How often do NU students go to Chicago?

Sam_Lee
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:53:58 +0000

Evanston boarders Chicago, and technically, it takes you only 10-min bike-ride to get to Chicago from NU campus. There’s no town/city between them. If you live near the boarder, it may take you 1-min walk!

When people say it takes 45 mins to an hour to get to the City, they are referring to downtown Chicago. But the neighborhoods between Evanston and downtown Chicago are actually where the locals like to hangout. You’ll find most of the nicer neighborhoods of Chicago there. Many people feel Evanston is just an extension of that and that’s why Evanston has had a hot housing market and has been popular for even young professionals. As in many cities, the locals don’t really go to their downtowns that often for their weekends but hang out in their own neighborhoods. In some ways, NU students do the same for probably similar reason, other than being busy. I didn’t go to downtown Chicago that much but I went to Lakeview and Argyle more often. Sometime, I passed through downtown to Chinatown.