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Chicago suburbs
I'll be lookin to move to one soon. Don't know much about them, but can't yet afford the rich northern ones. Here's the criteria:
1. awesome school district 2. access to train to commute 3. reasonably priced housing (for a Chi suburb) So far Naperville seems pretty cool, friend of mine mentioned St. Charles last night. Gogo. |
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Re: Chicago suburbs
Naperville is a nice town (reasonable priced housing is ???? there)
If you can afford Naperville.... you can also afford Libertyville on the north, or even a step down from that ...Gurnee. Palatine is an option, possibly Schaumburg. |
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Re: Chicago suburbs
Northbrook is good. The Metra runs right through the middle of the damn place. Great schools and alot of good people. Some are those rich snobby [censored] that yell at me and my buddies for playing football in the street. But I would live there in a heartbeat.
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Re: Chicago suburbs
i grew up in elmhurst. train runs right through it, and 290 (the eisenhower) runs through it as well, which will take you downtown.
schools? well i'm not a complete moran. i read something, a year ago, about the avg home prices being $750,000 but this seems retardedly high to me. course it's been 15 years since i've lived there. |
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Re: Chicago suburbs
Awesome. I'm really just lookin for a nice place to raise a family. Lisle (Naperville's neighbor) was ranked like 20th in the last "best places to live" article. Of course it's only like 22K people though.
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Re: Chicago suburbs
I wouldn't suggest Naperville, anyone from there automatically gains the attitude they are better than anyone from the surrounding cities, very snobby. Lisle would be a good choice, Four Lakes would be a nice choice for low cost. Lots of stuff to do in the neighborhood (snowboarding, tennis, volleyball, etc and a sweet lodge) and everyone seems really friendly. Also Batavia/Geneva are pretty nice areas. Chicago suburbs really are just a great place to live.
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Re: Chicago suburbs
just move to the city... there are condos going up everywhere you look.
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Re: Chicago suburbs
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I wouldn't suggest Naperville, anyone from there automatically gains the attitude they are better than anyone from the surrounding cities, very snobby. [/ QUOTE ] Huh? Where did you get this idea from? Its maybe a little nicer than most surrounding cities, plus a good school district and nice downtown area. Its not like its really rich like some of the north shore cities. Kinda sucks for the high schoolers cuz the cops have nothing to do but bust underage parties. Also they love cracking down on the DUI's in Naperville, just don't do it. Also to the South, Plainfield and Bolingbrook are building up really fast. |
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Re: Chicago suburbs
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Naperville is a nice town (reasonable priced housing is ???? there) If you can afford Naperville.... you can also afford Libertyville on the north, or even a step down from that ...Gurnee. Palatine is an option, possibly Schaumburg. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, Naperville is a very nice town with a great school district. In fact, IIRC, it was recently rated as the second best city to raise a family in the US. But, due to it's reputation, it is quite expensive. |
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Re: Chicago suburbs
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I'll be lookin to move to one soon. Don't know much about them, but can't yet afford the rich northern ones. Here's the criteria: 1. awesome school district 2. access to train to commute 3. reasonably priced housing (for a Chi suburb) So far Naperville seems pretty cool, friend of mine mentioned St. Charles last night. Gogo. [/ QUOTE ] Some more detail would help. What is your price range for the home? How many children do you have - will you be looking for a big 4-bedroom house or maybe a 2-bedroom condo would do? And you will be commuting downtown, I assume? Any other preferences? (e.g. you prefer the western suburbs over the northern ones) -bigbootch |
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