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Lombard is about 20 miles or so west of Chicago and in highly populated dupage county. It'll take you a while, but you could head south to Manhatten (probably an hour) on Rt 53 and take a look at the "Round Barn Farm" on Rt 52 (meets in Joliet just south of I80 (left first light under railroad viauct Doris Ave), then into Manhatten in the "S" curves just before Manhatten. There's a guy in Wilmington, that has and rebuilt a collection of more red than I've ever seen in my life on Wilmington-Peotone Road. Stay on Rt 53 south of Joliet about 20 mins south, hang a left at Wilmington-Peotone Road, first or second farm on the left (north). I've always been meaning to stop and see the guy (usually has all the red outside starting about now), but have GPS on the phone truck, and will get b....ed out by the bosses if stop. Bet a dollar to a time he wouldn't mind if stopped and shot the bull. His next door (field) neighbor has a few pieces up by the road. As far as Chicago goes, can catch a commuter train into it from either the north, or south and walk the Loop (downtown), or check out museums (by cab). I'm in training right now downtown (The Loop) for two more weeks. Worked there for 10 years, 10 years ago. Don't carry a camera around your neck, the pan handlers will peg you as a tourist and follow you for blocks begging for money (make about $300 a day begging because won't work). Lot to see in Chicago, nice to visit, not necessarily live. Even if aren't street savy, look it (not like a tourist). If drive into town and park, parking graduates from like $12 for the first fifteen minutes to a max of like $30 for the day after a couple of hours. It certainly is a city, that's for sure. Best to catch a "Metra" commuter train around where you're staying, into the Loop (downtown). Picked up a free yuppie paper called "The Reader" while walking around the other day and looked at the real estate section for the heck of it, can by a one bedroom one bath condo at 220 W. Washington (dowwwwwn towwwwn across from Billy Goats Tavern) for $599K, but comes with two parking spaces (under ground I suppose), or a Studio Condo for $300K. Yeeee Hawww!!! Makes perfect sense if are a big executive and need a place to take the secretary after work, before get dressed and drive home to the spouses afterwards. Ha Ha Ha Ha. Life in the big city! As far as Lombard goes, smack dab in the middle of built up suburbia and businesses - no farms around there. Most farms are south of Will County (Joliet), Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois Counties. Not up north. Enjoy, Mark
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