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My alternative to finding a reasonable place to live in the W Suburbs is one of the below, in order of preference. This should illustrate how important where I live is to me/the family. I'd rather live somewhere I like and be there less often than deal with a bloody commute.
e) live in Chicago and deal with a lousy commute and poor schools
CPS has gotten much much better in recent years. There are are some *excellent* public schools both elementary and secondary level. Having been both a fairly recent product of the system as well as a contractor there for several years, I can probably rattle off the schools to look at given ideas on neighborhoods. How old are your kids?
There is a ton of housing on the market in the city right now too.