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Old 09-24-2014, 10:07 AM
 
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Hello!

I recently accepted an offer to work in the suburb, North Chicago. From reading previous forum threads, it does not sound very appealing to live there. Does anyone have suggestions about where to live? These are my interests/criteria:

- I am a 25 single female and while I don't want to be living across from frat houses, I would still enjoy living in a hip area. Preferably with fun things to do, restaurants, and low-key nightlife places.

- I highly dislike commuting over 45 minutes. A short commute to North Chicago and access to Chicago via the trains is ideal.

- Does an apartment exist within these parameters under $900?

Thanks!
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Old 09-24-2014, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Not where you ever lived
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While you wait to be moved, here's a little something. Welcome to Chicago!

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Hello!

I recently accepted an offer to work in the suburb, North Chicago. From reading previous forum threads, it does not sound very appealing to live there. Does anyone have suggestions about where to live? These are my interests/criteria:

- I am a 25 single female and while I don't want to be living across from frat houses, I would still enjoy living in a hip area. Preferably with fun things to do, restaurants, and low-key nightlife places.

- I highly dislike commuting over 45 minutes. A short commute to North Chicago and access to Chicago via the trains is ideal.

- Does an apartment exist within these parameters under $900?

Thanks!
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Old 12-06-2014, 09:16 AM
 
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Did you ever find anything?
Im in the same situation moving to that area in May
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Old 12-06-2014, 11:10 AM
 
Location: broke leftist craphole Illizuela
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Gurnee and some parts of Waukegan are nice. Anything due south of North Chicago is too ritzy. North Chicago itself is a post industrial ghetto with abandoned factories, an aborted expressway that goes nowhere, and significant crime issues. Perhaps further north on the Metra line like Kenosha or Winthrop Harbor. Zion I believe is also not very desirable.
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Old 12-06-2014, 03:05 PM
 
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I would go with Kenosha. It's pretty safe for the most part and there's more of a younger population and you'll find more in your price range there. It has a metra station that goes to Chicago.
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