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Chic design and doggy spas: Some suburban apartments hope to lure Chicagoans with city-style amenities

Nicole Martin has lived in the Chicago area her entire life with the exception of five years in Lake Geneva.

When deciding to sell her home in Wisconsin and move back to Illinois last year, Martin asked herself two questions: Do I want to be in the city or the suburbs, and do I want to buy (again) or rent?

The sales manager chose the latter in both instances, moving to The Residences at Hamilton Lakes in Itasca.

"The biggest driver is: Where do you work, and where do you hang out, where are your friends and family, and where

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