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Old 02-06-2008, 08:06 PM
 
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Hey guys...

How bad would the morning commute be from evanston to elk grove village?.. Its about 23 miles according to mapquest, but I was curious what the congestion was like...thanks!
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Old 02-06-2008, 10:51 PM
 
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If you try that commute during typical commute hours, you'll be driven to suicide within weeks.
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Old 02-07-2008, 12:23 PM
 
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That's the issue with Evanston... There's no great east-west artery that gets you to the Edens or points west. It's well connected to the city, but not to other suburbs.
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Old 02-07-2008, 12:32 PM
 
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I work in EGV & made MANY trips to Evanston Hospital (wife on bedrest while pregnant). It's basically route 83 to Golf and then al the way east. At rush hour from EGV to Evanston Hospital it was exactly one hour (this was in the summer months). Can't comment on morning commute from Evanston to EGV but sure others may pipe in.
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Old 02-07-2008, 02:48 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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If you try that commute during typical commute hours, you'll be driven to suicide within weeks.
And if it's this week, that would be hours.

I love Evanston, especially when employment is downtown Chicago. The East/West thing is a real drag and then some. Arlington Hts. probably comes the closet in terms of an easy commute to EGV and having town ambiance beyond the strip malls and indoor malls. Mount Prospect follows.
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Old 02-07-2008, 09:05 PM
 
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I agree that Arlington Heights & Mount Prospect are great bets in terms of having charm, and a short commute to Elk Grove Village. I'd probably follow that list up with western Glenview (bit on the pricier side), and maybe Des Plaines.

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And if it's this week, that would be hours.

I love Evanston, especially when employment is downtown Chicago. The East/West thing is a real drag and then some. Arlington Hts. probably comes the closet in terms of an easy commute to EGV and having town ambiance beyond the strip malls and indoor malls. Mount Prospect follows.
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