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Old 02-20-2013, 08:21 AM
 
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So, what's the buzz on "The Lilac Village" these days? I seem to have heard that either it or that area south toward the old Yorktown mall area (Highland Height), was becoming more Asian?
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Old 02-20-2013, 08:20 PM
 
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Don't know about the specific area becoming Asian. There is a goodly population of asians in the western suburbs. My assessment of Lombard: its okay but you can do better. I would never live there unless there was a specific reason to. There are nicer suburbs to live in. JMHO
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Old 02-21-2013, 09:39 AM
 
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Like many parts of the region it is becoming more diverse but that is just a fact everywhere. Folks with root in China, India, and all parts of the far eat and mid-east like the value and access to good paying jobs. Lombard is among the better closeted towns to take advantage of 355 and 88 as well as good access to Oak Brook and Downers Grove via surface streets.

Some of the areas near the core are quite charming but the bulk of the housing is a little less unique and probably contribute to the attitude of ToriaT and others. That said it is well funded by nice mix of commercial revenue at Yorktown and other retail centers, schools are mostly middle of the pack with Glenbard East nit having quite as affluent base of parents as the other campus though kids that do well there / take honors track do find success at competive colleges in the Big 10 and similar demanding areas.

Value is high and there are some tear downs from when real estate market was hot, so overall I am not as down about prospects as ToriaT...
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Old 02-21-2013, 12:52 PM
 
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Chet is right there are some advantages to Lombard. Nothing wrong with it. I have my opinions. Some places I like, others I really do not have a strong feeling for. I am attracted to certain places to live and not to others.
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Old 02-21-2013, 12:56 PM
 
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btw the auto- correct on my not-so-smart phone turned "Lombard is one of the better LOCATED towns to take advantage of" access to roads / jobs into something else entirely... Nothing "closeted" or otherwise unseemly.
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