Jill Gonzalez of WalletHub explained, "The Illinois cities on this list did not rank well. We looked at 182 cities, and Aurora ranked 171st and Chicago ranked 154th. The cost of living is high, so when you are living on a fixed income, that is not helpful."
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
We have no state income tax on retirement income yet retirees still can’t afford to live here.