Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Chicago: Including Evanston, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Wheaton, and Naperville
- ISBN-10
- 1937090477
- ISBN-13
- 9781937090470
- Category
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Pages
- 417
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-04-25
- Author
- FIRST BOOKS.
Description
First Books, publisher of the bestselling Newcomer's Handbook® relocation series, is delighted to announce publication of the sixth edition of the Newcomer's Handbook® for Moving to and Living in Chicago: Including Evanston, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Wheaton and Naperville. Its 432 pages include six geographic maps delineating each section of the city and suburbs as well as photographs of typical housing in each community. With detailed profiles on dozens of neighborhoods and communities, this comprehensive and detailed book includes helpful chapters on Neighborhoods, Finding a Place to Live, Moving and Storage, Money Matters, Getting Settled, Helpful Services, Childcare and Education, Green Living, Shopping for the Home, Cultural Life, Higher Education, Sports and Recreation, Greenspace and Beaches, Weather, Getting Involved (which includes volunteering, places of worship, and meeting people), Transportation, Temporary Lodgings, Quick Getaways, A Chicago Year, Chicago Reading List, and Useful Phone Numbers and Web Sites.
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Other editions
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- 2008
- 406 pages
- Paperback
- First Books Incorporated
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- 2004
- 392 pages
- Paperback
- First Books
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