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Considering a move to Aurora, Illinois.? |
Travel Info I'm considering taking a job in Aurora, IL and am hoping to get a few questions answered. Me and my fiance are in our 20's and are wondering what kind of activities there are around the area. Shopping, Recreation, etc. Also if your familiar with the area how would you discribe the general make up of the city. (industrial, professional, demographics, housing, feel free to elaborate) Thanks for your input Travel Tips Wayne's World... Wayne's World. Others Today I went on a road trip to Aurora! I was looking for a particular place I visited many years ago but didn't find. The house has been replaced but the triup was fun. Aurora is an old established city on the Fox River. There have been 2 Auroras...East and West that are split by the river. The eastside is the preferred part I think. Look at Montgomery to the south, Batavia to the north or upper scale Naperville to the east for housing. There seems to be a serious effort to make Aurora attractive. Below are 2 sites that may be helpful. The first is the official Aurora site with much info. It says that Aurora is 30 min from Chicago...that's a lie: http://www.enjoyaurora.com/index.php?vie... http://www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com/... In the past, Aurora has been more of a blue collar area, but in the recent past, the Chicago suburbs (Naperville in particular) have been expanding west, and Aurora is experiencing some boom again. We have a lot of friends that live in the far west suburbs. It has all the ammenities of suburbia (shopping malls, restaurants, etc.). Just north of Aurora, is Batavia, Geneva, & St. Charles, which are very quaint with beautiful older buildings & homes, and much more upscale. If you are looking to purchase a new construction home at still reasonable prices, look a little farther west to Sugar Grove and Yorkville. If I had to sum it up, the far west suburbs have the feel of a smaller town, with all the ammenities of a big city. Getting downtown Chicago isn't too difficult either. I-88 is an easy drive straight there, and trains can also get you there fairly easy. I would recommend making the move! Resident of the southwest suburbs for over 30 years. |
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