ng in, I did get a bite on my elbow in the classic cloverleaf 3 bite shape. I then looked up this location on the registry and found previous complaints (but from the year before). Being thoroughly freaked out but not wanting to up and move again, I decided to ask a neighbor if they had any issues. I asked a young lady down the hall from me if she had heard or experienced anything. She then said "I have never heard of anything but I've begun to wonder since I have all of these red blotches all over my body and the doctor can't figure out what it is". This was all I needed to hear, not only does the building STILL have an infestation (which the landlord lied to me about) but they are on my floor. I packed my belongings in trash bags, ran everything through driers to be safe (I'm talking curtains, rugs, every article of clothing...) and lived with a friend for a month while I searched. Save yourself the hassle, DON'T MOVE IN HERE. Aside from the blatant problem, the landlord was dishonest and less than helpful in resolving this situation, there's plenty of apartments in Chicago, you can do better.

my shelves and packing things in plastic containers. I bagged my belongings in black garbage bags and vacuumed and cleaned on a daily basis. My apt. was a shell and I slept either on a air mattress or the sofa where they eventually followed me for 3 months. I called my landlord and they quickly arranged for a exterminator to come and it took 2 visits until I didn't see them anymore. So far, I've bought a bedbug cover for my new mattress, a new sofa and rug and haven't seen them for about 2-3 months. Initially, I used rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle, which kills them on contact, but you need to completely strip your place down and clean,clean, clean before the exterminator comes. They hide on the backs of picture frames and anything wooden. They hate heat ,so steam cleaning your furniture works and of course washing your clothes and drying them kills them. What an awful experience!

ed the sheets when the problem started. No idea what the landlord is going to say...