 As a result, most Soviet/CIS immigrants of Jewish ancestry settled around this area upon arrival in Chicago.After acclimation, these residents would tend to move to the north suburbs (especially Skokie and Buffalo Grove).Because the vast majority of the Jewish diaspora residing in the former Soviet Union have emigrated since its collapse, the vibrancy of this particular area of Devon is not as apparent as it was in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s (which were periods of mass emigration).