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[Quality Start Machine]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis Wings riffs to the next generation of rockers.

[BH]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

[Chuck to Chuck]

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

[Internet Apex]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

If there are, you'd probaly still best wait until Yeti makes his move before wading in.

[Bort]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

If there are, you'd probaly still best wait until Yeti makes his move before wading in.

It is entirely possible that I laughed aloud upon reading this. Entirely possible.

[Yeti]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

If there are, you'd probaly still best wait until Yeti makes his move before wading in.

It is entirely possible that I laughed aloud upon reading this. Entirely possible.

Well, it is sound advice

[BH]

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

Now i just need to find 1-3 million to find a house.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

Now i just need to find 1-3 million to find a house.

That's the other thing.  Space.  I say it's good chance that RV'll be singing a slightly different tune if forces his wife to pop out another huskyspawn.  At least those houses on Cullom and Berteau aren't as expensive as they were 5 years ago. 

[Yeti]

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

Now i just need to find 1-3 million to find a house.

That's the other thing.  Space.  I say it's good chance that RV'll be singing a slightly different tune if forces his wife to pop out another huskyspawn.  At least those houses on Cullom and Berteau aren't as expensive as they were 5 years ago. 

The whole force?

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Do you still live in Rogers park?

For 14 more days, which, frankly, can't count down quickly enough.  I can so visualize my rolling around in our backyard with nothing but my PANKhelmet on that I can actually feel it.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Lincoln School on the corner of Kemper and Geneva.  1 block south of Fullerton between Clark and Halsted.

Now i just need to find 1-3 million to find a house.

There's plenty of condo space around there.  In fact, there's a property at Belden and Geneva I might be able to get you a deal on.  I know the place that foreclosed on it.

[thehawk]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Hawk Jr. is having a good experience at Burley Elementary in Lakeview/Wrigleyville West.  Blaine on Southport and Grace also good.  Hawthorne Magnet school isusually ranked as one of the tops in the state (the district is a little east fof Belmont and Racine.  Chicago Magazine puts out an issue on the best schools, may want to look up that.

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on

[MidgetSellingWater]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Besides Lincoln, the better ones are Bell, Hawthorne, Blaine and Coonley.  But it's all still relative.  Those are the decent schools in a shitty public school system.  My two are in private until they get to 1st grade, when I kill them.

[Internet Apex]

To continue this theme, I'm most likely moving back to Chicago. Any of you folks on here with kids recommend certain areas of the city?

RV - you like north center?

If you're moving back to the area, you don't have a very big window with your kids to live in the city, unless the Big JP Morgan in The Sky has dropped a six figure salary in your lap and you can afford private schooling for junior.  You know, my brother did say you were a pretty big wheel down at the cash factory.

So sell him your place.

If he moved here, his window would definitely close when the kid goes to kindergarten.  RV's point is good--enough up-and-coming trixies and chads have settled into Lakeview and North Center to make them more realistic than nearly most every other neighborhood for the early years of schooling.

Our choice was similar.  Lincoln Elementary School was one of the better ones.  But the option of a yard, finished basement, and extra bedrooms for the same price as Chicago was too good to skip.  That, and the schools were superior.

BH, your choice boils down to:

having a finished basement & living next door to Chuck

vs.

living in delivery range of Pequods and Art of Pizza & within walking distance of Old Town School of Folk Music where you can get a part time job teaching Oasis riffs to the next generation of rockers.

Besides north center, are any public elementary schools worth a damn? roscoe village, lincoln park?

Besides Lincoln, the better ones are Bell, Hawthorne, Blaine and Coonley.  But it's all still relative.  Those are the decent schools in a shitty public school system.  My two are in private until they get to 1st grade, when I kill them.

On the other hand, I went to both private and public elementary schools in very friendly and reputable systems and turned out COMPLETELY fucked up. So there's that.

[Brownie]

From our perspective, with all due respect to Chuck, he's as wrong here as he always is.  You have to work a little harder to make sure your kid is edumacated in the city, but it can be done.  Meanwhile you have such things like the Field, Shedd, Adler and MSI for the little one to go to, and trains and busses and lots of parks and playgrounds to play on

How the fuck did I sneak into any of those places without my city resident's card?

In no way am I advocating living all the way out in Huntley or Sugar Grove or Wonder Lake or Chesterton, but suburban living Chuck-style isn't shitty. Chicago's a world-class city as far as restaurants, theater, live entertainment, museums, etc., etc., but being 20 minutes away by car and 30-35 minutes by train isn't too shitty. Hell, I bet if Chuck and R-V left their home at the same time to go take their kids to the Field Museum (or a Bears game), Chuck beats R-V no matter what method of transportation he chooses.

To ORD, Chuck beats the hell out of R-V every.single.time.