Illinois Isn't What You Think It Is Anymore

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Is Illinois ALL crummy? Maybe not.
So the last time we talked about Illinois, we learned a lot of stuff. Like we learned that some of the best places to live in Illinois are going to be in many Chicago suburbs. These areas include places on the north and west side of Chicago - Clarendon Hills, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, Naperville and Evanston. This is where it’s very safe, and the schools are great, but it’s really expensive. We also learned that the worst places you can live in Illinois are going to be in south Chicago, west Chicago, East St. Louis, Rockford, Peoria and Decatur.
We figured out that the top part of the state is basically Wisconsin, the southern part of the state is basically Kentucky and the middle majority of the state is all smaller cities and corn fields which are really pretty in the summer, but drab and dreary for 6 months a year.
We also talked about how high taxes are in Illinois and talked about the population loss here - lots of people are fleeing Illinois for surrounding states like Wisconsin and Indiana or as far away as Colorado, Texas and Florida. Illinois is only one of a few states that lost people over the last decade. We’ll talk more about that later.
But there’s a lot more to Illinois than that. We didn’t talk about some Illinois history, interesting facts and the issues that people in Illinois face today.
So that’s what we’re gonna do in this video. Kind of pick up where we left off in a more lighthearted way. We’re going to look at all of that stuff and even meet some people who LIVE in Illinois who are gonna tell us what its like in their state and where you could move if you relocate here. It’s time for Cornerhouse Tales: Illinois. The Cornhole State
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@NickJohnson Год назад

Here are all of my Illinois videos: ru-vid.com/group/PLq-_cmf3H6yq2-zYXWw_avkmE-kFby9Sr

@ccsd0601 3 года назад

If you can't leave or want to stay in Illinois for some reason, at bare minimum, STAY OUT OF COOK COUNTY!

@scottconcertman3423 3 года назад

Just try staying out of Cook and see how far that gets you. You are proud of the Picasso, the Art Institute, the trails and Groves of Cook County Forest Preserve, a Bears fan because it's Illinois football team. Home of first grass lawn, skyscraper, first TV remote control and HD TV, Zenith. Motorola, Webber grill.

@TrippyKitty08 3 года назад

'Crook' county as I remember.

@actionsub 3 года назад

@@scottconcertman3423 Cook County may have a lot going for it, but to be honest, I can be in St. Louis in a half hour while it's a five hour drive one way for me to go to Chicago from where I live in So ILL. I'm literally as close to Memphis as I am to Chicago.

@cjturner3465 3 года назад

Name somewhere in Illinois worth visiting outside cook county . Il wait.

@cjturner3465 3 года назад

It's crook county cause of the politicians that profit from the conditions on the South and West side.

@Andman8210 10 месяцев назад

From what I’ve gathered Peoria hates Chicago. With mostly conservative counties the state is still democrat. We feel unrepresented down state. We feel like our beliefs aren’t heard and only Chicago’s opinion matters. Chicago needs to be its own state.

@devincampbell5007 6 месяцев назад

Same with the NYC tristate metro

@catholiccrusader5328 3 года назад

I was a teacher for over 32 years in Chicago. I've taught all grades, races and ethnic groups and came up with this: by my estimates well over 95% of ALL children want to learn, about a good 90%+ of all parents are very cooperative and want their kids to learn. Most teachers really want to teach. The problem is that MOST ADMINISTRATORS ARE POWER TRIPPING AND DON'T GIVE A RAT'S A** ABOUT THEIR SCHOOLS!!! Rot on the top IS the number one problem in schools, government, business, religion and even in science aka funding for bogus research projects. Correct those crippling issues and change will happen; apathy is another issue.

@jonnydanger7181 2 года назад

Everyone on a board of education should go to jail.

@RexolaMazola 4 месяца назад

I taught for a while - not as long as you - in rural IL districts. My takeaway was, about 10% of the kids WANT to learn, 30% dont (or cant - and public school is impotent to do anything about those, but wont admit it) and 60% are indifferent but will learn enough simply through "osmosis".

@alexanderchenf1 2 месяца назад

@@RexolaMazolasounds realistic

@r.d.9399 3 года назад

Don't move to Illinois unless you're rich and can afford the taxes. If not you'll regret it. You've been warned.

@giddysmiles2901 3 года назад

Scotty Pippin, former of the Chicago Bulls, just sold his house for a loss. Michael Jorden, also a former Bulls player Michael Jordan, has been trying to sell his Chicago mansion for EIGHT years, but just can't find anyone who wants to buy it.

@Materva-hv6sz 3 года назад

The property taxes are whats really bad and housing isn't appreciating as well as other states with similar taxes. I think its honestly better to rent here

@r.d.9399 3 года назад

@@Materva-hv6sz We're at the top of a housing bubble around the nation. Last thing anyone should be thinking about is appreciation.

@brianfuller757 3 года назад

Illinois is Metro Chicago and the rest of the state, according to several friends who still live there. Imagine most of the state is still rural. 3 states lost population annually from 2010 to 2020; West Virginia, Mississippi and.... Illinois. Honestly. Many residents do wish Chicago was it's own state as it effectively already is. Great video.

@avaaaa09 3 года назад

Yeah I lived in Chicago Metro area all my life and down from DeKalb and Plainfield is all cornfields

@owenbackus8876 3 года назад

@@avaaaa09 I want to Visit Metro Chicago. Any Suggestions?

@owenbackus8876 3 года назад

@@avaaaa09 it would be cool to hang out in Chicago I think. I love Milwaukee and Gary.

@rockeerockey6941 3 года назад

Just one more poorly run, bankrupt city... Chicago

@forevergone3637 3 года назад

If it wasn't for Chicago and its metropolis area. Our state would be screwed. They are extremely different to people down here in the southern part of the state but they're the economy.

@hg2. 3 года назад

In other words, Illinois has lost its Middle Class. Sounds familiar. Nice going, Democrats.

@seichorn4079 2 года назад

this is Bill Clinton's legacy.

@hg2. 2 года назад

@@seichorn4079 For starters... It's 50 years of inflation and a worthless Republican Party.

@seichorn4079 2 года назад

@@hg2. democrats & Chicago have run Illinois into the ground the last 50 years.

@hg2. 2 года назад

@@seichorn4079 Really? Have we seen that movie before?

@tmusa2002 2 года назад

The middle class is made up of people making between $42,000 and $126,000. This is about 50% of the population.

@RitaLady 3 года назад

Northwest suburbs like Crystal Lake, Cary, Algonquin are great and less expensive than Naperville. Basically Mchenry County. And you get way more land.

@gustavogomez7331 2 года назад

Right. There's plenty of nice suburbs in Illinois. The taxes thing is accurate tho.

@RitaLady 2 года назад

@@gustavogomez7331 True but not as bad as Cook County. I’m in Texas now and it is NOT cheaper. By the time you include HOA fees (which are nearly impossible to avoid here) higher prices for goods and housing, it all averages out.

@gustavogomez7331 2 года назад

@@RitaLady Interesting, so the HOA fees are higher in Texas ? Do you like Texas better in other ways? Or do you miss Illinois?

