Jason Parks, who works in finance, agreed that safety was an issue, but said the lack of resources in his old community also propelled their move out of the South Side. “What I expect if I’m paying property taxes and the like is, within a 10-minute drive in my community I should be able to have access to most of what I need. Most, not everything. And that’s what we have here."
All IL residents deserve better – and won’t get it until there’s a regime change.
Boscowama
4 years ago
What can we do to accelerate this exodus?
Riverbender
4 years ago
JB says as long as the Federal money rolls in things are wonderful in Illinois.
The King has spoken!
debtsor
4 years ago
Good for these people. The natives have been leaving seeking a better life, as Chicago replaces them with low wager and other illegal immigrants… “Trump earned about 42% of the vote in Lake County.” The pearl clutching. The author can’t process how a D+98 area could be full of crime and poverty vs. the relative safety and prosperity of a D+15 Lake County, IN. As for that Trump 42% of Lake County, even that’s unheard of, Gore won Lake county 62/36 in 2000 vs Bush, and TRUMP! bested that 20 years later wit 42%. All the IL natives are leaving.… Read more »
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.
All IL residents deserve better – and won’t get it until there’s a regime change.
What can we do to accelerate this exodus?
JB says as long as the Federal money rolls in things are wonderful in Illinois.
The King has spoken!
Good for these people. The natives have been leaving seeking a better life, as Chicago replaces them with low wager and other illegal immigrants… “Trump earned about 42% of the vote in Lake County.” The pearl clutching. The author can’t process how a D+98 area could be full of crime and poverty vs. the relative safety and prosperity of a D+15 Lake County, IN. As for that Trump 42% of Lake County, even that’s unheard of, Gore won Lake county 62/36 in 2000 vs Bush, and TRUMP! bested that 20 years later wit 42%. All the IL natives are leaving.… Read more »