1,000 LIKES for Detroit? Despite it's flaws, Chicago is still probably my favorite big city in the country and a place everyone NEEDS to visit at some point in their lives. *Which City do YOU want me to cover NEXT?!* (And I'm finalizing the Top 10 Best Small Cities list too, so that should be out SOON!)
I’ve lived in Chicago my entire life, and the lack of nature is the one reason why I want to move somewhere else :/ but ugh nowhere compares to the city of Chicago!
I am Brazilian, and I have always liked Chicago, it is a very beautiful and very well built city and for me it is one of the best and most amazing cities in the United States.
Facts. obviously at night things get a lil dodgy but it’s really not a violent city at all. Especially compared to the big cities in California and New York.
I'm a tried and true Chicagoan... the crime isn't that bad here! It's just the high taxes on pretty much every thing because of the corruptions in the past. But in all... Highly recommend you visit our city!!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!! Its like a New York's little sister but much more prettier, friendly, and cleaner!
The difference between Chicago and the Germany. Is that your taxes goes to universal healthcare, free college and other welfare programs meanwhile our taxes goes to Business subsidization.
Forest preserves are literally just branches. Unlike say toronto, seatyle, Vancouver which actually has some forests (pines) during winter and looks lively eventhough it's below freezing. All my family and friends always complain about the winter in Chicago, you'd be the first one who doesn't complain. In Seattle they can go to hot springs! Evem Toronto has really cool spas with thermal waters. Why not chicago?!!! There's just one.
Actually Chicago has plenty of outdoor spaces, parks and nature areas. The architect Burnham, created the city design with the idea in mind of a city in a garden. And yes the surrounding states, which are not too long a trip away also have great nature destinations.
I’m rolling my eyes. Don’t trust an anti-Chicago video from a guy who can’t even pronounce the name. This video is such a touristy perspective of Chicago. Obviously it’s cold. Obviously we love sports, but you don’t NEED to be into sports to have fun. Taxes are on par with other states. Have you seen Californian property taxes? Bad schools? Sure some bad apples here and there but our charter school’s that anyone can attend have the highest college acceptance rates. Traffic sucks, but that’s why we have the L and CTA! Best in the nation next to NYC. Parking sucks, but that’s every big city! Crime is so overblown and it’s only concentrated in places viewers would never even be in, and limited to members in GANGS.
Chicago Illinois Is A Beautiful ❤️ Place I Was Born And Raised There My City Is A Nice Place The Crime Is High But I Love ❤️My City Praying That God Cover The City And The People With His Blood In Jesus Name Amen 🙏🏼 ❤️
I've lived in Chicago for a decade and can say without any hesitation that this city is not run well, has tons of educational problems, is extremely violent, does not support free thought, has insane amounts of debt, is in a pension crisis due to years of horrendous fiscal mismanagement, is thoroughly corrupt at every level of government, and is 10 years away from a Detroit style collapse on it's current trajectory. This is not to say there aren't positives because they do exist, but the city by in large could be so much better if it had been run competently. The food is awesome, the public transportation is good (albeit always dirty), some neighborhoods are safe enough, and the architecture is stunning.
It's my home, and every time I consider moving back, I take a look at the taxes and lack of jobs and there's just no way to make it happen without an extreme decrease in quality of life.
@@stitch6157 according rent café in Chicago 35% of appartements rent is lower than 1500$ And cost of 24% between 1500-2000$ Average 1900 While in NYC 2% rent is 1500-2000 And 98% higher than 2000,and average is 4000$ For SF its 2% 1000-1500 4% 1500-2000 96% 2000+ Average 3600$
Loved this video! I have always wanted to move to Chicago and while watching this I said to myself "I can live with that". Yay! Thanks for confirming my love for this city!
I’m a flight attendant and am LOVING this city. Winter storm coming? Hopping on a plane to have a few days in Hawaii. Sold my car and live right on the blue line that takes me to the airport. Corrupt? This whole country is corrupt 😂 great video but I’m here to stay !
I love Chicago my hometown never want to leave but you cant tell my when its 60° out us Chicago people think its sooo hot out but when its 60° out in California its cold 😂 thats just plain Chicago LIFE 🥰
You've got that right! When it's cooler than 65 out here, or over 77, people complain. Back home in Chicago, as the old joke goes, a 35 degree day is a GREAT day to get your car washed! I remember it well!!!! I've been a Southern Californian for 20 years now, however, I DO miss the food [hot dogs, pizza, Italian Beef sandwiches....the best!!!], AND the museums!!! Science & Industry is one of the absolute best in the country!!! Also miss the transportation system....San Diego is pretty good, but Chicago, NYC, Washington and San Francisco are the best!!!! Pittsburgh and Cleveland aren't bad, either!!!
Thats probably just you guys 90° is where it gets hot whenever its 80 and down its just a nice day. Once mid 40çs just use a sweater. Been living here all my life so.... Yall just weak? Idk.
My ex girlfriend, she is from Europe lived in Chicago for a while. She said a girl cant walk alone there in the streets after 10 p.m. I cant imagine that nor to live in a place like that.