@RitaLady 2 года назад

@@gustavogomez7331 Sorry this is a little long. I don’t know that HOA are higher but you really have to want to live in a subdivision in the Midwest since they’re not the standard. You can easily move to a safe, affordable old neighborhood where HOA is not a thing. It’s the opposite here. You will typically pay a premium to live on a quiet tree lined street w/out HOA. Where we live, HOA fees are $400 a month and utilities are not included. I’ve seen fees as high as $800 a month for a 2bd condo only a few blocks from the ghetto. And housing rates are astronomical comparatively, even in the hood. One last thing, our car insurance more than doubled the minute we got here. No exaggeration. Do I miss Illinois? Yes but not all the crazy policies. Although, there is something to be said for taxes if it’s going towards sanitation, parks, etc. There is a more conservative approach to spending for those things here. So, after 3 years we’ve decided to move back to one of the neighboring states. Not sure which one yet but not Illinois. Its a very different culture here. Almost opposite of the Midwest in many ways. I guess I’m just a Midwesterner through and through. If someone was thinking of moving to Texas, I would recommend north of Dallas.

@marierejoiceinjesus3846 2 года назад

I always wonder why they are even considered suburbs of Chicago. They are so far and different.

@LetsRideIllinois 3 года назад

If 80k moved out, then 62k moved back because the official census figures only show a loss of 18k residents and many Chicago suburbs have actually grown in population.

@denisestinnett8904 3 года назад

When I was born and raised there we called it “The land of Lincoln”. Lived in Palatine. It was absolutely beautiful, huge willows and oak trees everywhere. Ponds, creeks, wild fruit trees and grape vines. Huge patches of raspberries my grandfather planted cuz he loved them. My childhood was wild and amazing.

@leerothman7570 3 года назад

I'd have to guess you are older like myself. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in the 50's and early 60's. It was like a "Leave it to Beaver" lifestyle. We left in 1967 just in time before it all imploded and turned to crap. If you like to live in a congested lifestyle then I guess that's what you get. Not for me thanks. I need some room to breath.

@alfx5432 3 года назад

Me to, I like it hear.

@TickleMeElmo55 3 года назад

@@leerothman7570 I was in an Uber and my driver was near retirement I think. He said that he was Englewood, during the time when it was lily white and safe. Boy I can only imagine.

@whiskybooze 3 года назад

@@leerothman7570 Maybe in in the city. The suburbs are still like that. I grew up in Naperville and loved it.

@Punkpsychobilly 3 года назад

Denise Stinnett Mine too. I’m from Arlington Heights, it was suburbia perfection. Still very nice, but I can’t afford it now lol.

@dave3657 3 года назад

Moved to Illinois a few years ago from Kansas and my property taxes are six times what I was paying for an equivalent priced house. When the opportunity arises some day I plan on moving back.

@giddysmiles2901 3 года назад

Don't walk, run out of the bankrupt state that keeps on taking more for fat public pensions

@hollyweirdland940 3 года назад

Dude, I'm sorry. That sounds high, it also depends where you live, plus we all know that Illinois doesn't have personal property tax on things like cars, campers, motorcycles, boats, jet skis, etc..

@timothykeith1367 3 года назад

@@hollyweirdland940 Also, because labor unions are powerful, Illinois doesn't tax retirement income. Downstate property taxes are much lower.

@hollyweirdland940 3 года назад

@@timothykeith1367 labor unions represent only 7% of all American workers. You only are in a union if you teach in Chicago, are a cop, or are a pipefitter/commercial plumber in Illinois. The idea that average jobs or entire industries have anything to do with unions is a political talking point, not real.

@hollyweirdland940 3 года назад

@@timothykeith1367 workers in unions make more money than their non-union counterparts. That means more tax revenue for local areas. I have never understood the negative talk from people about unions, unless you are filthy rich and have some politicians in your back pocket.

@scottdanner935 3 года назад

Unfortunately, I live in Illinois.. I can't WAIT to get out of this hell hole

@dallasmore6703 2 года назад

If IL democrats hadn't squashed fracking the economy would be booming! There's more oil and gas under southern IL than there is in ND or TX.

@beobe82 4 месяца назад

If you're so smart, why don't you run for a political office. Make the changes you think will help.

@dabudgie5632 4 месяца назад

@@beobe82smartass

@javieroliveras344 3 года назад

The whole country has become very expensive

@javieroliveras344 3 года назад

@Nוck Johnsón□ right away!

@turtleanton6539 4 месяца назад

Indeed!

@shaunaclodfelter8030 3 года назад

I grew up in IL (actually lived in the house pictured at 2:38 for a year) moved to TN for 8 years and back to IL as a young adult but down state. I love where we live and I'm thankful to be able to raise my family here but I hate the political mess this state is in. The politicians tend to forget downstate exists. We are not all Chicago.

@kuya_mike7813 3 года назад

IL is and ugly boring state🤣😂

@samlewis3869 2 года назад

@@kuya_mike7813 So you pretty much think Illinois is just cornfields and Chicago. You forget about Shawnee national forest and all the other forests and parks we have.

@jmilouise5097 2 года назад

How'd they get a video of your house my guy

@hyemuhyemu8221 2 года назад

northeast illinois is so beautiful so many forest garden flowers chicago is so pretty in the summer

@hyemuhyemu8221 2 года назад

sunflower garden cheerry blossom and many tulips even in downtown chicago

@ericswires8534 Год назад

Illinois would be a great place for Hollywood to film movies about dystopian futures or post apocalyptic ruins considering most of the towns look like abandoned and dilapidated hellscapes

@728huey Год назад

The reality is there are a ton of dilapidated towns all across the USA. You can find abandoned rural towns all over the place; not just Illinois.

@eurodoc6343 3 года назад

Casinos... unless your city is called "Las Vegas" or "Macau", they're a great way to make your local poor population even poorer.

@rizzo2934 3 года назад

Moved out of Illinois 6 years ago and it was the best decision of my life. It is such a depressing state....

@Mochachocalatteyaya_ 3 года назад

Where did you go?

@jonnydanger7181 2 года назад

Same. I had to get out before they stole my soul.

@Billboardmister36 3 года назад

Love my home state of Illinois. But our state has a lot of issues that has not been fixed for decades. There is so much that could be done to get us back on track.

@elizabethkoehler6185 Год назад

Pay the taxes then use us for your videos

@camwillis6221 Год назад

My dad’s job took us to Illinois (from Ohio) when I was a child and although I have some great memories there and miss my old friends, there are way more negatives than positives with the state. I left as soon as I could after high school and looking back, it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Since then, I’ve lived in South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, and now Texas, and Illinois is definitely at the bottom of that list in most categories. I’d even put Ohio ahead of it, and that’s saying something. Chicago is cool and all and was worth the trip maybe once a year but the politics have ruined the state, taxes are absurd, there’s not much culture, nothing special about the food, not much scenery, and the accents, the nasally accents. Oh yeah, and the weather is horrible, June-August is about all the decent weather you get. It’s no wonder it’s one of the few states with a decreasing population. It’s not all bad, the rural areas and farmland are nice and the people are too, really hard-working people but there are many other states that have much more to offer with much lower cost of living and better job opportunities.

@prentisdavis9781 Год назад

Born here. I couldn’t have said it better.

