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Old 10-23-2006, 12:15 PM
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Moving back home... "Sweet home... Chicago!"

Hey! After being exiled to the "deep south" for the last 5 years, we're starting to pay off the house and move back up to Chicago! I'm originally from Hoffman Estates/Schaumburg area, but lives in La Grange for a year too.

Some questions:

1) Is there a good population of folks up there that get together/hangout regularly?
2) Are there any good places to go driving on the weekends? (that is the one thing I enjoy about living down here, the mountain roads...
3) Where do I join up!? (moving in <12-18mo)
Old 10-23-2006, 12:50 PM
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Welcome [almost] back!

In order...

1) Yes. As of now, we have 160+ rotary owners. Over 200 altogether.
2) If you're looking for driving roads, I can only speak for the southern routes. I haven't explored up there too often. Used to live in Palatine for a couple of years, but now am in NW Indiana.
3) For local things, we've relaunched RC3 early this year. Rotary Car Club of Chicago (www.chicagorotary.com). This will have all the info you can handle regarding local meets and whatnot.

Where are you moving back to, or where are you looking?
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Well, I was hoping to move back into the same area where I was previously, HOffman Estates, Bartlett general vacinity but **** is IMPOSSIBLE to afford up there... so it looks like I'll end up in Plainfield off Caton Farm Rd.... wow that's far south....
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Heh...not as far south as some. :D
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I live in the Hoffman/Schaumburg area and yeah, it is pretty expensive, but the prices drop the further west you go. Past Randall the prices start to get smaller and the lots get alot bigger. Its funny because when my family moved into the house we have now in Hoffman about 7 years ago we paid about 120k for our house, now its worth more than double that.
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hooray.. another chicagoan ^__^... ill make a meet sooner or later.. been busy cus of my new biznezz.
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Not only do we have RC3 (thanks to Christian), but also JGTCA (.com). They get together every Saturday and cruise somewere in search of some twisty roads. Most of the roads around here are straight because the land is mostly flat. But, you can find small sections that can be fun.
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ha! plainfield is no longer cheap

welcome aboard! we meet regularly and throughout the year, so hit up the meet thread in the MW forum and check out our schedule. we also post meets on RC3!
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Come on
Oh baby don't you wanna go
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Oh baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago

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Back to that same old place
Oh sweet home Chicago

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Six and two is eight
Come on baby don't ya make me late
Hidehey
Baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago

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Baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago

Six and three is nine
Nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and see what I've seen
Hidehey
Baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago

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Baby don't you wanna go
Come on
Baby don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago
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Originally Posted by RedLineShinka
Hey! After being exiled to the "deep south" for the last 5 years, we're starting to pay off the house and move back up to Chicago! I'm originally from Hoffman Estates/Schaumburg area, but lives in La Grange for a year too.

Some questions:

1) Is there a good population of folks up there that get together/hangout regularly?
2) Are there any good places to go driving on the weekends? (that is the one thing I enjoy about living down here, the mountain roads...
3) Where do I join up!? (moving in <12-18mo)
Time for an update. When you coming up north?
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