 847-677-3788 (847-677-ERUV)
- Skokie: 847-679-3788 (847-679-ERUV)
- Lakeview: 773-248-9200
- Buffalo Grove: 773-771-2613
- Highland Park: 773-415-4940 or 708-807-4201
- Glenbrook: listed by the cRc without a hotline number
Mikvaot
The cRc lists these mikvaot (call for hours and appointments):
- Bnei Ruven: 773-743-4282
- Chicago, Touhy Avenue: 773-274-7425
- Peterson Park: 773-267-8520
- Lakeview and Downtown Chicago: 773-935-1689
- Lincolnwood: 847-673-5870
- Skokie: 847-568-8710
- Glenbrook (Glenview and Northbrook): 847-278-2939
- Highland Park: 847-266-0783
- Buffalo Grove: 224-442-4241
Kosher food
The cRc keeps a list of the restaurants, bakeries, caterers and stores it certifies on its consumer site. This site marks places as kosher only as its source lists them, and never certifies anything itself: always check with the certifier.
Shuls and daily minyanim
The Jewish life in Chicago section lists synagogues in the city, with the nearby suburbs on their own page. Daily minyanim listed by the cRc are marked with their nusach.