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Who is new to Oak Park and who's a DOOPer (dear old Oak Parker)?
I was just curious. How did you get to Oak Park?
-Grew up here and stayed as an adult
-Grew up here, left for a bit and came back
-Grew up somewhere else and moved here as an adult (has been 10+ years though)
-Grew up somewhere else and moved here recently
-Grew up here and stayed as an adult
-Grew up here, left for a bit and came back
-Grew up somewhere else and moved here as an adult (has been 10+ years though)
-Grew up somewhere else and moved here recently
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PioneerPermalink Reply by Bri on -
Grew up somewhere far away, moved to Chicago (Hyde Park), moved far away, moved back to Chicago (Oak Park). Been here almost 5 years.
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PioneerPermalink Reply by Brian Plain on -
Grew up somewhere else, moved to Chicago 4 years ago, moved to the area (bought in Forest Park, my business is in Oak Park) 2 years ago.
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Permalink Reply by Sharon on -
Grew up all over (AF brat), moved to Chicago, moved to OP 2.5 years ago.
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PioneerPermalink Reply by OakParkGirl on -
Grew up on the Southwest side (114th and Harlem), but spent a LOT of time with my Polish grandmother in Elmwood Park (Grand and Harlem), and drove through Oak Park to get there. Once I was on my own and needed to relocate, I chose to move to the adorable neighborhood I'd been driving through my entire life :)
Been here almost 6 years now, hoping to be here for a while longer...
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Permalink Reply by Brooke Randazzo Eggert on -
My mom's family grew up in OP, so even though I lived elsewhere until 5th grade, we were always in Oak Park. Anyhoo, we moved here in 5th grade and I feel like I grew up here. I left for college, moved back for 3 years, then moved to Forest Park for 4 years. We moved back to Oak Park 2-1/2 years ago and probably won't leave unless forced to. We moved back for the school system and community (only went to FP because it was cheaper).
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Permalink Reply by Laura Rodriguez on -
I was born in Lombard, grew up in Detroit, went to college in Kalamazoo, MI and then moved here in August 2009 with my husband and two doggies.
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Permalink Reply by amy bernstein on -
Grew up on East Coast, spent 13 years in San Francisco and moved to Oak Park 22 years ago, although it's hard to believe it's been that long.
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Permalink Reply by John Metzger on -
Grew up somewhere else and moved here in 1991. Been here ever since.
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Permalink Reply by cac on -
Grew up in Chicago 5 blocks north of OP, and went shopping at Lake and Harlem as a child. Lived in Lakeview for a few years, then a northwest 'burb, and moved here 3.5 years ago. Not leaving anytime soon if I can help it.
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Permalink Reply by Roger on -
I lived in Oak Park for about a year in 2001. Planning on moving back this Spring/Summer. Cannot wait. OP left quite an impression on me. I am stuck way out in a far flung southwestern suburb at the moment, and it feels rather draining and uninspiring, to say the least.
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Permalink Reply by Diane O. on
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Grew up in the Midwest... lived in a handful of Midwest states, moved to Chicago with a job transfer and lived in Rogers Park. While still a Chicago 'newbie' I got lost while trying to find Fitzgeralds... lost had me driving around Oak Park... and that was 12 years ago! I've been in OP ever since.
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