Commentary: Why I’m leaving Chicago and Illinois – Patch Chicago

"None of my reasons for leaving are new. If you live in the city or the state, you know what has been going on for a long time. And if you don't, you are as naive as I was at 22 when I moved here bright-faced and bright-eyed."
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Old Spartan
5 years ago

Sad to say but you are making the right choice for your family. Just watch the local news every single evening or morning– a lane closed on one expressway or another so the cops can pick up shell casings; endless stories about rape, robbery, children shot and a fire that kills someone; another business leaving; CPS making some outrageous demand; another trade show leaving Chicago. It goes on and on. Anyone who has spent some time in so many other cities can just feel the difference in the oxygen level . Nashville, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Denver. So many better places… Read more »

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