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imindiaunajones in chicagochat

Information on Chicago Neighborhoods

Nov 15, 2007 22:46

I think I've searched the tags pretty thoroughly, so I apologize right now if this is really redundant for the rest of you in this community.

To start: I am planning on moving to Chicago in the near future. I keep saying that "as soon as I find a job in Chicago, I'm moving there!" (Unfortunately, the more I read the entries about finding work in ( Read more... )

general - chicago's neighborhoods

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Well ... btripp November 16 2007, 04:14:11 UTC

I'm not going to be able to help you much with your specific questions, but there is a real nice thing on Wikipedia which breaks down the various neighborhood in Chicago, and that might provide some good basic info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhoods_of_Chicago

And, if you have any question about the safety about a neighborhood, or even a particular building, there's ChicagoCrime.org which lets you sift through all the crime reports for an address, zip code, ward, etc. ... very handy!

http://www.chicagocrime.org/

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Re: Well ... imindiaunajones November 16 2007, 04:18:32 UTC

Ooh, handy links! :) Thank you very much!

cancerbike November 16 2007, 04:25:14 UTC

wikipedia does a decent job but the neighborhoods in chicago are severe-bordered and change really fast. if you have questions on a specific neighborhood after reading you should probably re-ask.

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imindiaunajones November 16 2007, 05:08:48 UTC

Haha, well, I've always wanted to live in a big city and Chicago is close enough to "home" that it feels safe. Plus, when I was a kid I used to go to Chicago all the time on weekends during the fall and winter months. :)

I just checked out Craigslist tonight and I was really surprised by how many apartment listings there were there. I've been checking out the Reader on a fairly frequent basis as well. It seems that there are cheaper options on Craigslist. That's an interesting point there about repeat listings. I didn't even think about that. :)

i mark40e November 16 2007, 05:01:22 UTC

i do leasing for apartment people
and also do mortgages for capital funding...let me know
if you need assistance finding a place in your price range!

mark@capfundmtg.com

MARK !

squelch84 November 16 2007, 15:08:53 UTC

Which neighborhoods to avoid is a harder question to answer than which you should live in. Everyone has a different level of comfort, so what might be good for me might be a crappy neighborhood to you.

What you should do is say "I'm into _________ and I want to live near _________ and I don't want to pay more than ___________. Where should I live."