Chicago suburbs

[illini43]

I'm from Lisle,

I hate Naperville because it is over-commercialized and the kids in the schools there are spoiled brats (like many that went to my school). It's kinda like living in a spin-off of the OC TV show (even though I have never watched it).

I'm a big fan of the Western Burbs. Downers Grove/Woodridge/Lisle are solid choices. To echo what someone else said, Bolingbrook and Plainfield also are really booming - you can get a nice place for a very reasonable price in a good neighborhood.

I had an internship downtown over the summer and commuted everyday via train. Express trains run 35-40 minutes each way from Lisle and there were rarely delays.

From my perspective, the Western burbs are a little less crowded than the NW burbs, so I would pick DuPage/Will Co. to live in.

Sidenote: It's cool to see that my hometown has been thrown around in discussion, usually when I say I'm from Lisle people have a weird look on their face and I have to say "It's near Naperville".