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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV
Beverly has less than great transit access though (either bus to 95th red line, or the Rock Island line).
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Beverly is great for families or people with cars or locals who have secure jobs nearby but really not good for anyone who will be transit-captive.
Pullman is similar plus not quite as safe as Beverly.
Bridgeport, McKinley Park, Woodlawn, Hyde Park, or Bronzeville are probably your best bets. Of those, northern Bronzeville near 35th and West of MLK, Jr (they're a Jewel at 35th and MLK) if you want Green Line access, east of MLK if you're ok with mainly busses and want easier lake access, or southern Bronzeville near Pershing and MLK is ok, too, with a Mariano's at Pershing and MLK and the Green Line stop at Indiana. Or check out Kenwood near 47th, east of Cottage Grove (Walmart Market at Cottage Grove and 47th) with good bus service on Cottage Grove, it a little east there's good Express busses downtown jumping from 47th and LSD plus Metra Electric.
The Bronzeville locations also put you close to the Dan Ryan so that might be the best balance of Transit and driving, although along 47th isn't too bad, just s little further from the Dan Ryan, but the Eastern part being close to Hyde Park and, depending on how East, easy Express bus access and maybe even walkable to 55th and 53rd retail districts in Hyde Park. MAC properties has some good selections in Hyde Park and Kenwood - I rented a studio from them for my ex as part of our settlement and they seemed like good landlords.