When I was a kid, no one thought towns like Elgin or Naperville were “Chicago suburbs” bc too far away from Chicago and in the middle of farmland. Now they are commonly described as such
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That’s not a great way to describe Illinois peculiar politics which has a city-suburban-downstate axis, a racial axis, a partisan axis, a Machine factional axis (which intersects with the racial axis but only partially)
There’s also a bipartisan corruption axis (“the Combine”)
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The existence of a political Machine in the state’s largest city for about 90 years (since Anton Cermak) which in turn had a relationship with the Chicago Outfit has warped the evolution of politics here in a way that few other states can match for corrupt weirdness (La is one)
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Oh boy
Chicago is currently my plan b city if plan a to move back to Seattle gets too pricey, but this sounds very complicated to navigate
LA is easier since people kinda leave each other alone in the sprawl and it’s decentralized architecture/urban planning
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There are some nice neighborhoods. I see you as a Lincoln Park guy but there are other good neighborhoods out there too. Real estate market has been tight if you are buying in the city this year
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Curious as to why you both psychographically put me there?
I think I stayed in Lincoln park the first time I visited
Probably visited half a dozen times at least but never really got oriented besides “south side bad”
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Will be looking for suburban SFH if we end up there. We’re officially too old for downtown or condo/apt life probably. Wife is sick of it at least. Question is if we can afford to level up in this market.
Much wider options if suburbs are on the table. Easier and likely cheaper if you are thinking of buying as well
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Don’t forget insane property taxes in your calculation.
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