Moving from South Africa- some advice please!

[Gezer]

Originally Posted by flamadiddle

Welcome to Chicago! - but we really need a little more info...

What would you consider a reasonable commute to/from O'Hare? Would Midway Airport also be a possible work location? Do your canine children need room to run?

Have you ever been to downtown Chicago? There are the usual tourist spots that we would suggest if you've never been here before.

btw, do you know how cold it gets here in the Winter? j/k!

Just kidding? We need to prepare him!

[Careless]

Originally Posted by chet everett

While Chicago does have a significantly different climate than South African, it is not accurate to say it is "extremely cold" for more than a few weeks. Currently we are experiencing a rather typical summer heat wave with temps above 30 Celcius. Through out large portions of the year, including the winter, Chicago is mostly sunny and rather pleasant. The effects of Lake Michigan, essentially an inland fresh water ocean, tend to make the lake front quite a bit more pleasant than areas further out... These charts give an accurate summary of weather in January, typically the coldest month -- https://weatherspark.com/averages/31...-United-States

It they're from Johannesburg, it gets all the way down to like 40 degrees there in the coldest days in winter! People from tropical and warm sub-tropical climates tend to consider anything below 60 "cold." They're not worried about the -15 two days a year, they're worried about the 25 40 days a year.

[excalibur12870]

I apologize for rehashing an old thread.

There's a South African (pot) pie shop in Aurora called Pieboss you should definitely check out.

Pieboss | A New Pie Experience