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Having grown up in Illinois and visited Texas I'd say exactly the opposite: avoid Texas if at all possible. Chicago is a world class city. Sorry you had a roug

Having grown up in Illinois and visited Texas I'd say exactly the opposite: avoid Texas if at all possible. Chicago is a world class city. Sorry you had a rough time.

toomuchtodo 12y ago
> Chicago is a world class city. Sorry you had a rough time. I moved from Chicago to (hard to have a sailboat in Texas) Florida because of how terrible the financial situation is in Illinois. Sure, great food, nice tourist city, fabulous architecture. Cons: Property taxes that continue to increase to fund unfunded pensions. An income tax that continues to increase to close a unbalanced budget. World class city? New York and San Francisco are world class cities.
- dmourati 12y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city
  - toomuchtodo 12y ago
    On Wikipedia doesn't make it so. I'll give you that Chicago is a transportation hub, solely because of its geographic location with regards to air transport and rail. Other than that, its seriously deficient as a city.
    - dmourati 12y ago
      How so?
    - BuckRogers 12y ago
      Have you ever lived there? I'll answer that, no. I have, not in the suburbs, downtown Chicago (South Loop). You're wrong. Since you didn't elaborate (because you have no reasoning), that's all you're getting for now.
cokernel_hacker 12y ago
Illinois owed UIUC somewhere around a half-billion dollars while I was a student (circa 2011). I remember my professors having to go on furlough because of this. It's amazing how good of a school UIUC is in spite of the awful mismanagement of the state. Out of curiosity, how familiar are you with CPS? I remember the dropout rate being ~ 50%. Apparently it is now closer to 70%. I don't think Illinois stands up to the likes of London or New York.
- dmourati 12y ago
  Chicago Public Schools all have metal detectors. When you go through, if you don't have a gun, they give you one... rimshot.

Having grown up in Illinois and visited Texas I'd say exactly the opposite: avoid Texas if at all possible. Chicago is a world class city. Sorry you had a rough time.

toomuchtodo 12y ago

> Chicago is a world class city. Sorry you had a rough time. I moved from Chicago to (hard to have a sailboat in Texas) Florida because of how terrible the financial situation is in Illinois. Sure, great food, nice tourist city, fabulous architecture. Cons: Property taxes that continue to increase to fund unfunded pensions. An income tax that continues to increase to close a unbalanced budget. World class city? New York and San Francisco are world class cities.

dmourati 12y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city
- toomuchtodo 12y ago
  On Wikipedia doesn't make it so. I'll give you that Chicago is a transportation hub, solely because of its geographic location with regards to air transport and rail. Other than that, its seriously deficient as a city.
  - dmourati 12y ago
    How so?
  - BuckRogers 12y ago
    Have you ever lived there? I'll answer that, no. I have, not in the suburbs, downtown Chicago (South Loop). You're wrong. Since you didn't elaborate (because you have no reasoning), that's all you're getting for now.

cokernel_hacker 12y ago

Illinois owed UIUC somewhere around a half-billion dollars while I was a student (circa 2011). I remember my professors having to go on furlough because of this. It's amazing how good of a school UIUC is in spite of the awful mismanagement of the state. Out of curiosity, how familiar are you with CPS? I remember the dropout rate being ~ 50%. Apparently it is now closer to 70%. I don't think Illinois stands up to the likes of London or New York.

dmourati 12y ago
Chicago Public Schools all have metal detectors. When you go through, if you don't have a gun, they give you one... rimshot.