@lfh1973 Год назад

And I third that. All of my 50 years were in the Chicago burbs. This state really has zero redeeming qualities. Hoping to retire and move out of here.

@deeceestackowicz7856 Год назад

No way, I've been all over the US, and Chicagoland has the best food by far!

@tsidneyh 3 года назад

Anything about Southern Illinois? Jefferson County and down? Shawnee Forest is the states forgotten treasure. The wineries, camping, solitude, and beauty.

@michellebilodeau3882 3 года назад

My kids live in Jefferson county and LOVE IT!

@shorty5559 3 года назад

Saline county here! I love it here

@lenchenes 3 года назад

Used to live in union County. Yes wine trails and Shawnee forest.

@Mkbevington 2 года назад

Madison Co checking in. I love it here. He barely glossed over a HUGE section of the state. That’s too bad because there is so much great stuff to offer here!

@MattC78 2 года назад

I live in Johnson County. The bike trails are nice too.

@YourPainting1 3 года назад

I’m from the Chicago suburbs and have lived in the Naperville/ Oswego area for the past 5 years. Working in real estate, I think anyone who can afford it will enjoy it. There is a lot to do and downtown Chicago is only a 45 minute drive. It’s beautiful in the spring, fall and summer, but harsh in the winter. If you’re lower middle class or poor, it will be very difficult to get ahead as the price of living is very high.

@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts 3 года назад

Oh yeah Chicago is wonderful how about we make it a district and see how good it does without the rest of the state being taxed to death to keep propping it up.

@cls90 3 года назад

Christine I'm originally from Oswego. I now live in Southern Illinois the congested traffic up there is ridiculous!!

@stevenfoster5217 3 года назад

You obvious have never traveled south of I80 and seen how the real Illinoisans live. Chicago is a cesspool of crime and corruption. Chicago needs to be eliminated from the state.

@ashleypark8344 3 года назад

Chicago is absolute crap. How about you come to southern Illinois

@whiskybooze 3 года назад

@@stevenfoster5217 Naperville/Oswego area isn't Chicago. It's the suburbs and it's awesome. I don't want to live with farmers.

@elizabethmartorelli2220 3 года назад

I love this State.. We are very lucky to have Chicago, and on the other hand.. we have the Lake, Fox River and countless places to live work and relax. You can find negative any where Sure I hate the taxes, yes the shootings right now., and we need to work on CPS but that is also a product of not just environment but a culture that has to change from with in

@ericahoneywood-burrell688 3 года назад

I'm the black girl from Chicago he interviews. I'm famous! LOL

@maninthehills7134 3 года назад

Props to the lady for using the forbidden term "single mothers". She handled it well.

@Mkbevington 2 года назад

I live in Southern Illinois and I LOVE it here. Outstanding education in the outer suburbs of St. Louis, great accessibility from the farm to the city, and the perks of suburb life, too. Taxes aren’t bad, work opportunities everywhere, and great recreation less than an a couple hours drive. It’s too bad you only focused on Chicago and Central Illinois. Southern Illinois is wonderful.

@CEA9234 2 года назад

Interesting never been down there 🤔

@russelldenton3497 2 года назад

Wouldn't want to know what you consider bad .... the taxes are terrible

@jocider5698 2 года назад

I can relate as I am from Western Upstate NY near Rochester. The city itself gets a bad rap but the area as a whole is affordable (much much more than NYC and Downstate) and a great place, you just have to avoid the dangerous pockets of Rochester cause they are real bad.

@patriciajohnsonson8639 2 года назад

Melissa, you are correct. There is a lot of good things about living in Illinois, but the Chicago and suburbs ruin it. I am in a far southeast suburb of Chicago. Even way out here some of the communities are terrible and you don’t want to even drive through them at night. But as one drives further south into the less urban areas of Illinois the state is awesome. I stay away from St. Louis proper just as I stay away from Chicago. It is sad how very large cities develop a mentality so different from the rest of the state. In Illinois, the population of Chicago and the near suburbs completely overrides the wishes of the rest of the state. I must say that I disagree about the taxes. The taxes in the state of Illinois are very high. But every state gets their money somehow. If they aren’t taxing your home, they are taxing your car, and/or income, so I guess somehow it all evens out. Except Illinois taxes are just higher than most other states. And they heavily tax gasoline for your car. Our gas prices are minimally 20 cents per gallon higher than neighboring Indiana’s gas prices. Sometimes they are as much as 55 cents higher than Indiana’s gas prices.

@smexyjabba5346 2 года назад

Taxes aren’t bad? They are horrible, specifically for small businesses

@superfreak401 3 года назад

I live in Naperville and find it quite affordable, but then again I recently moved here from the NY metro area.

@Materva-hv6sz 3 года назад

I live in rural McLean County. I dream of winning the lottery and moving to Naperville lol

@adriennec6033 3 года назад

I used to live in Naperville back in the early 2000's I'm from NYC as well. I guess everything seems cheaper when you move away from New York City! I enjoyed Naperville Beautiful place.

@lots3799 3 года назад

This lady nailed it. The good and bad. Heck talk to mayor Lightfoot and be a spokesperson for Chicago!! You go girl!!

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

Erica would be an AWESOME mayor.

@lots3799 3 года назад

@@NickJohnson She would. ! She's got a good demeanor. Good personality. I'd vote for her!!😂🤣😆

@newcountryguy 3 года назад

@@lots3799 better than old beetle juice! 😆

@catholiccrusader5328 3 года назад

Of your two guests the young lady from Chicago was very knowledgeable. I would have her on your show again. The guy was constantly saying 'you know' like it was a mantra.

@217Problems 3 года назад

It filler words :( I’ll work on it.

@lorirobertson643 3 года назад

@@217Problems pssst..... 🤫..... you did great. It wasn't a contest. You spoke about what you know & i applaud your efforts 👏 👏👏

@catholiccrusader5328 3 года назад

@@217Problems I'm a RU-vidr myself though new to the 'game.' I'm hiring tech pros to help develop my podcast to be among the best. Good luck with your future videos. I'm a perfectionist...sorry.

@catholiccrusader5328 3 года назад

@@217Problems thanks.

@JKNat9004 Год назад

Thank you!! Drove me nuts, listening to "You know."

@jorgen1990 3 года назад

Can’t help giggling when Nick says Obama was **supposedly** born in Hawaii 🤣

@lorid8888 2 года назад

Lol 😂 Obama now claims he was born in Kenya

@yoswifty303 Год назад

I’m in Illinois, but will definitely move when im giving a chance. Extremely high cost for everything basically feeding the rich. Bogus companies is out of control in Illinois. From loan places to car dealerships, all fees not included. Decades of job loss

@jj007104 2 года назад

Beautiful how casinos and online gambling are the answers for bleeding budget deficits...basically saying we don't care if our residents develop gambling addictions that plunge their lives into hell, as long as the casinos can help us bridge our budget gaps

@turtleanton6539 4 месяца назад

Indeed

@bserpas 3 года назад

This is the most entertaining way possible of presenting how a state is 😂

@susiefloor9019 3 года назад

I lived in Illinois for fifty years and moved South because of high taxes and the horrible weather. You are right about most things except the fact that you only get three months of nice weather. The weather varies from 102 degrees in the summer to -30 degrees in the winter. Also, this state is SO corrupt and they tax everything except the air you breathe but I’m sure that’s next!

