We are official moving to Great Lakes - North Central U.S

footstepswife · 07-09-2006, 01:16 PM

So Jan 07--I will be in Great Lakes. Dh will be a RDC. I am getting excited but also scared. Any help would be helpful---ie I have three children who will be going to school there. Also My oldest dd does cheer and wants to know of a great gym. I don't know if we are living in housing or not--we are trying to find the best options for that.

Thank you very much!!!!

07-09-2006, 03:23 PM

good luck with the move
we tried our hardest to not go there

But now being here it couldn't be much worse lol

footstepswife · 07-09-2006, 03:41 PM

I know we really didn't want to go there either--but nothing else out there--we are trying to get our boys out of this area (bad for Asthmatics) cross our fingers Chicago--helps them

BLBnJVB3 · 07-09-2006, 03:57 PM

Congrats on the orders!!! John just graduated from RDC school June 15. We live in town. There is plenty of housing available and being an RDC you get put on the top of the list. But, I don't like the schools that are availbale for housing. The only one I like is the one that comes with the housing in Glenview. But all the housing there is 2 bedrooms and it is a good distance away from base. We live in Lake Villa right out side of Gurnee so Breanna will go to Woodland school district 50. We are looking for another house though cause we don't like this house. We are looking at paying 1300-1500 for rent. Probably 1500. John is an E-6 so we get 1527 up here. If we can't stay in this school district these are the schools I would put Breanna in:

Libertyville-All schools
Hainesville-All schools
Grayslake-All schools
Round Lake/Round Lake Beach-Only Avon Elementary
Vernon Hills-All schools
Mundelein-All schools

I'm still researching other areas but at the moment those are the only schools. Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie, Wi. have some good schools, too, but it takes a bit to get there and being an RDC your hubby's hours will be really long alot of times.

Breanna takes ballet and the place she goes to also has gymnastics, tramp and tumble, and cheerleading. She goes to Ultimate Gymnastics and Dance. I'm not sure what it costs for their other classes but for Breanna's ballet class it cost $155 for 10 weeks.

If you have any more questions feel free to ask.

Traci · 07-09-2006, 05:56 PM

We have been here 4 years. It's not the best duty station we have had but he got chief out of it like he wanted. We live in housing. My main piece of advice is DO NOT let your kids attend school in Great Lakes or North Chicago. I have had nothing but major problems with the district and school this year. I had to hire a lawyer. I am not the only parent who feels that way. All schools is this district are bad. The areas in the above post are good. I also have alot of friends who rent in Wisconsin and love it. It's not a long commute and the have good schools. We are moving in Aug sometime to Va. If for some reason we can't move until after school starts I have got a permissive transfer for my kids to go someplace else but it's still in the district. My goal is to get out before school starts. Other than that I have had no major issues with living here. Good Luck!

Amanda · 07-09-2006, 06:00 PM

yay!!! can't wait till you get here

Heather · 07-09-2006, 06:42 PM

I like this area. The housing will be all new soon. They have been burning some of the old houses down this weekend. (fireman training maybe?) I really really liked my sons school (A.J. Katzenmeier) and his teacher. I had heard the schools were bad here but not my sons school. I've found a lot to do here and have really been enjoying our time. Johns hates the command here. He hates having so many different people telling him what to do. I hope you find it enjoyable to live here.

footstepswife · 07-09-2006, 07:42 PM

Thank you so much. I really am trying to be happy about this move. I can't wait to get to meet all of you.

07-09-2006, 08:54 PM

Hey Rhonda you can be happy cause it isn't Corpus

Kym · 07-09-2006, 10:23 PM

It is a great thing he got RDC because if he went to TSC, I'd do everything in your power to get orders changed. Alot of people move to Fort Sheridan which depending on what way you go is only 6-10 miles from the base one way. They won't move you into housing here though because they have closed the list off due to demolition. They have good schools down here as long as you don't have kids in Kindergarten (they only go 2 1/2 hours a day).

