Would you recommend the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago for families with kids?

From the Uptown area. Lived here many years ago. Uptown has always had a down-and-out Bohemian feel to it. Though I don't live here anymore, I'd be lying if I didn't say I love Uptown and always will. Not the safest place in Chicago, but have always felt warmth about being in Uptown whenever I have returned to visit. Nothing beats the architecture Chicago has to offer, and though there are pockets of disrepair there, Uptown apartment buildings are still a marvel to behold. Always be aware when you walk around Uptown.

You can find crime rate in Uptown area. Find safe place for your family.

http://www.crimeteller.com/crimetel/crime/us-il-cook-chicago.html

Uptown is a changing demographic, the crime rates are dropping as the years pass. Don't be fooled, it is plenty safe for a family neighborhood. While Uptown has a limited number of parks and children stores, once accustomed to the area a family would most likely visit the same place many, many times. So yes, Uptown is a family neighborhood, with proper amenities for a certain budget.

It is a great neighborhood in which to score heroin, crack and powder cocaine. There is also a wide variety of working girls. if you want some horrendous, challenging upbringing for your kids, then this is your neighborhood. FYI, there are a lot of rapes in this neighborhood; a consequence of the many mentally-ill men in the area. This is not a place for families.

NO! While Uptown's crime rate isn't terribly high for Chicago and that it is slowly gentrifying, the neighborhood is still full of crazies (people who urinate on themselves and talk to blank walls).