@margietucker1719 3 года назад

@Just Doit I agree...born and raised in Illinois--moved out years ago when I got married to an "out-of-stater". Yes--Illinois CAN get to 102--but that is rare, and very short-lived. A brief heat wave. Here in Texas---it's that high and hotter--ALL SUMMER LONG. EVERY SINGLE DAY. We are still upper 90's here in September! So I don't want to hear anyone complain about "Illinois heat". The cold winters, yes. But the rest of the year the weather is pretty decent. True about the crime as well. MANY areas of Illinois are quiet and peaceful. I still have some family there--they are quite satisfied with their lives in Illinois.

@bleujean357 3 года назад

@@margietucker1719 I’m from Mississippi. Give me a southern Illinois winter anyway over a south Mississippi summer. Hot weather in summer in Illinois is pretty much isolated to July and august and it’s not consistently hot. One heatwave can be counted on.

@stephenkammerling9479 3 года назад

Chicago area can go for years without a 100 degree day. This summer's highest temperatures in Central IL were low to mid 90's with most days in eighties. There's only a few subzero days a year, with temperatures occasionally getting to -10 or lower. -20 or a little colder has occurred, but it's very uncommon. I don't think it's ever been -30. If it has, that's extremely rare. And the severe cold only lasts a day or two usually. Average January highs in Chicago are high 20's and average lows are in teens. Those averages obviously are higher in Central and Southern part of state. And temperatures higher than average are not uncommon. It does get messy with the snow at times, however. I've actually found the most maddening thing about Chicago(really midwest) weather is how long chilly weather continues into the spring. 40 feels awfully cold in April an early May, especially if it follows a big warm up.

@billwilson3609 Год назад

@@stephenkammerling9479 I grew up Hammond where we only wore t-shirts, shorts and sneakers once the temperature hit 50 degrees since it felt warm and balmy.

@ericgruben312 3 года назад

Very cool, great idea for a video. Its so true. I've lived most of my life here. Live and grew up in small town IL, but have worked most of my adult life in Chicago and the burbs. So I get a taste of all of IL nearly every day. Move to IL, not sure I can advise it. If you've lived here your life, your accustomed to the high cost of living. I would totally disagree with one of the interviews. I travel for work and have coworkers across the country. I can tell you for a fact, that out of coworkers of mine, PA, OH, MI, NC, TX, TN, IN, CO, and other then CA. our cost of living is the highest. More taxes, the highest property tax, income tax, sales tax. We have figured this out. On average I pay nearly $10k more a year then my coworkers per year to live here. and that's not some of the additional taxes and state fee I pay additionally every year. I just cant say that that IL offers me $10k more of a quality of life over anywhere else. I think a beach would have to be in that to seem worth it. Only family and friends keep me here. Good jobs in the rural areas, not so good. its what's called living. Really the numbers speak for themselves, this is a dying state. the Democrat's have destroyed this state. and sure, the truth is, if the republicans would have had an iron fist hold for the last 30+ years here, it very well could be in the same condition. this is the problem when one group has total control for too long. IL is a great case study for "Not How to Do It". The small town living and jobs is scrapping by. take a look at many rural incomes, up in my area, median home income is $38K. that is household. Not sure you can call that good.

@mannyrivera9839 Год назад

I lived in Aurora IL for 36 years. I loved it. I saw it go from gang infested to a cool place to live. A year ago we moved to Kenosha WI

@aserher215 2 года назад

I moved to Chicago from a small town in Texas back in the 90s and I can see a moral and civil decline going on here, there's a drug and alcohol epidemic, increasing crime rates, everything is getting expensive, taxes and the cost of living are also increasing to an a gut wrenching rate, I feel like the situation here is creating a lot of anger in people causing them to leave or become unfriendly, abuse substances or develop toxic personalities, there's good and bad people everywhere but the good people here tend to keep to themselves and are timid, but who can blame them when they're living in the "New Detroit."

@giddysmiles2901 3 года назад

Yes, unless your a public union employee making $100k/yr plus, Illinois is a crummy state. The property and sales taxes keep going up. On peoples property taxes, places like Cook county list the debt your responsible for twice a year on your property taxes. The Cook County area property taxes are already 3x higher than a state like Michigan. In the recent property assessment (seen in the 2nd half of 2022) Cook County is raising many properties 50 to 60% higher. Grocery tax is 2.25%, whereas Michigan doesn't charge a tax on groceries. Go out to a restaurant and Cook county and it's municipalities add 12% to your meal. Buy a car, or items at WalMart and the combined sales tax is 10%. Meanwhile there are loads of retired public employees making well over $100k/yr pensions that automatically get a 3% yearly raise. Extracting the financial blood out of anyone daring to live there. The public union run government just keeps taking more from it's citizens. Stay away from this state because as property taxes go up, property values will go down. The Chicago area is slowly forsaking property values (Has not increased to the same degree as other states), for increased property taxes. How many people want to pay $12,000/yr property taxes on a 2,000 sq ft house worth $450,000? And then get a 30% bump in property taxes in 3 years?

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

will it ever end?

@alfx5432 3 года назад

You don't like it you are free to leave.

@alfx5432 3 года назад

@@NickJohnson I guess you don't like IL so what state do you live in.

@imogeneallen2168 2 года назад

You are so right. I'm a mother grandmother bron and grew up on the Northside of Chicago was expenses in the 80/90s by 2000 property taxes rent gotten out of control. I went back to college to finish my degrees in 2000 graduation in 07 when the economy was bad found job in n local county government I was thankful a diversity of friends family was happy for me until I the taxpayers found out the county agency I worked for was the worse been the 2nd largest county agency in the u.s from Los Angeles county. There was and still Cook County employees who is still working within Cook County government for 30/40+ years who refused to retire and those are the employees who the unions who take steal the working people money. I had long time co-worker stated to me they been working in the same agency for 25 years and have 10 years before he/she retire when those lazy country employees do retire they receive the same good benefits high salary medical insurance as if they're going to work everyday while the rest of the taxpayers who's paying for cook county employees luxury benefits are struggling to make ends meet in 2008/09 that corrupt mayor Chicago, governor of Illinois taxes any and everything including bottle water a billion dollars was stolen from Chicago public schools, the Chicago O'Hare airport project that was given to mayor of Chicago by Clinton to extend the runway that never happened the corruption go on and on and 99% Chicago politicians never go to jail because they are corrupt democrats

@hyemuhyemu8221 2 года назад

we love chicagoland even after taxes we make more than all the surrounding states n its a lot affordable housing than east and west coast

@tmusa2002 3 года назад

I’m from eastern Iowa, about 15min drive from Illinois. John Deere is a great place to work, there are locations all over the world, and their world headquarters is a prominent fixture in the Quad Cities (Moline).

@nikoid3631 3 года назад

The best agricultural company in America at the moment, the stock market is very good, stable and rising, I've bought stock. Hopefully it will grow rapidly to recover the economy.

