Originally Posted by cathexis (Post 1250546)

We will be moving back to the MW within the year, wish we could find a North area that's both affordable on Social Security and safe. Would be nice to buy a house/condo in Evanston or Skokie or where I was going to...John Hancock bldg. Those dreams ended when I lost my entire inheritance in the 2008 crash.

So, now we are probably looking in WI. At least we won't have to deal with those extra taxes for living in the city. We are still looking in my beloved city. Picky, though, needs to be within walking distance of the lake, on a N/S train, and the two aforementioned requirements. Don't want much, do I? Lol. Oak St.would be great...oh, yeah no money.
Will keep looking, maybe Buena Vista. They have really done wonders there. I lived there when the cockroaches outnumbered the people about 30:1 during college.

Originally Posted by WolfyOne (Post 1250853)

:passinggas:


I moved from Logan Square when the drive bys were right next to my coach house. I reside in Bartlett right now, but my friend is putting her town house on the market in the next month or 2 after being in it 24 years. Bartlett is a wonderful town to live in. I'm a 3 block walk to to the Metra train that goes downtown. I believe I'm heading out to Minneapolis for the next year and a half. If you choose WI, look in Milwaukee. Amtrak is a 90 minute ride to Chicago.

Originally Posted by cathexis (Post 1250861)

The last time we lived in the MW was in Milwaukee. It's a nice city. Last place was in Brown Deer (western Milw 'burb). Both of us miss the Midwest. We're thinking hard about Milwaukee.

That Amtrak, oh yeah. Remember taking the train up from Chgo when going for my boards in 1983. That train and I are besties.

Originally Posted by mountainbikedyke (Post 1254243)

Can’t believe there aren’t more Chicagoans on here.

Originally Posted by cathexis (Post 1250546)

We will be moving back to the MW within the year, wish we could find a North area that's both affordable on Social Security and safe. Would be nice to buy a house/condo in Evanston or Skokie or where I was going to...John Hancock bldg. Those dreams ended when I lost my entire inheritance in the 2008 crash.

So, now we are probably looking in WI. At least we won't have to deal with those extra taxes for living in the city. We are still looking in my beloved city. Picky, though, needs to be within walking distance of the lake, on a N/S train, and the two aforementioned requirements. Don't want much, do I? Lol. Oak St.would be great...oh, yeah no money.
Will keep looking, maybe Buena Vista. They have really done wonders there. I lived there when the cockroaches outnumbered the people about 30:1 during college.

Originally Posted by cathexis (Post 1249677)

Rogers Park used to be a very vibrant neighborhood. Was a city into it's self and self contained pretty much. As I remember, no clothing store lol. But, had a lot from The Leather Archives and Museum to a Vet's' Office's, a Catholic Cathedral, major grocery store, bodegas, an occult shop, many entrepreneurial businesses, so many others. The major N/S L train station with a Currency Exchange (an important Chicago thing), much else including only a few blocks to Lake Michigan and to a beach

This area is an important neighborboods that has fallen times, especially East Rogers. Gangs have moved in, crime has risen, the beautiful large apartment buildings are not being maintained with gang tags inside and out.
They need the city to come in and take control of the crime in the area and put some money in it like
was done in

Buena Vista

Heartland Cafe was the major stabliziing force, they poured a lot of resource in to the area has permanently closed. They had a promise that they would remain with the neighborhood if the
environments changed.




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Originally Posted by homoe (Post 1261701)

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Head over to a Fresh Thyme Market and pick up one of their # 1 rated rotisserie chickens by Chicago Magazine...:eating:

Originally Posted by homoe (Post 1261701)

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Head over to a Fresh Thyme Market and pick up one of their # 1 rated rotisserie chickens by Chicago Magazine...:eating:

Originally Posted by MarquisdeShey (Post 1273897)

Just moved here and wondering, anyone from here still around?

Originally Posted by MarquisdeShey (Post 1273897)

Just moved here and wondering, anyone from here still around?

Originally Posted by homoe (Post 1276101)

Enjoying your new home?