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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for all the opinions and advice. I really know next to nothing about Chicago, so it’s weird making long term life choices based on so little. Interesting so many mention Lincoln Park, I early on honed in on that area as one I might be interested in if we lived in the city itself. I ruled it out because as I understand it:

-Chicago Public Schools aren’t based on geography alone, and we would have to roll the dice on a lottery system... Is that right?
-The commute is actually longer to downtown than it would be from Oak Park. Seems weird because Oak Park is further away... This info is based on Google and reading that the brown line is apparently terribly slow. Please tell me if I’m wrong. [/quote]

Yes you are wrong about CPS being lottery. It is very much neighborhood based. I live in Chicago and buying in the city. There are many neighborhoods with good elementary/ middle options including lincoln square, lakeview, north center, andersonville, logon square. You can also live in River North, Streeterville, and South/ West Loop.

Brown line isn't too bad. My husband used it to commute and people actually like it more than the red line, which is def creepier. [/quote]

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