@longstreet2740 3 года назад

Late Aunt & Uncle lived in Le Claire Iowa in 1970s . Wonderful town along the Mississppi, Birthplace of Buffalo Bill

@tmusa2002 3 года назад

@@longstreet2740 Yes, it’s a really nice town about 25min from my place. It is also home of the American Pickers, popular History Channel TV show. 🌽🚜🙂

@suffsuff391 3 года назад

Grew up in Orion (10 min from Moline on the illinois side). I love the quad cities. I live in peoria now but I would really like to move back to that area.

@CEA9234 2 года назад

Wow gets me a lil excited about John Deere lol

@writeatease3689 3 года назад

This young woman is a great representative of Chicago and Illinois. Be a tourist in your own community. I love her attitude. She has a lot of understanding of what affects our state.

@BillP-kg1yp 2 года назад

Lived all my life in Illinois and now I'm one of those people seriously thinking about leaving the state (when I retire). I admit I would feel a little guilty about leaving. This state has been good for my income and career. I have always lived in some of those nice suburbs that you mention and have enjoyed the lifestyle.

@dknowles60 Год назад

but things change some times you have to move

@IlCaroSassone 3 года назад

So glad I don’t live in Illinois. Awful weather and super high property taxes.

@ronlanter6906 3 года назад

I live in Illinois and agree with you 100%

@sharonbillig8210 3 года назад

I’ve got to add a positive comment. I’m a transplant from Pennsylvania Dutch Country. O’Fallon, IL has been my home for the past 27 years. It’s a beautiful beautiful city with warm & friendly people. The schools are second to none. Down town St. Louis is only a 20 minute drive away. A wonderful quality of life exists here😊

@theodorethompson9032 3 года назад

PA is way cooler than Illinois. I'm going to Shippensburg next week...

@tmusa2002 3 года назад

I lived in Albany, IL for 9 years. Nice small town with high property taxes. Move 35min away to Iowa to a nicer much bigger home on 5 acres and cut our property taxes in half.

@tmusa2002 3 года назад

My sister has lived in Washington, IL for over 30 years. Nice town fairly close to Peoria. I didn’t know Peoria sucks (as Nick put it). I must not see the bad parts of town when I’m there.

@theblacksheep5226 3 года назад

O'Fallon is super nice town. Prob best place in Metro East.

@jeffereyhopkins750 3 года назад

Thank you. I worked for O'fallon Parks and absolutely the schools are first rate. I hate the prejudices he is trying to make it sounds all the schools are terrible and is absolutely not true.

@Sammydx1 2 года назад

As an Illinois Department of Corrections County Jail inspector. I have the privilege of visiting all 102 County jails run by a Sheriff's Department. And Illinois can be a beautiful state. And it can be the pits. I'm born and raised in Chicago. So let me tell you. Some places I've been to I swear I've seen a banjo. I explore these little towns in Central/Southern Illinois. Some are poor. Some have money. The Amish town is interesting. I like Illinois. It's my home

@ChrisHarden 3 года назад

Great stuff Nick. Anyone who's wanting to learn about Illinois, or perhaps move to Illinois should watch this video!

@owenbackus8876 3 года назад

That's right Chris Harden

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

CHRIS! Great videos. You've seen more of Illinois than most of us.

@marybethmclemore4025 3 года назад

MY STATE ISNT WHAT THIS MAN THINKS IT IS. SO WHY DOWN MY STATE WHEN MY CITY FEEDS MOST OF AMERICAN AND AROUND THE WORLD? YEAH UR STATE ISNT EVEN PERFECT EITHER

@thenobleone-3384 3 года назад

@@NickJohnson do u know a lot about Springfield? I'm currently in Chicago and I don't like it here man it's very violent on the streets I walk a lot and they have hit and run accidents all the time. Sad how aggressive people are on the highway

@thenobleone-3384 3 года назад

@@NickJohnson I'm aware that Springfield is rough with crime however I believe it will be cheaper for me. I have 1 job right now with Uber

@SergeantPope 3 года назад

Living in Illinois varies wildly on the type of person you are and where you live. I would never live north of I-80, but I live in Monticello Illinois where property taxes are slightly lower and quality of life is much better imo. I would love to move to a state like KY, but family and other factors keep me in IL. The politics of the state are garbage, but at least outside of Chicago most of the government is red so there is at least some balance going on.

@tangyorange6509 3 года назад

I live north of 80 and I like it. I would go down to Monticello for my summer camps when I was in middle school, very pretty grounds

@tearose9938 3 года назад

I've lived north of I-80 and south of I-80. For me, it's Rural, and civilization pretty much ends south of I-80

@samlewis3869 2 года назад

That's crazy I'm from Monticello too. Well technically Cisco, but in the country.

@jonathanbien3685 Год назад

Champaign

@albertsancho5909 3 года назад

The taxes are too dam high and the rude Chicago people move all over the state and other places in the US. And the past governors are a joke.

@PC4USE1 3 года назад

I agree with your take on taxes but not all Chicagoans are rude. If one compares them to New Yorkers(City),most are as polite as Miss Manners.

@jarjarbinks2837 Год назад

After watching those I was so confused I lived in Illinois my whole life and I’ve never had any problems like a great here

@dawngibbs691 Месяц назад

It's not great

@ANewday19 Год назад

Go check out Galena Illinois if you’ve not already been it is a wonderful town❤ With great history

@michaellong9799 3 года назад

As someone who lived there for several years I can honestly and fairly tell anyone who’s thinking about moving there DONT DO IT!! The entire state is dominated by one city and its criminal politicians. Taxes suck, extreme leftist politics suck, it’s freezing cold in the winter and hot and horribly humid in the summer.

@UberAdventure Год назад

This is one of the most uninformed videos about Illinois I've seen recently. You're clearly only showing the derelict parts of the state and not the reality. Champaign/Urbana is on central Illinois and the entire county has seen a major population growth and urban development. Also Illinois called The Land of Lincoln. If you're gonna talk about a state get your facts straight

@escapingmonday2501 2 года назад

As a resident of Illinois, if anyone is thinking of moving here I would recommend settling down in Wisconsin.

@glennso47 Год назад

Or at least the north west corner of Illinois.

@dawngibbs691 Месяц назад

@glennso47 the whole state is shity

@wriddle082 3 года назад

Tennessee, specifically Nashville, has a LOT of Illinois transplants. A good chunk of my HS graduating class (from the 90’s) are fans of the Cubs and Bears, and I would even venture to say transplanted former Blackhawks fans are the basis of original Predators fans.

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

huh interesting!

@Cutlerup 3 года назад

Been trying to get my wife to move to Tennessee for awhile now!! Maybe when we retire. I'm afraid that she will never want to leave Illinois.🤣🤣

@TightNinja 3 года назад

That explains the sudden rivalry with the press there for a couple of years

@Renea431 2 года назад

Im an Illinois expat from Kankakee County. I don't live in Nashville persay but my town is just 45min from Nash

@billwilson3609 Год назад

A good number of Chicagoland natives fled to DFW and other parts of Texas from the late 70's to the 90's.

@EthanRKassel 3 года назад

I drove through Cairo a little over a month ago. Kind of terrifying to see a place that’s been so completely abandoned

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

i need to see it ethan.

@david-lt9wj 3 года назад

“ sightseeing sally” has done a great review of Cairo....

