Samsara,

There are approximately 1200- 1400 Nepali in Greater Chicago. 700  to 800 live in City of Chicago alone. And most of them live in North Side. Did you say around Jackson BLVD? It depends. Jackson Blvd starts form downtown and goes west. If you live on  Jackson Blvd near downtown that should be OK but forget about staying in Jackson BLVD out west. That's the real Ghetto. I dont know if have heard about WEST side and South side of Chicago. Believe me you dont even wanna drive by there. The average homicide in south side and west side is 3-4 a day. Tell your friend to find a place in North side or Up town or near Uptown. If money is not a problem and cannot go along with Nepalese community then  tell him/her to live in Lincoln Park Neighborhood. That's the white neighborhood with easy commute to down town.