Forest Park Safe? (Chicago, Naperville, Wheaton: 2013, apartment, rent)

[MassVt]

Originally Posted by chet everett

Quick friend, make the edits to fix that. I'll give you a hint, nothing between "Cicero" & "Coal City" in alphabetic order... Somehow it does not surprise that in running your little phony baloney scare site you also left off Glencoe, Lake Forest, Kennilworth and Winnetka.

Would a group of ruffians in Winnetka be called the "Cul-De-Sac Gang"?

I did hear of some hazing rituals going on with senior girls humiliating freshman girls in some exclusive North shore suburban high schools a few years ago...

[chet everett]

Originally Posted by MassVt

Would a group of ruffians in Winnetka be called the "Cul-De-Sac Gang"?

I did hear of some hazing rituals going on with senior girls humiliating freshman girls in some exclusive North shore suburban high schools a few years ago...

I mention the possibility that chitownperson is actually running the site as a way to make the known presence of gangs in the town he often champions appear to effect "literally every town".

Forest Park is signficantly less troubled by gangs than other areas.

[MassVt]

Originally Posted by chet everett

I mention the possibility that chitownperson is actually running the site as a way to make the known presence of gangs in the town he often champions appear to effect "literally every town".

Forest Park is signficantly less troubled by gangs than other areas.

It's OK to laugh every now and then, though..

Not to be confused with Park Forest, that champion of postwar planned communities that has declined somewhat in recent years ( or so I've heard)...

[chitownperson]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

You love to talk about kids using heroin in the burbs, almost to the point of taking delight. I can tell you I'd rather live next to a teenager snorting heroin alone in his bedroom than some gang members trafficking the drug--though in a perfect world, neither would exist.

On the contrary, I don't "love to talk about kids using heroin in the burbs", but I do bring it up from time to time, because certain people love to paint certain affluent suburbs in dupage and the north shore as perfect and superior to everywhere else. A few people use fear mongering to inform people asking about the inner ring suburbs, due to the proximity to the city, and big bad west side, while completely brushing off the "safety" concerns of their precious towns.

[chitownperson]

Originally Posted by chet everett

Quick friend, make the edits to fix that. I'll give you a hint, nothing between "Cicero" & "Coal City" in alphabetic order... Somehow it does not surprise that in running your little phony baloney scare site you also left off Glencoe, Lake Forest, Kennilworth and Winnetka.

Really this detour is silly. What ever "gang tagging" has been observed in a town like Forest Park is almost certainly "wanna be" behavior. The OP should not take the info on the "gang site" with any credibility.

Firstly, it's not my site. Secondly, posting the site was to show the subjectivity of information regarding "gangs" and "suburbs", in a similar way how people like you love to throw out suggestions that certain suburbs have gang problems, which is exactly what you did in this topic. You obviously missed the intention of the site if you thought it was meant to present credible information.

[chitownperson]

Originally Posted by chet everett

I mention the possibility that chitownperson is actually running the site as a way to make the known presence of gangs in the town he often champions appear to effect "literally every town".

Forest Park is signficantly less troubled by gangs than other areas.

Like I said, its not my site, but is a rather well known site that's existed for a very long time. i'm surprised you don't know it with your supposed infinite wisdom of all things Chicagoland. If you're questioning the credibility of the site, then obviously the information of whatever gangs are attached to the town I supposedly "champion" are equally as dubious as the presence of gangs in the town you "champion", or regarding this topic, Forest Park.

Nice backpedaling on your comment regarding Forest Park and gangs, but it's relatively meaningless.

[knitgirl]

Originally Posted by ToriaT

I agree chitownperson. The real threat is drugs and the crime that brings along with it. That is an interesting website but it causes more questions than it answers. I can't figure out where these gangs might be in Wheaton because I've been living here since 1989 and never seen a hint of them. Of course that does not mean they don't exist.

I have a friend who has lived in a 2-flat in Wheaton near downtown for several years who is experiencing huge troubles with a relatively new tenant in her building. It's an adult father and son, druggies and alcoholics who threaten and harrass my friend. She's called the police several times. The cops have dealt with these guys quite a bit apparently. Nothing really seems to happen to improve her situation. She said her landlord is working to evict them, but she feels that she will be forced to move if nothing happens soon.

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by chitownperson

On the contrary, I don't "love to talk about kids using heroin in the burbs", but I do bring it up from time to time, because certain people love to paint certain affluent suburbs in dupage and the north shore as perfect and superior to everywhere else. A few people use fear mongering to inform people asking about the inner ring suburbs, due to the proximity to the city, and big bad west side, while completely brushing off the "safety" concerns of their precious towns.

I often defend the inner ring suburbs, particularly Oak Park, Berwyn, and others that I have an affinity for. But I really don't think you can say that Berwyn is as safe as Wheaton or Naperville. It's really a fairly obvious difference to anyone who has spent a lot of time in both areas.

[chitownperson]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

I often defend the inner ring suburbs, particularly Oak Park, Berwyn, and others that I have an affinity for. But I really don't think you can say that Berwyn is as safe as Wheaton or Naperville. It's really a fairly obvious difference to anyone who has spent a lot of time in both areas.

I've never said Berwyn is as safe as Wheaton or Naperville, but it's safer than what some people make it out to be. Sometimes people looking to move ask about places like Berwyn or Forest Park, and then you get some self proclaimed "expert" throwing out generalizations that residents have to be concerned out gangs, and the prospective resident writes it off as a gang infested danger zone... My gripe is that what's often various shades of grey is often painted as black and white by the few who don't live even close by. Everywhere has their pros and cons. I bring up drug abuse issues when these topic go towards "safety", because a major part of having a "safe" community is keeping kids safe. Kids are much more likely to be the victims of drug abuse in both Berwyn and Naperville than they are of some violent crime, yet that 'safety' issue is often over looked. There's often this mindset that if a family move further away from the city, they dont have to worry about the problems of the city, especially if they move to an affluent suburb... And while there is truth to that interms of property crime and violent crime, it often creates a false sense of security in terms of the potential issues a kid may get into.

[chet everett]

Same story, two sides --

Residents Cheer As West Suburban Cops Bring Down Reputed Drug House

“Residents started cheering the officers as they were walking the prisoners out to the squad cars,” Weitzel said. “An elderly resident called me personally to say that she knew drug activity was happening at the house but was afraid of retribution if she reported it to police.”

Three charged as SWAT team raids suspected drug house

Karen Creedon said it was true that people were visiting the home late at night and for short visits, but said it was because her son had surgery recently and that his friends, many of whom, work until late at night, simply were coming to visit.
"Patrick had hernia surgery a couple weeks ago, and has been in the house for most of that time," Karen Creedon said. "His roommates say there have been a ton of visitors popping in and out to see him.

Sometimes I wonder if maybe some folks on these boards try too hard to come up with excuses ...