Talk to me about Aurora? (Chicago, Naperville: homes, school, income)

[highlanderfil]

I do like Mexican food. But I take on board what you're saying. I didn't get much of a vibe from Aurora in general, but Montgomery looks like a good place for wifey and I to become boring suburbanites in.

[prairiestate]

Originally Posted by highlanderfil

I do like Mexican food. But I take on board what you're saying. I didn't get much of a vibe from Aurora in general, but Montgomery looks like a good place for wifey and I to become boring suburbanites in.

You probably shouldn't take it on board because, well, none of it is accurate.

[Campfires]

Originally Posted by Hiruko

Waukegan had a lot of looting over the weekend.

I don't agree with people saying that 'people aren't from the communities they are looting.' This is not true. According to available arrest records, looters and rioters have mostly been from the area itself or nearby. No doubt, some of the looters do travel. On the Evanston/Chicago border, three young women from Maywood were arrested for stealing merchandise from Target or Best Buy. Looking nationally, claims by the Minneapolis mayor and Minnesota governor that rioters and looters were from out-of-state was proven to be categorically false.

Let’s be honest. We all would have been shocked if they didn’t riot in Waukegan . They came through and reconfirmed the stereotype. Golf clap for Waukegan!

[prairiestate]

Whatever you do, you do not want to move to Naperville!!!
On June 1, the NPD, was assisted by numerous law enforcement agencies, addressed incidents of looting, vandalism, and other acts of violence in the downtown area. As of 1:00 am on June 2, the downtown area has been secured. For full story: https://t.co/KPq0hWIMb3 https://t.co/yPm5r8Ug9k

[highlanderfil]

Originally Posted by prairiestate

Whatever you do, you do not want to move to Naperville!!!
On June 1, the NPD, was assisted by numerous law enforcement agencies, addressed incidents of looting, vandalism, and other acts of violence in the downtown area. As of 1:00 am on June 2, the downtown area has been secured. For full story: https://t.co/KPq0hWIMb3 https://t.co/yPm5r8Ug9k

Yeah, thanks. I'm definitely not going to make a decision of where to move based on ONE incident. Naperville would actually be my #1 choice were it not for the fact that we can't really afford it.

Also, I've already mentioned numerous times where we're actually moving to.

[CCrest182]

Kenosha, Aurora, Joliet, many south suburbs, Elgin, Waukegan, even Naperville. The rioting in the suburbs was definitely not exclusive to Aurora.

[txcharm]

Wow- great info here as this matches the search we are doing this week. Moving from TX (DFW) and have spent months scouring realtor.com/Redfin and spent all day yesterday with realtor looking at many different areas. We have 2 middle school daughters and are focused on show choirs which is obviously very specific but yesterday we have narrowed to homes in North Naperville, North Aurora (Batavia Sr High), Oswego and East Aurora (Waubonsie). Today we are going to look in Batavia and from what we saw last night, this might be the area for us.

Here is a strange question. In TX we have a cat that is indoor/outdoor. He is inside most of the day but will go out in the back yard for a few hours each night (We have an 8 foot privacy fence- not common up here we see and that is a good thing). It seems that having an indoor/outdoor cat is unheard of here- True?

[fusillirob1983]

Originally Posted by txcharm

Wow- great info here as this matches the search we are doing this week. Moving from TX (DFW) and have spent months scouring realtor.com/Redfin and spent all day yesterday with realtor looking at many different areas. We have 2 middle school daughters and are focused on show choirs which is obviously very specific but yesterday we have narrowed to homes in North Naperville, North Aurora (Batavia Sr High), Oswego and East Aurora (Waubonsie). Today we are going to look in Batavia and from what we saw last night, this might be the area for us.

Here is a strange question. In TX we have a cat that is indoor/outdoor. He is inside most of the day but will go out in the back yard for a few hours each night (We have an 8 foot privacy fence- not common up here we see and that is a good thing). It seems that having an indoor/outdoor cat is unheard of here- True?

I've had a couple neighbor's cats that I've seen out. No clue if it's intentional or if they're indoor cats that escaped.

I'm not sure how cats get along with skunks while they're outside, but there's no shortage of skunks in the western suburbs, so you might want to research that before you have cats roam around unattended and then re-enter your house.

[flamadiddle]

Originally Posted by txcharm

Wow- great info here as this matches the search we are doing this week. Moving from TX (DFW) and have spent months scouring realtor.com/Redfin and spent all day yesterday with realtor looking at many different areas. We have 2 middle school daughters and are focused on show choirs which is obviously very specific but yesterday we have narrowed to homes in North Naperville, North Aurora (Batavia Sr High), Oswego and East Aurora (Waubonsie). Today we are going to look in Batavia and from what we saw last night, this might be the area for us.

Here is a strange question. In TX we have a cat that is indoor/outdoor. He is inside most of the day but will go out in the back yard for a few hours each night (We have an 8 foot privacy fence- not common up here we see and that is a good thing). It seems that having an indoor/outdoor cat is unheard of here- True?

Think the limit in most areas is 6 ft. fence, but lots of HOA's ban them altogether so keep that in mind if you want a fence. If you decide on a home that has an HOA, make sure to check the covenants before placing an offer!

Lots of outdoor cats where I live (St. Charles), but be careful, we also have a decent coyote population and like Alf, they love cats. Last time I let my cat out, he got stuck in a tree so he's imprisoned indoors now. Not my decision, mostly the kids.

[Sunbiz1]

Originally Posted by CCrest182

Elgin

3 commercial burglaries do not qualify as rioting, 2 of which were apprehended.
Elgin is at an all-time low on violent crime incidents; we overpay and over-employ our force of 200.
Why am I clarifying?...cuz' I'd like to sell my house here.