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Old 01-09-2010, 07:57 AM
 
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Any Chicagoland (including NW Indiana) suburbs or towns that feel particularly uncrowded, rustic, woodsy -- with good schools and amenities (e.g., shopping, restaurants) and nice parks or recreational activities? Proximity to I-55 or I-80 is a plus. Proximity to the Loop is less of a concern, and the town in question does not need to necessarily be a suburb of Chicago but ideally part of greater Chicagoland. Just looking for some ideas... Thoughts? Thanks!!
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Old 01-09-2010, 01:03 PM
 
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sugar grove, elburn, maple park, burlington, hinkley, big rock, sandwich.
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Old 01-09-2010, 07:20 PM
 
Location: Mokena, Illinois
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Lemont, Frankfort, Tinley Park, Homewood.
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Old 01-09-2010, 08:24 PM
 
Location: Suburbs of Chicago
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Lemont, Frankfort, Tinley Park, Homewood.
I vote Flossmoor, Country Club Hills, and of course Homewood and Glenwood.
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Old 01-09-2010, 08:31 PM
 
Location: Suburbs of Chicago
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How can I leave out Beverly and Morgan Park! lol

Edgewater too
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Old 01-09-2010, 10:49 PM
 
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sugar grove, elburn, maple park, burlington, hinkley, big rock, sandwich

These are exurbs that are really on the edge or into farm country. Sugar Grove and Elburn along Rte 47 have seen some big subdivisions being built during the recent housing boom but still lots of land around. Those others listed really hardly have seen that.

Lemont, Frankfort, Tinley Park, Homewood

These are mostly built up suburban areas with areas of semi-rural character mixed in. Frankfort is the newest and least built out of the four. Lemont has a quaint "Normal Rockwell" downtown to it, with some nice rolling hills nearby.

How can I leave out Beverly and Morgan Park! lol

Edgewater too

Assuming you meant Edgbrook?, these three city neighborhoods are the least city-like of neighborhoods within the chicago city limits. Big lots and big trees.
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Old 01-09-2010, 11:38 PM
 
Location: Suburbs of Chicago
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sugar grove, elburn, maple park, burlington, hinkley, big rock, sandwich

These are exurbs that are really on the edge or into farm country. Sugar Grove and Elburn along Rte 47 have seen some big subdivisions being built during the recent housing boom but still lots of land around. Those others listed really hardly have seen that.

Lemont, Frankfort, Tinley Park, Homewood

These are mostly built up suburban areas with areas of semi-rural character mixed in. Frankfort is the newest and least built out of the four. Lemont has a quaint "Normal Rockwell" downtown to it, with some nice rolling hills nearby.

How can I leave out Beverly and Morgan Park! lol

Edgewater too

Assuming you meant Edgbrook?, these three city neighborhoods are the least city-like of neighborhoods within the chicago city limits. Big lots and big trees.
Maybe so. I assumed it was called Edgewater... sorry lol
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Old 01-10-2010, 08:48 AM
 
Location: Sugar Grove, IL
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I can attest to the openness out here in the sugar grove, elburn, montgomery, yorkville areas..however, we are not really near I55 or I80 as the op had mentioned. here in sugar grove, we do have great access to I88. also, you can head west really quickly and get to I39 to travel north and south. we really like it here and have been out here over 20 years. there are some really good housing values available in the present market.
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