Also, property taxes have been skyrocketing recently. Mine, cook county, went up 40% last year.
There must have been some other factor if you property taxes went up 40%. Do you live near the Obama's or something?
Also, property taxes have been skyrocketing recently. Mine, cook county, went up 40% last year.
There must have been some other factor if you property taxes went up 40%. Do you live near the Obama's or something?
There must have been some other factor if you property taxes went up 40%. Do you live near the Obama's or something?
Ouch.
We've been thinking about moving in, been looking around West Chicago or St. Charles since both our jobs (mine was downtown) are now west burbs.
Good luck. Wish you the best.
I went to St. Charles schools, so I grew up in that area. You can't really go wrong with St. Charles, Geneva, or Batavia. Even South Elgin is a good place to live (some of those neighborhoods are in the St. Charles School District). If you want to go a little further out, you can live in Elburn, which has a Metra station. La Fox (where I lived), also has a Metra station.
Correct. Teacher's retirement accounts are a massive issue.There is an other factor. The state of Illinois, County of Cook and City of Chicago are all broke as a joke. Not to mention some of the surrounding suburbs are also not flush with money.
Correct. Teacher's retirement accounts are a massive issue.
Well, and the fact that it's a notoriously crooked city and State.
I was in Austin in December. Holy crap you aren't kidding. It was terrible at 5 in the evening. Everything was really crammed. That would wear me out.There are I things I'd miss, for sure. The food is fantastic, and the ability to see the Cyclones play at least once a year is nice. The lack of a state income tax can be good at times.
But I'm just kind of over this place. Way too many people crammed into a space that can't support them. Traffic is brutal and the people constantly vote down any measure to improve public transportation. Summers are lethal and last as long as a pregnancy. The levels of entitlement and elitism escalate every year. And it's in Texas.
Plus, all our family is in Iowa. I miss fall. We're ready for a change.
I went to St. Charles schools, so I grew up in that area. You can't really go wrong with St. Charles, Geneva, or Batavia. Even South Elgin is a good place to live (some of those neighborhoods are in the St. Charles School District). If you want to go a little further out, you can live in Elburn, which has a Metra station. La Fox (where I lived), also has a Metra station.
He's looking at the south suburbs, not the south side neighborhoods of Chicago.
Night and day difference.
Flossmoor has a median family income of $122,000.
Chicago is one of the most bankrupt places in America. The govt workers have been promised a strong pension package.There is an other factor. The state of Illinois, County of Cook and City of Chicago are all broke as a joke. Not to mention some of the surrounding suburbs are also not flush with money.
The area immediately around Loyola isn't bad. North of there a couple few blocks isn't bad either. Don't bring a car if you don't need it, street parking is horrible in that area. Unless you have a reserved spot, don't bring it. That Loyola redline stop is safe too. The area just south of Loyola is fine too.Chicago people, what's the area around Loyola U like for a renter (summer internship)? Specifically the few blocks directly North of campus and near the Loyola red line stop.
Safety, things to do, parking...whatever you got.
Thanks @cyclonedave25! The internship is based out of downtown (80% of my time) with some satellite work around the city, so I'll have my vehicle for those days. Found a decently priced sublease on craigslist in that area and figured CF could come through with info.
Mainly looking at places around the red, purple and brown lines between downtown & Northwestern. Might branch out to look at the Blue line but that's a little less convenient for getting to base location near Magnificent Mile/Streeterville area