I really liked Chicago. The people are earnest , hard working and straight forward. Exact opposite of the snakes I encountered in LA. The bitter cold isn't tha

I really liked Chicago. The people are earnest , hard working and straight forward. Exact opposite of the snakes I encountered in LA. The bitter cold isn't that bad, it stops tent cities from taking over. The El is fast and cheap. The tech industry is moderately strong. Not as big of a startup scene , but your rent + transportation costs are 1/2 of what they are in LA. Does suck that Illinois has no money and no one knows how they're going to pay all those pensions, but if you ignore that it's great