Moving to Kenosha, WI Area

Hi D.! My name is J. and I live in Antioch IL which is on the boarder of IL and WI. My driveway is the actual border. I have friends that live in Kenosha. I am 29 years old and have 2 kids. Jack is 3 and Lilly is 19 mos. I am a stay at home working mom. I own my own home daycare. I would be more than happy to give you any advice I can about the area. I hope this helps!
Have a great day!
J.

Hi I live in Kenosha. New mother of twins. Boy and Girl 4 months old. My husband drives about that distance into Illinois from Kenosha. It isn't to bad depending on the time of day he leaves for work. Traffic can be pretty bad around 5pm. My doctor for my children are at Aurora Hospital and it is pretty good and very close to my house! I am 36 staying at home with my babies until Sept which I will then return to work. I am a teacher. Welcome to Kenosha! When will you be moving?

Hi, My name is G., I live in Kenosha, have a sister in Michigan, my daughter Trisha will turn 3 on May 9. I'm always looking for new friends and playmates for Trisha. We have a busy schedule but would love to try to connect and help with your transition in any way possible. I work in Waukegan, IL and my husband works in Milwaukee. We understand the commuting issues.

D.

Hope your move goes well. I am a SAHM in Winthrop Harbor, IL (about 10 min from Kenosha) I have an 8 month old son named Kier. A great church in Kenosha which we attend is Crossway Community Church. They meet in a school right now, but should be moving to a building on Hwy 50 in June. It might be a little larger than you like but it is a wonderful church and the pastor is amazing. Feel free to email me with more questions ( I know Kenosha pretty well) and I would love to get together with you!

Hi D.,

We moved here last year and when our lease is up we will be moving closer to my husbands job. We did not realize how bad the traffic was going to be. There are days it takes over two hours to get home. That takes alot of time out of our family time. Don't get me wrong, Kenosha is a great little town but the commute is a killer. We've been told it's more expensive down in Illinois and I am not doubting that at all but you have to add up all the gas you will use too.

My kids are older than yours (9 & 12) so we will have to look into new schools, doctors, dentists, etc. We feel it will definately be worth it in the long run. My husband will not be so cranky when he arrives home after a half hour drive instead of 2.

If you have your heart set on Kenosha, we just loved Stocker as an Elementary school. It is near Target and Lowes off of Green Bay Road or Highway 31.

Any questions, please feel free to email me.

J.

I live in Grayslake. Have your husband make the drive work hours it could take him well over an hour with traffic. We are considering moving to Kenosha too. Best of Luck

hello. I live in Kenosha right off of 39th Ave. and Hwy 50. You said your husband is going to be working in Deerfield can I aske why wouldn't you move closer to his work place? Deerfield is 2 hours away and that is average it depends on what time of the day and that for the time average. I am also a SAHM. I have 3 boys ages 4,10,9. I have to stop and think about there ages all the time. They grow up too fast!! LOL. My soon to be Husband owns his own tile and remodeling business and I'm kinda the secretary with paper work and that. Other then that I'm just waiting for May 11th I'm sceduled to have exploritory surgery and kinda nervous but I just want the to find and get what ever thats not suppose to be in my body OUT! Well, you can reach me at ____@____.com if you would like to chat or if you need any help with anything. I have painted every room in our house and all that good stuff. I'm kinda of a handy girl. Pick some things up from hubby. I changes my own oil in my truck yesterday.

D.,
I have two sons, one of whom is 16 months. An awesome pediatrician is Dr. Sheryn Abraham/Lakeside Pediatrics located in the Kenosha Hospital (United Hospital System) at 6308 8th Avenue in Kenosha (near the lake). Dr. Abraham is thorough, patient, and at the end of the visit will summarize everything she covered and advised (this helps alot with the memory!) They're accommodating when your child is ill and easy to reach. Good luck on your move to the area. C. B.