Looking for a great Suburb of Chicago

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by NYrules

Forget Naperville. A garage there starts at about that.

Hmmm, I wonder what my sister's boyfriend would say about that. He just got a 2 BR 2 BA, 2 CG in Naperville for 275.

To the OP: Naperville sounds exactly what youre looking for. And there are indeed parts of Aurora that are lovely, but alot of the town is also crime-ridden (particularly the near east side) and nasty.

[Burr Oak]

I agree with the suggestion of locating a job first. At your price range, I recommend the Hollywood section of Brookfield. It is within walking distance of the Metra stop (train line to Chicago) and within some very good school districts. It's a 20 minute ride from Chicago which, over the years, your husband will appreciate a whole lot more than an hour ride. Hollywood is a turn of the century area with lots of interesting houses, with some very respectable 3 bedroom houses at the $300k level. There are a large number of school districts nearby (Cicero, Berwyn, Lyons, Brookfield, LaGrange, etc.) My wife teaches in Cicero and she's been happy with the district, except she's looking forward to retirement! Good luck.