@deanabennett8461 3 года назад

Cairo is sad. It used to be a boom town. There is a new port coming in (fingers crossed) so hopefully it will revitalize the area. That said, will even higher property taxes come with it? And more corruption? I have lived here my entire life and it has never changed for the better.

@david-lt9wj 3 года назад

@@deanabennett8461 Cairo is in its nicest state now....enjoy it before a load of residents come and spoil it..todays days will become Cairo's good old days...it just needs a few successful businesses...to maintain the quo...

@stevenmorton2059 3 года назад

@@NickJohnson Cairo is a must-see, not as a tourist attraction certainly, but as a warning showing just how badly things can go wrong for a community. Cairo's decline can only be described as tragic.

@mkervelegan 3 года назад

I deal daily with the US DOJ among many other law enforcement and judiciary entities. And may warn everyone that the Seventh Circuit, Northern District of Illinois is the most jacked and busiest jurisdiction in the entire country, bar none. Any chance the US Attorney can shoo away a case that has a basis of less than several million dollars, or is otherwise not sexy, or neglect to act on it within legal timeframes, it'll be a giveback to the criminal or worse, end up in the super-saturated State of Illinois judiciary system. Violent crime in Chicago is extremely bad and anyone who pretends it isn't scary to live there, esp with kids who may be drawn into gangs, is lying. Few big cities are worse, but hey, there's always St Louis and Detroit. Where the death penalty is not handed out, as it still is in the Federal courts. Another one of the countless reasons to leave Illinois and not come back is that justice will probably not prevail unless you're wealthy and can afford the best representation...oh BTW Illinois did make slavery illegal, but also prohibited black people from moving here, even freed slaves, and its neighbor Indiana had the same regime. It wasn't until the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments that blacks could legally reside in Illinois.

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

that's some deep stuff right there.

@gerrynightingale9045 3 года назад

*WRONG!* *'Slavery-by-proxy' is STILL 'Slavery' no matter how it is parsed* *Southern Illinois is 'proof positive' that "The bigger the lie the more believable it is'* __________ *Slaves were sent across the Ohio from Western Kentucky to work in mining and farming on what could easily be considered as 'Lend-Lease' arrangements in Southern Illinois* __________ *Hardin/Pope/Williams and every other County in S. Ill. are 'worst of the worst' when it comes to 'Incest as a way of life' from endless 'cousin phucking'...a 'cottage industry' to deliberately create retardates as a 'business model of lifetime revenue' and I can PROVE IT with the statistics of 'Fed & State Payments for support of persons with 'Cognitive Disorders' in every County* ( *Look them under 'Freedom of Information' statistics...the results seem a mathematical impossibility given the population base...yet 'there it is'* )

@deanabennett8461 3 года назад

@@gerrynightingale9045 you dork. We aren't all Deliverance material in Southern Illinois. Way to generalize.

@The.Unstoppable.Frenchman 3 года назад

Are they panning to reintroduce slavery any time soon?

@jamesmarshall599 3 года назад

There are a few good areas to live in Illinois. Those would be Bloomington, Marion, Effingham, Morton, and a few small towns around those areas. The Chicago metro is way too expensive and the property taxes are outrageous. If a person is willing to deal with those negatives then Yorkville and Frankfort are my top picks for the Chicago metro.

@Materva-hv6sz 3 года назад

I live in Bloomington-Normal. Its a nice community

@conservativehippie9736 3 года назад

I live in rural Peoria and from EP/Morton border...

@Cutlerup 3 года назад

Robinson is also nice

@jamesmarshall599 3 года назад

That eastern section of Illinois has quite a few nice towns. The problem is a lack of jobs in most cases. From Paris to Fairfield isn't bad all in all.

@bobbiecrider6964 3 года назад

Southern Illinois has been overlooked all of my life, but over the past thirty plus years land prices have risen and the 21 century has caught up here.. I grew up in Kankakee county 32 miles or so south of downtown shitcagoland, I left at seventeen to join the navy, living most of my adult life in Houston Tx for the work. Now retired To a place called Cedar deep in the Shawnee National Forest close to a dormant volcano called Hicks Dome, Jackson County Illinios... But I am wiser and smarter than most .. Doesn't get much better anywhere in this nation...400+ miles from the Michigan lake...200 from Nashville...

@chicagohustlezone8072 3 года назад

I live in Chicago past 20 years only reason there is poverty is because nobody wants to work even @ $15 per hour minimum wage

@markrhuett 3 года назад

Even at 15 per hour? You make it sound like that is a living wage...

@billwilson3609 Год назад

@@markrhuett That's a good wage for someone starting off with no skills.

@CrookedRosePOD Год назад

@@markrhuett I dont think your supposed to have a "living" wage for minimum wage. People get complacent for that minimum and dont wanna do better than that

@katel3962 3 года назад

40 years living in Illinois 🙋‍♀️ Got all the trivia questions correct 🏆

@lorirobertson643 3 года назад

👋Hi Nick! What great interviews! The sweet young lady has a wonderful attitude about life. Wouldn't you love her for a neighbor? Take care!💜💜

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

Erica is a really cool lady Lori :) Like you!

@lorirobertson643 3 года назад

@@NickJohnson Awww now.... you are too sweet. Thank you tho... 😘💜

@twintee2321 3 года назад

That’s y I’m leaving Chicago there’s nothing for me here

@patriciajohnsonson8639 2 года назад

“Illinois, the corn hole state”? Illinois is “The land of Lincoln”. I have never heard of Garret’s popcorn.

@caitgrigsby761 2 года назад

Me either I like the popcorn from Gelena.

@truediva18 3 года назад

I grew up near Chicago. I remember when Chicago tore down the projects in several parts of the south and west sides. The schools in the southern suburbs had to change the teaching methods so that the city kids could catch up. The rich white people moved away and took all of their taxes with them. The schools, villages/cities, and neighborhoods are still behind.

@billwilson3609 Год назад

Chicago once had an excellent school system. During WW2 instructors from the Chicago Vocational Schools taught the Navy trainees how to repair aircraft engines and the rest of the aircraft at shops set up at Navy Pier. I grew up in Hammond where he had kids moving in from Chicago in the early 70's that were at least one semester ahead of us in school. Made us look like dummies!

@dknowles60 Год назад

why should you stay get car jacked get robed pay very high taxes for nothing

@owenbackus8876 3 года назад

Everybody left Gary now they are leaving Illinois.

@homelesshannah50 3 года назад

Don't come here

@owenbackus8876 3 года назад

@@homelesshannah50 why not?

@ajcrum3689 3 года назад

Just sold in Illinois and couldn’t be happier . Illinois sucks taxes and politicians are a joke

@loriblythe6635 3 года назад

My daughter lived in Morton. It’s a wonderful little town but the rest of the state is just blah. There are places to go to hike, etc. I’ve lived in Illinois for 56 years and lately I’ve been thinking of moving out. I’m just so sick of the taxes and democrat governors.

@YeOldeGeezer 3 года назад

The whole political system in this state is garbage. No matter Democrat or republican. Or any type.

