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07-14-2011, 03:46 PM | |
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I am Moving to Illinois - Chicago area
So I got the job... ( see more here http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=246658 )
My new Job will be in Elk Grove Village Need to find a place close by.... good Schools... Good commute any info you guys want to bestow upon me is welcome. I got some antifreeze already |
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07-14-2011, 08:27 PM | #16 |
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07-14-2011, 10:10 PM | #17 | |
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Thanks for the info. While my salary is increased significantly from my last job... around 20k more .. as I understand most of the Chicago suburbs are quite comparable to the cost of living in Johnson County. - The recruiter said that the Median income for Olathe is more than Elgin. We want to try to stay just about the same a quick look at some places i'm looking at are like Crystal Lake / McHenery / Shaumberg as you said... |
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07-14-2011, 11:20 PM | #18 |
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does anyone have any suggestions on where to get started
Man my head is spinning |
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07-15-2011, 01:12 AM | #19 |
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07-15-2011, 01:16 AM | #20 |
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07-15-2011, 06:28 AM | #21 |
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I have found these boards helpful when moving to a new city.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/chicago/ |
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07-15-2011, 07:13 AM | #22 | |
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As for Crystal Lake and McHenry, your commute would suck. The problem is that Lake County doesn't have anywhere near the road infrastructure it needs because all the rich pricks in places like Long Grove and Barrington keep blocking improvements. IL Route 59, for example, is one of the major north/south roads and is still only two lanes in some places. That's also the reason IL Route 53 goes from being a six lane freeway to a regular road at the Lake County line. Money talks, the needs of the people walks, and I doubt if that's going to change any time soon. There is no good way to get from places like McHenry to anywhere. Arlington Heights would be a great choice. But pricey. A lot pricier than ****ing Elgin. |
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07-15-2011, 12:15 PM | #23 | |
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are there any places that can help me find a good place in such a short notice |
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07-18-2011, 02:41 AM | #24 |
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Any CP members have a rental property free in any of the decent areas? |
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07-18-2011, 09:12 AM | #25 |
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Move to Detroit; MUCH nicer!
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07-18-2011, 09:50 AM | #26 | |
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The schools in Itasca are above average from what I have read. I don't have kids yet but that was a concern of mine. The high school there is Lake Park, which is a conglomeration of Itasca, Medinah and Roselle mostly. Itasca is located about a 10 minute drive from Schaumburg and your commute to work would rule. Itasca is nice that it contains a really wide range of home prices, unlike many suburbs around that area. If you don't mind PMing me with a price range or rent estimate you were looking for I could give you some ideas. |
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07-18-2011, 09:58 AM | #27 |
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Live up in Lake county. take the metra to work. LIbertyville. You will be looking at a 35 minute train ride each way, where you can unwind, check e mails, read, etc. You wont have to jack with traffic. We lived up there when we were there and it was very affordable as long as you weren't in a community right by the lake (Michigan). I'd move back to Libertyville in a heartbeat.
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07-18-2011, 10:10 AM | #28 | |
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One of the shittier places I lived was Rosemont - there are a bunch of 60's-era apartment buildings near what is now the Allstate Arena, but was the Rosemont Horizon when I lived there. Less than a mile from O'Hare, right at the end of one of the runways. It was weird - sometimes I'd see a plane landing and it looked like it was going to clip the roof, and I didn't hear a thing. Other times I wouldn't see the plane, but it sounded (and felt) like it was landing on the roof. God that sucked. The air stank, and everything was dirty. If I walked outside barefoot the bottoms of my feet would be black when I went back inside. I wouldn't live in that pisshole again if you paid me. |
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07-18-2011, 01:23 PM | #30 | |
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