<p>I lived in Chicago and suburbs all my life. I went to school in Lisle a smaller town east of Naperville. It has good schools with good kids. When we got fed up with the Chicago academically gifted magnet school high stress game we tried private schools and we found teachers who could not spell etc. Finally we transferred the kid out to Waubonsie HS west of the Naperville area. Not alot of rich kids like in Naperville. Kids come to school in their very own hummers in naperville. The communte is horrendous specially on a friday night. </p>
<p>I also lived in Elmhurst for ten years. It is close enough to city to make a quick train ride. Can take a bus and el ride in as well. can drive quickly into the city I think 28 minutes driveway to parking garage. And the York high school is a regular HS with enough programs for an ADHD kid. My nephew is paraplegic and went to Uof Il Champaign. He does computer gaming programs and whatever. </p>
<p>The husband has lived in St charles and Geneva and both are truly picture perfect towns. The commute is long.</p>
<p>Neighborhoods like Elmhurst, Hinsdale and Glen Ellyn are comfortable old suburbs with wonderful commuting times, and easy access to the hub of the interstate system in Chicago.</p>