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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the neighborhoods  you consider "seedy" and housing types you find too Midwestern (?) seem fine to me. Not at all sure what you mean about the western parts of Oak Park not being ok. If maybe you mean right along Madison Street there are a few blocks there I'd skip. Many prefer Mann school in OP.  Depending on your children's ages and temperament the middle schools in OP can be too large and overwhelming for some. For others their large size offers welcome variety and opportunity and transition to high school is pretty easy if you can navigate that Middle School scene. Park Ridge is another highly commutable suburb in your price range, but no TP vibe there.[/quote]

I don’t mean seedy in terms of dangerous. I guess I mean ugly or urban? Parts of Oak Park are dumpy and have trash everywhere, broken down trains sitting, etc. Wilmette has boarded up empty retail, shop after shop just closed down and empty. I guess I’m not used to this after being in NOVa for so long, where things are boomi and in demand. I think I have moved on from Oak Park as the schools do not seem as good as I thought. Still looking…[/quote]

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