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Old 02-07-2009, 11:55 AM
 
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Hi friends...i m an asian Indian (punjabi delhiite) just moved to Chicago NW suburbs. My job is in Lake Zurich, zipcode 60047...i m looking for a place to stay within 25-30 min of my workplace and closer to Chicago..need to know the best place to stay....in terms of safety...areas having more north indian punjabi population staying there...n need a utility store near by...n surely an insight of the life style and cost of living in the area..pls guys share the info n help..thnks
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Old 02-07-2009, 03:28 PM
 
Location: Woodford County, IL
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Hi friends...i m an asian Indian (punjabi delhiite) just moved to Chicago NW suburbs. My job is in Lake Zurich, zipcode 60047...i m looking for a place to stay within 25-30 min of my workplace and closer to Chicago..need to know the best place to stay....in terms of safety...areas having more north indian punjabi population staying there...n need a utility store near by...n surely an insight of the life style and cost of living in the area..pls guys share the info n help..thnks
Buffalo Grove has one of my favorite Indian restaurants on Old McHenry Road. I know there's many families in Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Buffalo Grove.

Welcome to the area, Lake Zurich is where I lived for 15 years.
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Old 02-07-2009, 07:59 PM
 
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Thanks! Which is the best area in terms of good schools, punjabi community, nearby local shopping centers, and for a good family life, etc...
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:20 PM
 
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The largest concentration of Indians is in the city of Chicago itself, on the north side along Devon Avenue. Whether it's specifically Punjabi or not, I don't really know. Unfortunately, the schools in that area are not very good, and the commute would be unpleasant as well. And while there are Indians scattered throughout the rest of the area, there isn't any other place except the Chicago neighborhood I mentioned where there are enough to form a critical mass or a self-contained community. As someone else said, Schaumburg has enough that you'll find a few Indian restaurants and grocery stores and all that. There's a cluster of Hindu temples just south of Schaumburg; one in Itasca, one in Medinah, and one in Bloomingdale.
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Old 02-08-2009, 08:34 AM
 
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Does Schaumburg have a sizeable number of Punjabi speaking North Indians?
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Old 02-08-2009, 10:49 AM
 
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I don't know what they speak to be honest (besides English of course)
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Old 02-08-2009, 01:31 PM
 
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How about the schools in that area, please let me know if you have any idea. If you could list out some good schools for grade 6-8, that would be great!
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Old 02-08-2009, 08:02 PM
 
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There's a very significant Indian population in the NW suburbs. I've heard that there's a Sikh Gurdwara located in Palatine (close to your workplace), so you should be in good shape! If you want an excellent school district, I'd try to get a place in Buffalo Grove on the Lake County side so you have access to the Stevenson High School school district. Again, this is quite close to Lake Zurich, so your commute would be a breeze from Buffalo Grove. The schools out there are higher in caliber than the Schaumburg schools (not trying to knock Schaumburg, but the the Stevenson test scores are definitely higher).

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Hi friends...i m an asian Indian (punjabi delhiite) just moved to Chicago NW suburbs. My job is in Lake Zurich, zipcode 60047...i m looking for a place to stay within 25-30 min of my workplace and closer to Chicago..need to know the best place to stay....in terms of safety...areas having more north indian punjabi population staying there...n need a utility store near by...n surely an insight of the life style and cost of living in the area..pls guys share the info n help..thnks
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Old 02-09-2009, 09:30 PM
 
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Mt. Prospect has very good schools and a lot of diversity. In fact, Business Week named it the #1 place in the U.S. to raise children
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:31 AM
 
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Hi friends...i m an asian Indian (punjabi delhiite) just moved to Chicago NW suburbs. My job is in Lake Zurich, zipcode 60047...i m looking for a place to stay within 25-30 min of my workplace and closer to Chicago..need to know the best place to stay....in terms of safety...areas having more north indian punjabi population staying there...n need a utility store near by...n surely an insight of the life style and cost of living in the area..pls guys share the info n help..thnks
Palatine is a nice place and there is a huge Indian population here.There's also a beautiful and actually pretty big gurdwara here so there are a lot of punjabi people.There are 2 Indian grocery stores right around the corner.Lake Zurich is not too far from where we live it's about 15-20 mins.We are in an apt so if you need more information regarding that I can share that with you.I am also a punjabi and from delhi so would like to know more about you.If you have any more questions please feel free to ask.
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