@bradenjones5346 2 года назад

@@YeOldeGeezer the state has been ran by democrats for years man it’s definitely a democrat problem

@Itchy_cough 2 года назад

I live in a chicago western suburb and I like it

@fezneck 3 года назад

My uncle was an Illinois State Trooper. He always said that if Illinois would just give Chicago to Indiana all of the state's problems would be solved.

@dans3294 3 года назад

Indiana does not want Chicago, we would build a wall on the state line if we could.

@nikoid3631 3 года назад

@@dans3294 wisconsin to lol

@actionsub 3 года назад

@Elayne Lamely Hey now, let's not get carried away here. The only reason I stay here is because I DON'T want to live in Missouri...lol

@colsonreliford9790 3 года назад

No one wants Chicago lol

@cjturner3465 3 года назад

Chicago pays for the rest of the state. This is why the rest can live like bums!

@jt6145 3 года назад

Born and raised in Aurora Illinois and being in the Midwest especially Illinois we get the best of 4 seasons and from playing ball professionally overseas and lived in Spain and Toronto... I’m proud to say I’m from Illinois

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

Cool! What sport did you play?

@jt6145 3 года назад

@@NickJohnson basketball

@Whocaresdummy Год назад

Height?

@murrmen1977 2 года назад

I’m from just outside the quad cities, and I think it is a nicer part of Illinois that isn’t mentioned a lot it has a nice culture and you can escape the really bad parts of Illinois (gas prices) by going to Iowa, and the Mississippi River is pretty dang cool

@NickJohnson 2 года назад

Nice 👍

@A_Legal_Immigrant_1776 3 года назад

Was in IL for a job training a week ago... Depressing... I'ma stick to red states.

@LetsRideIllinois 3 года назад

What like, MS,AL and OH? All of those are trash.

@Violetrn76 Год назад

My family immigrated from Lithuania to the smack dab middle of IL, and were miners and worked at the stockyards until the Cherry 🍒 mine disaster… and too many coworkers dying at the stockyards- and then they all got out of that business and started their own grocery store! ❤

@bdizzle5359 3 года назад

I have lived in southern Illinois for most of my 32 years of life. My husband, and I have been thinking about moving over to southeast Missouri. It's a little cheaper, and the government is a little better.

@lenchenes 3 года назад

Used to live in union county

@ginnybaumeister9561 2 года назад

Missouri is fabulous!

@klausrain111 3 года назад

Lived in Chi-Town, way back when. Loved the place. Even went to college somewhere out in the cornfields. Loved it! Sounds like it's changed.

@ogwc 9 месяцев назад

Currently sitting in my IL home thinking of how to move. But hey.. at least they overturned the law about hanging things from your rearview mirror as of 2024. Maybe that's their plan to attrack new residents and stop everyone from leaving.

@pixelmartyr8532 3 года назад

There are plenty of people with Union jobs who've never been out of their own backyard. They'll always tell you Chicago or their area is great. They've never been anywhere else. I can't tell you how many women I've met who are afraid to drive on the highway or even drive in the City of Chicago.

@cemetery76 3 года назад

don't move to illinois

@whiskybooze 3 года назад

Grew up in Naperville and loved it. Had a great childhood and it was beautiful. Can't complain and will always love it.

@tiffanyclark-grove1989 2 года назад

Naperville is super nice

@whiskybooze 2 года назад

@@tiffanyclark-grove1989 Great place to raise a family. My Dad moved us here from Philly back in the 80's.

$@fractalfred1$

@fractalfred1 2 года назад

I lived in Naperville 1968-1971. It was hoppin

@ducksarefat 4 месяца назад

Well yeah- you’re wealthy lol

@whiskybooze 4 месяца назад

@@ducksarefat No I'm not. You're the sterotype who assumes I did.

@heatherhopfinger3942 3 года назад

Abe's Popcorn in Belleville Illinois or Pour @322 they both have Jalapeno and cheddar popcorn Nick you can wash it down with a Fritz root beer or Cardinal cream soda or some other kind of craft soda like Excell soda truth

@austin_the_brimstone 3 года назад

I mean, it's not california. There's still plenty of open space and empty roads. And that's appealing nowadays. Still it's a shame they have such terrible taxes when every state that borders it has a very low cost of living.

@VRCM_Skywarn_XUSA 3 года назад

Manual fros...(frows) Have been documented for over 17,000 years. The earliest known uses were also weapons. Same tool... Cain & Abel. A frow was used to kill Abel. Abel was a Shepard boy. Cain... A tiller of the ground. Built the first city... The first cities were built by murderers. Imagine that... Never live in a city.

@pingpongballz5998 3 года назад

Don't ever compare Illinois to my homestate. California has everything! You guys are jealous

@joedirte716 2 года назад

@@pingpongballz5998 California is a democRAT ran hell hole. We need an earthquake there

@Punkpsychobilly 3 года назад

I grew up in Arlington Heights/Mt. Prospect and they were/are extremely nice places to live. I was very fortunate to live there. However I moved to FL 10 years ago because there’s no way I could ever afford to live there. My parents sold their house in Arlington 6 years ago and moved to FL as well, and the year before they left they paid over $14,000 for property taxes. Taxes on my house in FL are less than $800, and I live in one of the nicest and safest areas in Tampa Bay. Illinois will always be my home, and one day I hope to move back, but it will not be to Cook County. It’s sad because if things keep going the way they are, Chicago is going to end up like Detroit.

@joedirte716 2 года назад

Are you a low in democRAT

@Punkpsychobilly 9 месяцев назад

@joedirte716 I’m as conservative as you can get, if that’s what you’re asking. Most people in the burbs are. Chicago is the liberal hellhole.

@pambarciszewski1749 3 года назад

Godfrey, IL , where I live, is perfect. It's super close to St. Louis but is safe. It feels like a real community. Plus, rent for a house is only $900. St. Louis prices with an Illinois feel.

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

Nice

@dceptcn 3 года назад

Both of my parents grew up here. I met my first love here. As an adult I've done alot of business here. I know this state enough to tell you it's a dump. Even the rural areas (people in Shorewood hate Joliet, the people in Champaign hate Daville). My sister is dumb enough to live in Plainville (leveled by a tornado). Illinois stinks and everybody in this dump hates the place while insisting that they love it. Weird Science and Ferris Bueller were long ago.

@dceptcn 3 года назад

*Danville sorry

@Materva-hv6sz 3 года назад

I think its the opposite. Everyone here is always talking about how much they hate this state when deep down they have an affection for it

@dceptcn 3 года назад

@@Materva-hv6sz That's fair.

@michellebilodeau3882 3 года назад

That's just bunk. I love it here.

@caitgrigsby761 2 года назад

No we hate the corruption and politics we love the land and our people.

@bluesingincat 3 года назад

I grew up in Illinois, and I’m sorry to say I would never move back there. It’s a horrible place to live, unless you move to some southern areas of the state. The northwest is nice, but you might as well move further north to Wisconsin and escape the taxes and pockets of bad neighborhoods. The good neighborhoods are pockmarked by bad areas in between. So many people that live there have been so accustomed to how bad it is that they don’t realize how miserable it is.

@jabbarmuhammad7529 3 года назад

The nicer part of Illinois is too expensive and the bad part of Illinois is too dangerous good video though

@JoeyDNetsfan 3 года назад

Sounds just like New Jersey too

@r.d.9399 3 года назад

Right in the middle is downright depressing. Work, home, work, home, work, home and drink yourself to sleep on a regular basis. Illinois is filled with drunks.

