Is living in Chicago nice?

I'm thinking of moving to the Chicago area from the Cleveland area. I've taken a few trips to Chicago and enjoyed it and I really don't like living where I am now. I know about how the weather isn't good in the winter, and I'm used to it, living in Ohio, but besides that, is it nice living in Chicago? Should I live IN the city or a suburb, or would a suburb be too much of a commute? I've heard it's cleaner and less "shabby" than New York, is this true? Thanks