Best city on earth! My only complaint is winters are short and mild and summers are endless and brutal! I learned long ago the cubs are for tourists and the Sox are for true Chicago fans
ok as a life long Chicagoan and former long time employee of the City of Chicago, I was expecting to disagree with this video after I read the title. We Chicagoans are very touchy about people dissing our town. But I have to say You are Spot on! Everything you said about Chicago is 100% accurate. Parking sucks so bad that I avoid certain neighborhoods because of the parking. Political corruption....oh yeah we invented that! Cold, Cold, Cold. But this is home and I love it! My Kind of Town Chicago is!
Born and raised, lived in Chicago all my life. It’s one of the most historical cities. Also one of the cleanest. Walking downtown, it is quite clean compared to other major cities. Being well-traveled myself, I would definitely say we have the BEST food out of the whole U.S. 👍 We do have lots of pot holes everywhere that made me chuckle. Being a Chicagoan, it is very flat here, all urban but that comes with pros as we don’t have to worry much about any natural disasters here. If you like the fast life & city, bars and restaurants on every corner Chicago is for you. Everything is within arms reach. Summer is the best, thousands of free events millions of tourist come to visit to attend. Not a lot of nature, but definitely a lot to do here as far as events and entertainment.
I had to move to the Northern suburbs and the schools up this way are top notch especially for us having a child on the Autistic Spectrum! Now my kid is 22 and going to college at Northwestern University! Proud parent!
@@stjzzy5994 chicago had more deaths than iraq... this year in 2020 there was 720 + murders . there are gangs in even the good neighborhoods... the reason it doesn’t seem that bad is bc 80% of the murders go unsolved and from someone who lives in a very bad neighborhood... a lot of murders even go unheard of. ya don’t know what goes on out here so don speak on it.
@@stjzzy5994 this year there have already been 146 people shot... yk what shit was bussin early this morning n last night , might have raised up ta 150 🤷🏽♂️
My window was shot out while a drug dealer was arguing with someone, and it nearly killed my aunt. Next day a kid was shot for not being in a gang. So basically, can’t have shit in Chicago, including my own life
I think "winter" should be changed into "weather". Weather is shit here during all seasons; winter is too cold and windy, summers are hot and humid, and spring and fall (if you can call them that) are bipolar as hell and can turn to either summer or winter in a day.
Fall is usually very nice. Winter doesn't get bad until January. It doesn't snow heavily like the northeast. Sometime spring is great, sometimes it is terrible. Summers can be hot and humid, but nothing compared the the South. Summer heat is the southwest gets about 20 degrees hotter than Chicago. There are very few areas in the world have almost perfect weather.
Sounds like sweden hehe, too damn hot in the summer and freezing in the winter and everything in between is windy, wet and annoying. And they onder why I never go outside...
Chicago native here - I 100% agree with all of these. People/businesses are moving out fast- it's only a matter of time before it's no longer the 3rd largest city! Also - love your videos, and you have a great voiceover voice!
I think he actually likes most of the states, at least to some degree, and is making these with a little humor. It's that "grain of salt" we're taking his "advice" with. It's not necessarily meant to piss people off, but to be entertaining lol
@@joshuatruvillion3044 You realize your comparing a continent-sized country with a city right? Plus my coment isn't even talking shit about the U.S., I'm being sarcastic bcs Brazil's overall crime rate is higher than Chicago's
Here in Chicago we do something called drama. It is a form of entertainment and, yes, sometimes people die in the process. My parents and I go downtown just to watch people be arrested. Nothing new, unless you come from the so "perfect" suburbs and go to your nice public school.
Top 10 Reasons *TO* move to Chicago: 1. Sports, lotta rivalries and no one judges you, unless you get into baseball. Cubs and White Sox hate eachother. 2. Deep Dish Pizza, *ITS SO GOOD.* 3. Sears Tower. Call it the W-llis tower I will punt you into the lake. 4. The lake, amazing around summer time. 5.Water Tower. The only building that survived the fire. 6. Urban Legends, if you like horror stories, urban legends, this is your place, Chicago has a lot of Ghost Stories, all are amazing. 7.Goth Target. Honestly no one bothers you, and you can let out your true goth. 8.The Skyline. The skyline is so beautiful omg. 9. Winter. If your a fan of snow. Here's a place to go. We don't get a lot of snow but its enough. 10. There is no number 10. Just Chicago's a great city honestly.
I'm from chicago but live in indiana. I miss chicago for the food and things to do lol. It's the only reason I go back sometimes. I love deepdish, Thankfully, there is a deepdish pizza joint where i'm at in Indiana.
@@MrPacman1029 Pretty much. It's really a tale of two cities. Chicago treats you great if you're on the north side & suburbs. South and west sides? You're pretty much on your own.
Love Chicago, my home town, but you’re right: rent for a decent apartment is crazy, taxes are out of control and our winters are very long. Still love the lake front and the people, and that’s what keeps me here.
