I hope providers post responses for all to see. For reasons I don't fully understand, the western and particularly northwestern suburbs seem to have WAY more providers than the southwestern suburbs, which are, IMHO, terribly underserved. Why is that? Is it just that there's less demand? Is there a greater perceived (or real) LE risk south and southwest?

South Chicago was dangerous - gangs and violence not LE. Now I have no idea if this is just restricted to one area or even which area but maybe this has become perceived wisdom and all providers are telling all other providers the same info - so we all avoid going anywhere south of downtown. Tell us which are safe suburbs with good hotels and I'll share it on the provider board and maybe some ladies will venture South!??

I was referring to the southwestern suburbs, not the south side of the city. I grew up on the south side of the city (notwithstanding my handle), and comments about it being pretty rough now are certainly true. Like many southsiders, I migrated to the southwestern suburbs - Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Worth, Palos, Tinley, Orland, Homer Glen - years ago. Since I've always traveled either to the city or to a western or northwestern suburb to see a provider, I admit I'm not real familiar with hotels in my neck of the woods that might be "friendly" to providers and hobbyists. I know there are a number of places in the vicinity of 127th and Cicero, though those seem to attract just "Backpage providers". (If someone only advertises on Backpage and isn't on TER and/or p411, I stay away.) There are any number of places in Oak Lawn, and a bunch in Tinley near I-80 and Harlem Ave.

Sorry, not as profitable in south side. There seems to be girls willing to do outcalls. This is TER so it seems like all you have to do is say the word on this discussion board and you may get many outcall volunteers.

South Western would be Naperville, Plainfield, Joliet.  The cities you are asking about are due south of the city.  The issue there is that most ladies can't hold a stable base there, for some reason there just are not enough guests in that area or they prefer variety.  I only know of 1 that is always willing to play in that area(JC), but that is the main issue.  No one wants to get a hotel for a night only for a single guest unless their gifting justifies that, as well, with the rate of cancelltions it can be an unfair burden to take that chance.  If you only have the 1, he cancels, it actually then costs you money to offer the call and do the drive...  Anyway, long of the short, there just are not enough south suburb guys that want to book on a single day to make it worth it.

Let's say I want to see someone on Friday and there are 4 I'm interested in near O'hare and one that I'm interested in in the SouthWest Burbs

I am even further south which only worsens the prospects. Maybe if we frequent the few who do advertise down here and review them well. I am constantly on the lookout for providers from Joliet to Matteson to Tinley to even Lansing. Trouble is the collapse of backplate and no apparent successor to it has complicated our searches.

Are not your Backpage kind of ladies that by your reviews looks like what your used to seeing.
All those low scores you give them to. This is a business where you get what you pay for!