It is always better to know properly about the traffic conditions if you are traveling on the Chicago highways. Don't you think It will be highly convenient to know where you have more traffic and where less.

To provide with this facility many government authorities manage real-time traffic information in their official websites so as to facilitate the drivers for a easy traffic drive to their respective destinations.

The websites contains a live search where the user can search which highway's traffic condition that he has to check. The search results with a map of the highway showing the visible traffic density of that highway clearly.

http://www.traffic.com/Chicago-Traffic/Chicago-Traffic-Reports.html

http://egov.cityofchicago.org/CDOT/TravelAdvisories/trafficAlert.html

In case you want a specialty store exclusive for gourmet food in Chicago, IL you can try the Chicago's City Olive. The place is apt for selecting the best mustards, pastas, olives, extra virgin oils, vinegars, tapendes etc.

The Andersonville located store has 45 types of extra virgin oil from countries like Spain, Italy, Greece, turkey, Croatia etc. You also have options of flavored olive oils like garlic based, basil, lemon, chili, thyme etc.

http://www.cityolive.com/