Really don't like it, convient in all the bad ways
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3/28/2006
moved to Bolingbrook two years ago (grew up in the 'burb just north of here). Personally, I can't stand it. Very stale, very new, very boring. Selling points, there are restaurants, stores etc. everywhere ( so much so that I have gained 30 lbs since moving here). Almost too convenient. Great if you like everything in your backyard and have no plans to ever leave your general neighborhood. Not great if you like things to look at like trees, architecture, natural beauty or if you like to go do anything other than shopping or going out to eat (all big-box, generic, multi-mega corp. stuff). No "mom and pop" places, no downtown, etc. gotta go to other burbs to find anything to do. Also, still not close enough to the city of Chicago, the traffic in and out of the city is very, very bad. Getting close to Cali problems. BTW There is a reason the cost of housing here is so much less than surrounding areas! Schools SUCK and lots of gang/drug issues at the new, $65 mil. high school. All the cops are there at 3 pm every weekday and even have an office there! West side costs much more than the east side, for good reason but the schools and culture and general life enjoyment still stink. If you are looking at the Chicago burbs, spend your money more wisely and go anywhere else but Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Joliet and Romeoville, don't be lured by housing costs! TAXES ARE HIGH and water bills run about $150/mo AVERAGE! Worse in the summer when you have to water your tiny, tiny spot of grass
christine | Bolingbrook, IL