Suburbs

Markham is definitely a suburb to fully understand before passing judgment mainly because this is a community that has some hardships and has a higher …

This is an area of Will County that definitely needs recognition on Chicagoganghistory because there has been a blending of unincorporated Lockport Township problems in …

Joliet is indeed a city of racial and income diversity.  There are sections of this city where new subdivisions house upper middle class white collar …

Kankakee is not within the normal radius for the Chicago metropolitan area, but is still a fairly quick shot down the Interstate 57 expressway, and …

I am going to start off by saying that Harvey is a tough town and has been rough for a long time; however, let us …

I do not have a whole lot of good things to talk about this suburb.  I am just going to be honest and not sugar …

Evanston, the home of Northwestern University, also the home of elegant 19th century Victorian style houses, also the home of upper middle class brand new …

When discussing the history of the town of Cicero Illinois, often Al Capone will come up in the conversation.  Al Capone became synonymous with Cicero, …

Carpentersville is still thought of as a terrible and dangerous community that is completely overrun by migrant Mexican families.  In reality Carpentersville is a diverse …

Here is another Chicago land suburb that has built up quite a reputation as a bad neighborhood, but that of course depends on who you …