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Old 04-27-2009, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Naperville, IL
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I'm looking for a studio apartment in the dupage county area. I work in Downers Grove. I'm looking for a cheap one. The cheapest I found was in Bolingbrook, but I looked at the statistics on this website and it says that it is 20% black people so that concerns me.

Currently I live in the ghetto in Naperville off of Fairway Dr (it's the part with all the black people).

I'm looking at the Riverstone apartments 308 Woodcreek Drive Bolingbrook, IL 60440. Will it be safe there?

 
Old 04-27-2009, 09:51 AM
 
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The most dangerous part of Bolingbrook is Drew Peterson's house, but only if you're female. So I wouldn't worry too much if I were you.

(Statistically this is true since Bolingbrook averages only one murder per year, and often has years with zero murders).
 
Old 04-27-2009, 11:25 AM
 
Location: starved rock, illinois
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The most dangerous part of Bolingbrook is Drew Peterson's house, but only if you're female. So I wouldn't worry too much if I were you.

(Statistically this is true since Bolingbrook averages only one murder per year, and often has years with zero murders).
good answer lol ! and a true one . my bro lived in this area and it was just fine . there is a great flea market there in the area called montana charlies . it is on a highway and has access to a lot of other areas . don't be afraid .
 
Old 04-27-2009, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Naperville, IL
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good answer lol ! and a true one . my bro lived in this area and it was just fine . there is a great flea market there in the area called montana charlies . it is on a highway and has access to a lot of other areas . don't be afraid .
Ok thanks for the response. I'm gonna go check out the area later on today.


Sorry for the stereotyping but I was raised that way and never got over it.
 
Old 04-27-2009, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Lake Arlington Heights, IL
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Maybe the problem is looking at just price. Typically, if you go for the absolute lowest price apartment in many suburbs, you will increase your chances of being in a less than desirable complex.
This is true in suburbs like Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Skokie, Prospect Heights, Wheeling and Arlington Heights. These are nice, decent suburbs-but in each one, I can show you the few pockets of where NOT to live. Sometimes for an extra $80-100 a month you're in a far nicer complex.
 
Old 04-27-2009, 02:39 PM
 
Location: southern california
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dangerous areas dont discriminate, not safe for black people either.
 
Old 04-27-2009, 04:20 PM
 
Location: Chicago, Tri-Taylor
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Wow scared of B-Brook and Naperville what's next! Even in the hood a white person is safe if a city has 300 murders chances are 290 of those aren't white so unless your 16-25 and black you have nothing to worry about. Plus gangsters know you kill a young black male it's a two sentience blurb in the times and you kill a white blond female in her 20's and its Time magazine!!!
Believe it or not, he's not a white blonde female.
 
Old 04-27-2009, 11:21 PM
 
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Even in the hood a white person is safe if a city has 300 murders chances are 290 of those aren't white so unless your 16-25 and black you have nothing to worry about.
Well, I don't agree with you there. But as an experiment, go hang out around 25th and Center (in Milwaukee) for a 24 hour period this summer and see what happens. I'd only go through that area in a car.
 
Old 04-28-2009, 07:18 PM
 
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Bolingbrook is as dangerous to a white male as Naperville is to a black male...LOL
 
Old 04-28-2009, 09:53 PM
 
Location: Mequon, WI
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Well, I don't agree with you there. But as an experiment, go hang out around 25th and Center (in Milwaukee) for a 24 hour period this summer and see what happens. I'd only go through that area in a car.
LOL I take it your familiar with the area? I'll save that experiment for 6am on a Saturday morning
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