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Overlooking your Citadel comments, welcome back sing-trader. Do you have a distaste for all hedge fund managers? Now that I think of it, I remember you making a comment about the Ritchie's place in Geneva too.
Back on topic, I live in the loop but my suggestion for a family with young kids would be the area along Halstead south of webster and north of north ave. That specific area of lincoln park is attracting Chicago's deep pockets...Pritzker $ to mention one notable name.
That's a buy and hold neighborhood when you have people like that building/living there. Decent restaurants, trendy retail shops and an el stop al within walking distance if you're looking to go that route.
FYI, there's a nice place off of Halstead that's been on the market for over a year for somewhere around a $1mm...it never hurts to ask! The house is on the first street west of Halstead and one block south of webster.
Two neighborhood recommendations for breakfast:
John's Place - Good Hummus and Webster Street omelette
Toast - Damn good breakfast/Heads-up on Jill (manager), she's a hard-ass and enjoys throwing bitchy customers out!
No, just that a trading firm floating bonds is anathema. I don't believe I've ever commented on Ritchie.
That's a nice neighborhood. Lots of parks for the little ones. Don't forget the Sunday brunch and "chicken-fried chicken" at Stanley's on Lincoln at Armitage.