Head South: The Suburbs You Should Be Looking At Now

When Best Places to Live rankings come out for the best towns in Illinois, the south suburbs rarely make the cut. These rankings tend to be topped by suburbs north and west of Chicago.

So says Ted Slowik, writer for the Daily Southtown. And he gives us ten reasons why the southern suburbs are great places to live.

Here are two of them:

Diversity. Yes, you read that right. Many south suburbs have diverse populations. Multi-ethnic suburbs are thriving, in no small part, due to tolerant faith-based communities who preach messages of tolerance and understanding.

Nature Preserves. In the south suburbs, you’re never far from a large nature preserve to “get away from it all.” Forest Preserves of Cook County offer large expanses of forests and other open spaces throughout the region. Palos Township is filled with preserves, and Orland Township offers the Orland Grassland and other bucolic surroundings.

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