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Anonymous asked in TravelUnited StatesChicago · 2 months ago

In IL, is everything outside of Chicago a "suburb" ?

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  • drip
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    No, not at all. Illinois is a large long state. We don’t consider everything out side of Chicago a suburb. 

  • Not Applicable
    Lv 6
    2 months ago

    Technically, no, but I am sure some people in Illinois believe Chicago and its suburban communities rule the day. Actually, I have heard the same thing said about Metro Atlanta and the rest of Georgia at an increasing rate. 

  • Kyle
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    really only in the Chicago Metro area that surrounds the city of Chicago.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan...

  • mal g
    Lv 5
    2 months ago

    Suburb is a shortened form of 'suburban' and usually means a residental or mixed use part or parts of a city.

  • conley39
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    No, there are other cities that are not suburbs of Chicago and rural areas.

  • Gypsyfish
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    Until you get to farmland, yes. What else would it be? 

  • Richard
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    Maybe a 30 mile radius from downtown Chicago.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    2 months ago

    Only Northeastern IL. We call it Chicagoland. Mostly it's Cook County and the adjacent 'collar counties.' 

  • Christine
    Lv 5
    2 months ago

    Only if it's within commuting distance.  

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