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Where is a good area in the city of chicago to live? |
Travel Info I'm a graduate student in my early 20's planning on moving to chicago in about a year to try to find a counseling internship in the chicago public school system. Basically, I'm just wondering if anyone has any good suggestions on where I should live/work/etc. Somewhere safe, but not too expensive, and at the same time a cool artsy location with a plethora of things to do nearby (such as unique--shopping, music venues, coffee shops, bars, bookstores, etc.) thank you in advance for your help!! Travel Tips Well, I would suggest Rogers Park. Number one, it's affordable, which is probably the main concern of someone in their 20s moving to a new city. Now some might say the neighborhood is a little dicey, and true, there has been some problems lately. But the majority of the residents of this very mixed community (white, black, latino, asian, Indian, etc.) are very socially active and work together to fix the problems. Loyola University is located nearby so there is a big college crowd. The area was a big hippie community in the 70s and 80s and a lot of them are still there. The central meeting place for budding bohemians there is the Heartland Cafe, a vegetarian leaning restaurant that also houses two bars and features a lot of music (folkish stuff on one side, punk and country-tinged stuff on the other, with latin and blues also in the mix). They host a regular poetry night and are also connected to two small storefront theaters. And they serve a great breakfast, which is particularly great in the summer when you can sit outside on the patio. The neighborhood has more than a few coffeeshops and most of the people there support the independent coffee shops (Ennui Cafe and Chamers) while the college students and condo owners tend to frequent the Starbucks down the street. There are also plenty of independent bookstores nearby (The Armadillo's Pillow and Kate The Great, which is not actually in Rogers Park), music venues (Morseland bar and supper club, Heartland and Red Line Tap), bars (Hamilton's, again Red Line and Heartland's Buffalo Bar, among others), a few more small theater companies (Lifeline Theater, Rhinocerous Theater Company). The area has a lot of public transportation so it's easy to get to and from the area to get to work and back. Now a lot of people (most of whom don't live there) will tell you it's dangerous. But this is Chicago, it's a big city, there is possible danger in every community. The problems there have subsided a bit and there are thousands of people of all nationalities who live there and work there day in, day out and get along fine. You do have to be careful, particularly at night, but like everywhere in Chicago, you just have to learn not to look like a victim (walking with your head down, not paying attention to where you're going, afraid to look at anyone, afraid to confront someone because you don't want to "offend" them). But it's a great neighborhood. I mean they are building condos left and right there and they recently completed a massive multi-condo building at the far north end of the neighborhood with units going for the mid $300,000s . Developers wouldn't spend that kind of money if they thought there was a chance they couldn't sell the place. Rogers Park is close to the lake too, which is a great way to spend the summer. Do a search on the web and do a little research. There's also a great neighborhood called Edgewater (where I live) that is a little further south of Rogers Park that is also nice. Look into all of them and if you can, visit them in person (during the day AND night) to see what the neighborhood is like. -- OK, to answer this whole crime issue, use this website (http://www.chicagocrime.org/districts/).... It lists every police district in the city and gives the crime reports for January 9. You might be surprised at what you find. You can also see crime for an area for any period of time you want (one month, one year). There is no "safer" area, despite what many believe. You can decide for yourself. Good luck with whatever you decide. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rogers_park... Other Travel Tips not in the ghetto, if ur not there, ur fine! IM GOING TO SAY: evergreen park-(by 99th in pulaski thru 114?th in pulaski)very nice, especially if you are trying to find a job at a school..evergreen park high school is on 99-100th pulaski block...also there are several grammar schools in this area as well, but i dont know the names off the top of my head at this moment..there are several malls in this vicinity, evergreen mall, chicago ridge (very nice, might want to stick with this one, its the nicest!), and ford city mall (more of a trendy setting, full of teenagers) burbank-nice area as well, very close to evergreen park area..the same malls surround this location as well, but ford city is the closet in range..nice apts, homes, and condos also are available, especially some that were just newly built between 95th in kedzie to 95th in cicero. this area would place you really close to the new grammar school located in marquette park, which is by 71st in christiana, the school is called Tarkington Park school for Excellence..I actually live a block away from this school, and it is very nice, and HUGE! I dont know exactly what grade you were interested in teaching, but i thought it would be nice to give you some schools...i could go on and on, but these two areas im best familar with that are actually considered to be in CHICAGO...hope this helps, and good luck with teaching! b Try Little Italy on Taylor Street. near University of Chicago. 2 miles from downtown, museums, etc. Take bus, train, downtown. I am not sure about prices. But any where that is safe probably cost more than the ghetto. Born and raised in Chicago. check the chicago public school website they have housing assistnce. in decent areas. |
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