During the first few months after graduation, many suburban postgrads spend a good time looking for jobs. If you are anything like me, sitting at home is one of the least productive things that can be done. With so many distractions in the home, 4 hours of job applications can turn into 8 hours of organizing your room, sitting on Twitter (unless you're following me), and preparing the perfect lunch dish found on StumbleUpon or Pinterest. This being said, 5 applications later; it somehow becomes 11:30 at night and you feel more unproductive than syllabus week.
Enter the beauty of the unbiased location used to accomplish work. Everyone has one, be it a library, bar with WiFi (more on this beautiful idea later), or my personal favorite; the coffeeshop. Over the past 4 months, I have developed a map of different locations so as not to become a regular at one specific coffeeshop.
Enter Biggby Coffee, a coffee chain founded in Michigan in the mid-90s; and has been expanding across the Midwest ever since. During my college years, I was always a fan of Biggby for their interesting color schemes and change of pace environment. If I ever needed to get something done, Biggby was the prime location, and I can attribute my successes in Calc II and Business Law to its existence.
Biggby already has a location in Arlington Heights, just opened a location in St. Charles, and I expect an uptick in openings after the recent Caribou Coffee closings. A friendly environment and the ability to earn free drinks with the Biggby Card, along with good areas to work or socialize; there is no better place for a recent graduate in suburban Chicago to get necessary things accomplished.
In conclusion, there are many options in Suburban Chicago for coffee, but if you need a change of pace and are in the North or West Suburbs, I recommend heading over to Biggby and enjoying a cup and a sense of accomplishment.
