drunk on the train to Chicago, I feel alright

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I'm seriously considering moving to Chicago at the end of the year (with the understanding that winter is a terrible time to move anywhere) - my lease will be up, I've sworn to quit my job come November, and I need to get the hell out of Texas. Chicago seems a good fit for needs both practical (a large city, not too expensive, with a good public transit system) and sentimental (I was born in Aurora, IL).

So, anyone here from Chicago? And willing to let me pick your brain? I have questions and a lack of contacts in the area.

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Am in the suburbs currently, where public transport sucks, and you definitely need a car to get around. In the city, for the most part it is awesome, though if you live in certain places such as the Southside, you will probably be dependent on buses that are iffy at best. Also, no one I know has had a difficult time finding a job, but the people I know who've been looking recently are in finance & computers, and I don't know whether that would carry over to other fields.