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Old 09-30-2009, 05:24 PM
 
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Deerfield. Block parties, know the nieghbors, barbecues on the weekends, kids ride bikes around town. All you need is a dog, and you have that movie, "My dog, Skip, in Deerfield, IL".
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It sounds very nice, but it also sounds like a few dozen other Chicago burbs.
Relaxed? Thats up to the individual.
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Old 09-30-2009, 08:30 PM
 
Location: Metropolis
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My list for the best Chicagoland suburbs looking at many different criteria;

Evanston
Wilmette
Winnetka
Glencoe
Highland Park
Lake Forest
Deerfield
Libertyville
Grayslake
Long Grove
Arlington Heights
Barrington's
Cary
Lake Zurich
Fox Lake
Crystal Lake
Woodstock
Lake Geneva, WI
Glenview
St. Charles
Geneva
Batavia
Wheaton
Glen Ellyn
Elmhurst
Oak Park/River Forest
Riverside
La Grange
Western Springs
Hinsdale
Clarenden Hills
Downers Grove
Burr Ridge
Naperville
Mokena
Frankfurt
Orland Park
Tinley Park
Homewood
Flossmoor
Marseilles
Park Ridge
Lake Bluff
Chesterton, IN
Northbrook
Crown Point, IN
Valparaiso, IN
South Barrington
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Old 09-30-2009, 08:45 PM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Originally Posted by UrbanQuest View Post
My list for the best Chicagoland suburbs looking at many different criteria;

Evanston
Wilmette
Winnetka
Glencoe
Highland Park
Lake Forest
Deerfield
Libertyville
Grayslake
Long Grove
Arlington Heights
Barrington's
Cary
Lake Zurich
Fox Lake
Crystal Lake
Woodstock
Lake Geneva, WI
Glenview
St. Charles
Geneva
Batavia
Wheaton
Glen Ellyn
Elmhurst
Oak Park/River Forest
Riverside
La Grange
Western Springs
Hinsdale
Clarenden Hills
Downers Grove
Burr Ridge
Naperville
Mokena
Frankfurt
Orland Park
Tinley Park
Homewood
Flossmoor
Marseilles
Park Ridge
Lake Bluff
Chesterton, IN
Northbrook
Crown Point, IN
Valparaiso, IN
South Barrington
Nice list, I'd pretty much agree with it. I haven't seen a few of these though.
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Old 10-01-2009, 01:26 AM
 
Location: The land of Chicago
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Originally Posted by UrbanQuest View Post
My list for the best Chicagoland suburbs looking at many different criteria;

Evanston
Wilmette
Winnetka
Glencoe
Highland Park
Lake Forest
Deerfield
Libertyville
Grayslake
Long Grove
Arlington Heights
Barrington's
Cary
Lake Zurich
Fox Lake
Crystal Lake
Woodstock
Lake Geneva, WI
Glenview
St. Charles
Geneva
Batavia
Wheaton
Glen Ellyn
Elmhurst
Oak Park/River Forest
Riverside
La Grange
Western Springs
Hinsdale
Clarenden Hills
Downers Grove
Burr Ridge
Naperville
Mokena
Frankfurt
Orland Park
Tinley Park
Homewood
Flossmoor
Marseilles
Park Ridge
Lake Bluff
Chesterton, IN
Northbrook
Crown Point, IN
Valparaiso, IN
South Barrington
Wow this is a really good list
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Old 10-01-2009, 06:44 AM
 
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You can also add Miller Beach Indiana (technically a neighborhood of Gary, but very nice, the best beaches between the coasts), Beverly Shores, Porter, Dune Acres, Ogden Dunes, Long Beach, Lakes of the Four Seasons, Dyer, Schererville, St. John, and Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana....

Last edited by midwest1; 10-01-2009 at 06:53 AM..
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Old 10-01-2009, 07:20 AM
 
Location: City of North Las Vegas, NV
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Contrary to popular belief, parts of NW Indiana ,which is part of the Chicagoland area,are not that bad. NWI might not be very cosmopolitan or lively, but its very close to Chicago, very affordable and a good place to raise a family.
Munster, St.John, Schererville, Crown Point, Chesterton and Valparaiso are some of the best communities around.
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Old 10-01-2009, 07:40 AM
 
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The Indiana suburbs also have the advantage of instate tuition for both Purdue and IU. Illinois only has one real flagship university and competition to get in is brutal.
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Old 10-01-2009, 07:45 AM
 
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Evanston
Wilmette
Winnetka
Glencoe
Highland Park
Lake Forest
Deerfield
Libertyville
Grayslake
Long Grove
Arlington Heights
Barrington's
Cary
Lake Zurich
Fox Lake
Crystal Lake
Woodstock
Lake Geneva, WI
Glenview
St. Charles
Geneva
Batavia
Wheaton
Glen Ellyn
Elmhurst
Oak Park/River Forest
Riverside
La Grange
Western Springs
Hinsdale
Clarenden Hills
Downers Grove
Burr Ridge
Naperville
Mokena
Frankfurt
Orland Park
Tinley Park
Homewood
Flossmoor
Marseilles
Park Ridge
Lake Bluff
Chesterton, IN
Northbrook
Crown Point, IN
Valparaiso, IN
South Barrington
Miller Beach IN
Beverly Shores IN
Porter IN
Dune Acres, IN
Ogden Dunes, IN
Long Beach, IN
Lakes of the Four Seasons, IN
Dyer, IN
Schererville, IN
St. John, IN
Cedar Lake, IN....
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Old 10-01-2009, 08:02 AM
 
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Here's a totally more historical east to west way to look at it

Long Beach, IN
Valparaiso, IN
Miller Beach IN
Beverly Shores IN
Porter IN
Dune Acres, IN
Ogden Dunes, IN
Crown Point, IN
Lakes of the Four Seasons, IN
Dyer, IN
Schererville, IN
Cedar Lake, IN....
St. John, IN
Chesterton, IN
Mokena
Frankfurt
Orland Park
Tinley Park
Homewood
Flossmoor
Marseilles
La Grange
Western Springs
Hinsdale
Clarenden Hills
Downers Grove
Burr Ridge
Naperville
Mokena
Frankfurt
Orland Park
Western Springs
St. Charles
Geneva
Batavia
Wheaton
Glen Ellyn
Elmhurst
Oak Park/River Forest
Riverside
Arlington Heights
Barrington
South Barrington
Barrington Hills
Cary
Lake Zurich
Fox Lake
Crystal Lake
Woodstock
Lake Geneva, WI
Evanston
Wilmette
Winnetka
Glencoe
Highland Park
Lake Forest
Glenview
Deerfield
Northbrook
Libertyville
Grayslake
Long Grove
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Old 10-02-2009, 09:09 AM
 
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What about Bannockburn, Mettawa & Kenilworth?
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