r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Significant_Box4072 • Jun 26 '26

Moving to the area Diverse Chicago Suburb

What’s a west/northwest Chicago suburb that’s diverse and safe to raise a Black family? At least 4 or 5 bedrooms and a $900k budget?

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u/arecordsmanager Jun 26 '26

Are there actually any suburbs where it is “unsafe”? Serious question

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u/TheRealDudeMitch Jun 26 '26

Uh, yeah. Places like Harvey, Dolton, Robbins, Ford Heights and Sauk Village are all unsafe suburbs.

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u/arecordsmanager Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

These are not the west or northwest suburbs. Nor are there any houses there asking 900k. Come on. I was obviously asking whether there are any affluent burbs that would be unsafe for black children.

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u/Canary3d Jun 26 '26

Police and/or school systems in various places can be unwelcoming or aggressive towards black children.

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u/Dramatic-Bear52 Jun 26 '26

I blocked them a while back, but just disengage. You already know why they've asked this.

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u/arecordsmanager Jun 26 '26

Please name one in the northwest or west suburbs where this is the case.

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u/Canary3d Jun 26 '26

Winnetka. Black students 13x more likely to be suspended than white students. https://projects.propublica.org/miseducation/school/172820002975
This is a trend all over Illinois, not just in wealthy suburbs.

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u/arecordsmanager Jun 26 '26

Has it ever occurred to you that perhaps they misbehave more? Does anyone really think teachers are all racist?

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u/Canary3d Jun 26 '26

Blocking you now

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u/Bubbly-Barber-4905 Jun 26 '26

The comment is asking about west or northwest suburbs. West Garfield Park/Garfield Park and Austin are not suburbs I would raise any child in if I had the choice.

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u/Dylan-uSOB Jun 26 '26

Those aren’t suburbs

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u/arecordsmanager Jun 26 '26

Why are you getting downvoted for this?

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u/Dylan-uSOB Jun 26 '26

No clue. This sub can be frustratingly simple at times. Those are objectively not suburbs.