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Old 11-24-2008, 10:56 AM
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jus to solidify, oakbrook is nowhere near downtown
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jus to solidify, oakbrook is nowhere near downtown
Wait. It's not?

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Old 11-24-2008, 11:55 AM
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You can't get there via the El and a Pace / Metra combination is probably possible but would suck. However, if you get a car and live somewhere in the city with relatively easy access to I-290 (i.e. West Loop, Wicker Park, Ukranian Village, Loop) then the commute could be borderline tolerable.
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And doing so would consume about 4 hours of your day round-trip. And it would require that the place of employment be near the bus line. So you'd be better off either living somewhere besides Lakeview, or working somewhere besides Oak Brook. A Lakeview/Oak Brook commute wouldn't be pretty.
Ugh. That would be vicious. We'll be hearing about "Downtown" on CLTV's "breaking news" in about a year if he tries this. Try Oak Park, Berwyn or Forest Park. That will place you roughly equal distance (timewise) between Oak Brook and the Loop.
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Ugh. That would be vicious. We'll be hearing about "Downtown" on CLTV's "breaking news" in about a year if he tries this. Try Oak Park, Berwyn or Forest Park. That will place you roughly equal distance (timewise) between Oak Brook and the Loop.
And most importantly, past much of the traffic bottleneck on the expressway.
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I like how we're still talking about this.
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We can drag this on and on and on...

So, I know Oak Park has oak trees and parks, but does Oak Brook have brooks? And do those brooks go downtown and to Lakeview? And is Forest Park a mirror image of Park Forest is some strange parallel universe?

Lake Forest
Park Forest
Forest Park
Oak Park
Park Ridge
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Oak Lawn
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Oakdale
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Brookfield
Northfield
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We can drag this on and on and on...

So, I know Oak Park has oak trees and parks, but does Oak Brook have brooks? And do those brooks go downtown and to Lakeview? And is Forest Park a mirror image of Park Forest is some strange parallel universe?

Lake Forest
Park Forest
Forest Park
Oak Park
Park Ridge
Ridgeland
Oakland
Oak Lawn
Lawndale
Oakdale
Oak Brook
Brookfield
Northfield
Northbrook
Lest we forget Forest Lake and Oak Forest.
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Wait so is Oak Brook downtown, or no?
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