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Favorite thing about living in the Oak Park area
Close to Chicago, diversity, architecture, walkable neighborhoods, good public transit
Least favorite thing about living in the Oak Park area
Taxes, crime, byzantine regulations
Interests & Hobbies
transit, history, politics, tech, medicine, jazz, lindy hop, parenthood
Favorite local restaurant
Winberies
Favorite local shop or business
Trader Joe

Latest Activity

Apparently the road construction strike has pushed things back.
July 14
I believe Motorola has its design studio based in the Loop although the engineers are still in Libertyville. I know a top-notch 30-something engineer who moved out of state because he couldn't stand the suburban lifestyle, and also couldn't tolerate…
July 5
Also, most jobs are no longer in the central city. It's generally cheaper to live close to work. The past two decades has seen most of the job growth along the I-88, I-90, and I-94 corridors often at the expense of the Loop. There have been a few re…
July 5
Honestly, I like that Lake St is narrow and congested. It makes for a safer environment for pedestrians. Cars can always take Ontario, North Blvd, or South Blvd as an alternative.
July 3
We're big fans of Mark Wilczak at 630-444-1932 (www.securechoice.biz). He grew up in Oak Park and helped us when we bought our house.
July 1
Bri joined Russ M's group
A group for Oak Park homeowners and people considering buying real estate in Oak Park.
July 1
Most security companies are happy to plug you into their system and can use their competitor's hardware. Just give them a ring and ask for pricing, etc.
June 29
I'm pretty certain you don't need a permit to refinish the floors. Permits are required for major projects structural additions, demolitions, rerouting of plumbing, etc.
June 29
Well, of course the new townhouse/condo development at South Boulevard and Home Ave is called SoHo.
June 23
Someone's not taking their meds.
May 19
I call BS.
May 15
FYI, crime stats for OP have stayed fairly constant for the past ten years, and I believe were significantly worse in the 80s and 90s. (Any long time OPers feel free to correct me.). If you have had a recent change in your sense of security, that's…
April 23
Plus you'll have to make room for all the thousands of spectators!
March 25
Maybe the cramped Starbucks next door will expand.
March 21
I've tried one or two Asian dishes at N&C and haven't been very impressed. I'd much rather go to Penny's for Asian food.
March 15
I haven't been called a twerp since elementary school.
March 7

Bri's Blog

Bri

Supreme Court to Examine Gun Bans

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-supreme-court-hear-gun-ban-patriot-act/story?id=8712079

Previous lower courts overturned the handgun ban in Washington, DC, but upheld similar bans in Chicago and Oak Park. The distinction relies on DC being a Federal district, as opposed to a non-Federal municipality. As a result of that ruling, Wilmette and a few other towns rescinded their… Continue

Posted on September 30, 2009 at 1:00pm — 5 Comments

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At 9:31pm on July 17, 2009, Becca said…
Hi Brian, welcome! Feel free to jump into any of the conversations we've been having or start your own discussion topic in the forum. I'm sure there are a number of folks interested in talking about taxes or our crime issues. I hope to see you around on the site.
 
 
 

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