if the priority is to transfer so you can be closer to your family (which is a completely valid reason to transfer) you will need some non-reach schools on your list. If you will only transfer based on the prestige/perceived rigor of a school, then your desire to be closer to your family is not the priority. I assure you there are many more rigorous colleges in Chicagoland and NC than the four you listed.
Another reason it seems (to me) that prestige is your priority is because both Northwestern and Chicago are on your list. Generally once one does the typical research and due diligence on colleges, both of these schools will not be on one’s final list because they are quite different in many ways. Perhaps a lack of clarity of each school and how you fit there was apparent in the various essays/supplemental questions required by each school during last year’s app cycle.
With all that said, it will be tough to gain an admit to any of these schools with only an additional six months of education/ECs. Of the four schools on your list, Northwestern is the most transfer friendly. If you live in NC that would increase your chances of admission to UNC. You would be a stronger transfer candidate to these schools if you waited a year to apply and have 18 months of college grades and ECs. Good luck.