| it's been many years since I lived in the Chicago area -- although not so many since I've looked at potential transfers to the area and thought through where we'd live.
UofI is not really near Chicago ... so with that in mind, I would look at the interstates that head down that direction and pick some communities with easy access to them.
So ... I'd rule out the north shore and look instead at the western and south western suburbs. And I would definitely look at the train situation for commuting. As I understand it, the traffic congestion at rush hour is horrendous. |