Waiting lists for Chicago nursing schools?

Do the colleges in Chicago have waiting lists for nursing school? In Michigan where I live all of the colleges (community mostly) have outrageous waiting lists, or are extremely competetive. Just to be an LPN the list is 3.5 years. For RN ociate's degree it is 5-6! It's extremely frustrating and I plan to move to Chicago anyways, but I am hoping there may be a difference! Might I be better off getting my BSN anyway?