@decuevas244 Год назад

I grew up in park ridge. Couldn't afford it on my own. Escaped to Wisconsin 15yrs ago. So sad.

@kathleenwagner7415 18 дней назад

I grew up in Park Ridge and I really miss living there.

@jasonarcher7268 Год назад

I live in a rural community, about 15 miles outside of Rockford. Our town is great, and the schools are awesome. However, the schools are only good in this town because of a nuclear plant in the county which brings in millions in tax revenue for the small town. Side note: if I wasn't a disabled vet, and therefore tax exempt, I'd never be able to afford our property and house.

@glennso47 3 месяца назад

Byron!

@jasonarcher7268 3 месяца назад

@@glennso47 go Tigers

@chrisf8855 3 года назад

I remember one time I was driving through Illinois listening to the radio. Man, thems was good times :)

@julieschuette8516 3 года назад

Illinois full of writers poets artists and musicians rich with culture.

@grannykatsworld3241 2 года назад

We lived in Rock Island, Illinois and my husband worked for John deere.

@americangardner Год назад

There are no jobs. It's really sad

@dotti2928 Год назад

Born and raised in Chicago. Moved to the northwest suburbs as an adult. Couldn't wait to get OUT of the city! Then the city started spreading out into the suburbs! Taxes, crime, filth, taxes, drugs, taxes......oh and did I mention tax hikes?? We paid $$$$$$ for a shoebox size house so the politicians could line their pockets!! Finally had enough in 2015 and moved south! Couldn't wait to see Illinois in my rearview mirror! Never look back. Just wish we had done it years sooner. Now we're in a beautiful historic city, NO SNOW, LOW TAXES. 30 minutes from the ocean and warm breezy nights.

@katel3962 3 года назад

40:15 "People in Springfield go away" BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING TO DO IN SPFLD. It's boring a.f. We all go to Chicago, St Louis, or Champaign-Urbana.

@217Problems 3 года назад

I said that because it’s becoming a great opportunity for smaller towns to grow

@mytwocentswdawnya2645 Год назад

I'm from East Moline. Most of the men in my family worked and retired from John Deere 😊

@david-lt9wj 3 года назад

Every body's going to somewhere they think is prosperous.....why don't they stay where they are and rejuvenate their home town? Build a better community...

@julieschuette8516 3 года назад

Yes everybody just wants to complain and grumble and point out all the bad stuff instead of trying to get it better. Why don't you do a video on how to get it better.

@NickJohnson 3 года назад

julie didn't you pay attention?

@david-lt9wj 3 года назад

@@julieschuette8516 economic migrants...creating abandoned soul less communities...how wonderful..the me me selfish generation..transform your home town into a toilet today , lose your friends,, go somewhere cool.and happening.like what you see in the movies...oh yeah baby !

@david-lt9wj 3 года назад

@@julieschuette8516 leave town and create more content for you tubers “ sightseeing sally”and Wonderhussey adventures”

@david-lt9wj 3 года назад

@@julieschuette8516 he does do videos on how to make it better....Leave town.videos .! Leave town ,then in 50 years if your old mates have made your town better than the one you're in ...move back..! If it's in a worse state .have a flying visit and .chide them for their stupidity... reaquaint yourself with your unrecognizable friends.. Americans a race of people who left Europe centuries ago looking for something better...nothings changed in their psyche..a few hundred years on...theyre just going around in circles now...idaho,Colorado....oh yes baby.goodbye californ aye eh.......and a lot want to come back to Europe now the potato famine has passed, ration books aren't needed,and brexit has been achieved,the tyranny of the EU vanquished,."go east young man" leave that toilet of LA behind you..how long before there's an exodus from Idaho and Colorado?..give it a bit of time...we'll get there soon enough.. In 1945 thousands of European women became GI brides.a massive force at the time,.and jumped on a load of ships from southampton southern england to new york state,..there wasn't much to eat places to live or money or men or jobs to do here at that time...so anywhere in America was a very good prospect...do they want to come back now?as weve got food houses money and men and jobs now...american Gis weren't known for getting married and staying in Europe...they shot off back to uncle Sam toute suite after the war..the GI groom show was noticeable in the UK by its absence... Leave town .cut yourself off from your parents,.when your parents get old put them in a care home....and hope your kids like the town you chose ...so they don't abandon you....when they go all me me me as they all do without exception........i was paying attention...

@buckweed420 2 года назад

As a lifelong Illinois resident, Chicago NEEDS to be its own state.

@mczaddyboii1856 2 года назад

@charjay3318 2 года назад

I moved back to IL. from Georgia in 2010. I lived in GA for 15 years and watched it grow and become over rated, now it's overpriced! I am originally from Illinois; the W. Side of Chicago, then we moved to the W. Suburb of Woodridge/Downers Grove. It is unfortunate that you are sharing mostly one side of the state, there are wealthy, middle class, and working class areas that are all interesting. I am glad that you interviewed people from here, the young lady that is from Chicago; she grew up similar to us. Thank you for this video!

@nicholasdean3467 2 года назад

Northern Illinois is amazing if you hate poisonous animals. Since it is the only place in the US that doesn't have poisonous animals that I can think of. (besides Alaska but they have bears and stuff).

@pamelaneibuhr6959 3 года назад

The biggest sayings about Illinois. Illinois is the only state where your vote does not count. Unless you are in Cook County. Illinois doesn’t need health insurance, they have workers’ comp.

@cynthiagrayson7944 Год назад

Illinios isn’t the only state where your vote doesn’t count. Try voting Republican in the People’s Republic of California, a true-blue one party state.

@parisjohnson2405 3 года назад

I too am considering leaving Chicago after 54 years. Can't stand it ANYMORE

@knighttuttrupriprock9733 3 года назад

I grew up there about 30mins. from Wisconsin. It was a great place to grow up in, 60's,70's I got out in the mid 80's. It was really starting to suck. I don't see myself going back anytime soon. There's so much more to the country I still want to see. Yup, Chicago, small towns, farms and cornfields.....yup.....been there, done that.

@jeffereyhopkins750 3 года назад

Obviously you have never been to the Shawnee National Forest. Also the little Grand Canyon in the same general area. Also while real estate taxes are high admittedly, Southern Illinois is not very expensive and except for East St Louis area. The towns outside there are not bad at all. O'fallon, Lebanon, Highland and many of smaller towns in Southern Illinois. Not everything in Illinois is Chicago

@obsoleteoptics Год назад

Naperville is definitely overrated. Might as well be called NPCville.

@collwood9524 3 года назад

Midwest hospitality??? Illinoisans are leave me alone and don't bother me kind of people (From the Springfield). I didn't realize that that wasn't how people was till I went to college in southern Missouri. I ended up moving back to Springfield for a family medical issue thing. Still regret moving back but I bought a house so I'm here for at least a few more years. You completely skipped over Springfield being considered one of the worst capitals in the nation. Also a huge fan of 217problems. Although he skipped over Chatham, Rochester, Williamsville and Pleasant Plains are the top 4 school districts in the Sangamon county.