Best small cities include Lisle, S. Elgin, Libertyville, Woodridge

Best small cities include Lisle, S. Elgin, Libertyville, Woodridge
BY CYNDI LOZA Staff Reporter cloza@suntimes.com
Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times
July 24, 2007

The best places to live are right in Chicago's back yard.

Four Chicago area suburbs -- Lisle, Libertyville, Woodridge and South Elgin -- are listed in Money magazine's recent top 100 "best places to live" among smaller cities with a population between 7,500 and 50,000.

"We were pleasantly surprised and very proud of the honor," Lisle Village Manager Jerry Sprecher said of the town's ranking of 20. "For the most part, it substantiates what we have suggested all along -- that this is a great place to live."

Libertyville came in at 52, Woodridge landed at 61 and South Elgin at 82.

The list featured towns with "everything any family could want." Rankings were based on such factors as economic opportunity, schools, safe streets and a sense of community, according to the magazine's Web site.

"I think that's quite an honor for our state," said Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn.

For the full list, visit www.money.cnn.com.