07-09-2006, 01:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
footstepswife my AOC truly makes me happy Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Highland Park, IL Posts: 8,785 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 62%	We are official moving to Great Lakes So Jan 07--I will be in Great Lakes. Dh will be a RDC. I am getting excited but also scared. Any help would be helpful---ie I have three children who will be going to school there. Also My oldest dd does cheer and wants to know of a great gym. I don't know if we are living in housing or not--we are trying to find the best options for that. Thank you very much!!!! __________________

07-09-2006, 03:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
footstepswife my AOC truly makes me happy Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Highland Park, IL Posts: 8,785 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 62%	I know we really didn't want to go there either--but nothing else out there--we are trying to get our boys out of this area (bad for Asthmatics) cross our fingers Chicago--helps them __________________

07-09-2006, 03:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
BLBnJVB3 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 7,345 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 16% Longevity: 64%	Congrats on the orders!!! John just graduated from RDC school June 15. We live in town. There is plenty of housing available and being an RDC you get put on the top of the list. But, I don't like the schools that are availbale for housing. The only one I like is the one that comes with the housing in Glenview. But all the housing there is 2 bedrooms and it is a good distance away from base. We live in Lake Villa right out side of Gurnee so Breanna will go to Woodland school district 50. We are looking for another house though cause we don't like this house. We are looking at paying 1300-1500 for rent. Probably 1500. John is an E-6 so we get 1527 up here. If we can't stay in this school district these are the schools I would put Breanna in: Libertyville-All schools Hainesville-All schools Grayslake-All schools Round Lake/Round Lake Beach-Only Avon Elementary Vernon Hills-All schools Mundelein-All schools I'm still researching other areas but at the moment those are the only schools. Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie, Wi. have some good schools, too, but it takes a bit to get there and being an RDC your hubby's hours will be really long alot of times. Breanna takes ballet and the place she goes to also has gymnastics, tramp and tumble, and cheerleading. She goes to Ultimate Gymnastics and Dance. I'm not sure what it costs for their other classes but for Breanna's ballet class it cost $155 for 10 weeks. If you have any more questions feel free to ask. __________________ September 16, 2009 We made it!!!!

07-09-2006, 05:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Traci IYAOYAS Join Date: May 2006 Location: Moyock, NC Posts: 13,628 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 0% Longevity: 59%	We have been here 4 years. It's not the best duty station we have had but he got chief out of it like he wanted. We live in housing. My main piece of advice is DO NOT let your kids attend school in Great Lakes or North Chicago. I have had nothing but major problems with the district and school this year. I had to hire a lawyer. I am not the only parent who feels that way. All schools is this district are bad. The areas in the above post are good. I also have alot of friends who rent in Wisconsin and love it. It's not a long commute and the have good schools. We are moving in Aug sometime to Va. If for some reason we can't move until after school starts I have got a permissive transfer for my kids to go someplace else but it's still in the district. My goal is to get out before school starts. Other than that I have had no major issues with living here. Good Luck! __________________

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07-09-2006, 03:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Breezy Guest Posts: n/a Activity: 0% Longevity: 0%	good luck with the move we tried our hardest to not go there But now being here it couldn't be much worse lol

07-09-2006, 06:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Heather Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: My little house on the prairie Posts: 18,581 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 40% Longevity: 66%	I like this area. The housing will be all new soon. They have been burning some of the old houses down this weekend. (fireman training maybe?) I really really liked my sons school (A.J. Katzenmeier) and his teacher. I had heard the schools were bad here but not my sons school. I've found a lot to do here and have really been enjoying our time. Johns hates the command here. He hates having so many different people telling him what to do. I hope you find it enjoyable to live here.

07-09-2006, 07:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
footstepswife my AOC truly makes me happy Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Highland Park, IL Posts: 8,785 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 62%	Thank you so much. I really am trying to be happy about this move. I can't wait to get to meet all of you. __________________

07-09-2006, 08:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Breezy Guest Posts: n/a Activity: 0% Longevity: 0%	Hey Rhonda you can be happy cause it isn't Corpus

07-09-2006, 10:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kym Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10,429 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 18% Longevity: 79%	It is a great thing he got RDC because if he went to TSC, I'd do everything in your power to get orders changed. Alot of people move to Fort Sheridan which depending on what way you go is only 6-10 miles from the base one way. They won't move you into housing here though because they have closed the list off due to demolition. They have good schools down here as long as you don't have kids in Kindergarten (they only go 2 1/2 hours a day).