When you mentioned corruption with the image of city employees trying to fix the roads. These employees make from $25 to $45 an hour. Most of those employees don't even know how to grab a shovel. ( nepotism) is a way to get a city job. Cta , secretary of state, public library employees are the rudest people in the city. I love chicago don't get me wrong. This city could be one of the best if it wasn't for corruption.
Mrs Jane has been a blessing to me. I was able to send my kids a better school through the profits i got from trading with her. I wishi had started with something bigger
Chicago's not going anywhere. You can always visit. Learning a new place and people is invaluable. You cant understand how bad chicago is til you experience life in another place
Lived in Chicago for 19 years, the summers are fantastic and I can't say I never had a bad summer there. The winters are absolutely terrible though and are the thing that got me to move away
That's called Privatization...Poor Conservatives are convinced that It's cheaper to pay and support an entire management staff than to to have Inmates work for free!
The Lakefront parks and beaches are our nature along with lots of forest preserves in the Chicago area. Winters are brutal but they make you appreciate summer even more!
Chicago/ Chicagoland native checking this out before checking another city review to gauge accuracy. Pretty accurate. And not exaggerated. All negatives, but things able to overcome. Good job!
Chicago is ranked a world class city and has world class Shopping, theater, museums, food, best architecture, many of the tallest towers, best neighborhoods, Financial center, beaches, river walk, and on and on. Chicago is famous for being a very clean and friendly city! Great transit system and so much more!
@@lmdnewaccount71 I can only speak for myself and the tons of people i have known living here for 53 years now and none of us have had issues with crime. I know people in other parts of America that cannot say that
You absolutely do not have to be into sports to live in Chicago. I was born and raised in Chicago and never once did I pick a team to like because I'm not into sports in that way. I'd rather play them then watch them
As most people know, you can pretty much do the same thing for any city, and through this focused lens of, “reasons not to move to Chicago,” it really brushes by the things that actually make it wonderful (and I know, he has another video with reasons TO move here). But I find it funny that, even in going through these 10 reasons, he couldn’t help but continually contradict himself or indirectly include the good things in order for him to explain the bad. I’ll also mention that much of his reasoning revolving around cars is moot if you don’t have a car, and most of us really don’t need one (I pay like $175/mo for a rideshare app’s commuter pass, giving me 4 rides/day). Traffic isn’t really that bad compared to plenty of other cities I’ve been to, especially around the world, and there ARE great ways around it: Chicago is literally fitted with layers of tunnels underneath the loop (lower Wacker), an entire lakeside expressway on the other side (lakeshore), and a beautifully designed grid in between that’s easy to navigate and understand. If one or several parts are congested, you’ve got options. Our winters are cold, but half of the major cities in the whole world get cold, and we don’t deal with any truly disastrous weather patterns like warmer, tropical places, and we don’t have major earthquakes. The Midwest gets tornadoes but it’s rare that’s even a concern for Chicago metro to deal with. You learn to appreciate the seasons, you take advantage of the great winter activities, and you appreciate where you are. We also DO have nature - we have nature IN the city. Literally have the video he shows are sweeping shots of our ginormous parks taking up the whole right side of the loop. And just north, we have Lincoln Park, with the Lincoln Park zoo, and miles and miles of nature-lined lakefront trail. I never have moments where I think, “I could use more greenery.” Lol. There are NATURE nature people, and that’s fine: Portland or Denver or something offer some urban structure doused in trail-runner aesthetic - don’t move here. But that’s not a reason NOT to move here, that’s just a preference thing. Sports is a similar complaint, but I absolutely despise sports, and I have never been unhappy here because lots of people are obsessed with them. I even live close to Soldier Field in the south loop, so sometimes we get overflow congestion from games. Guess what? That equals money. It equals property value. It equals city pride. No one’s peeling a jersey over my head forcibly and there’s plenty else to do around here while The Sports are Sporting. The city is corrupt - almost openly so - and the government often runs in borderline chaos because of reverberating effects of previous corruption. Remarkably, Chicago itself manages to not only survive those struggles, but still come out of it as one of the greatest cities in the world. In almost every category, we have national or international acclaim. I’m in no way justifying corrupt government, but for those of us who MAKE UP Chicago, that corruption doesn’t define us; we keep delivering, while simultaneously working to vote better and build better. Move here if you think you can contribute to that iterative process. Finally, we have plenty of jobs, people make decent livings (he literally mentioned several times how comparably affordable Chicago is in terms of large cities like it), and it IS easily navigable; if someone lands a more entry-level position out of college, having a cheaper apartment or roommates 20 minutes north with easy train or bus access is no problem for people. One of Chicago’s strengths IS its affordability in ratio to its job market; what I make here in tech gives me exponentially more, right downtown, than my coworkers in San Francisco making the same money and living an hour and a half away from the office with 2 or 3 roommates. We have the work here, and of course it’s competitive - but it’s not the terrifying nightmare of cities with $8k/mo rent and 5k people applying for the same apprenticeship. Chicago is a gritty city, and it’s built on relationships more than anything: work your ass off, build your network in a smart way, and you’ll thrive here better than anywhere else and be extremely happy. Oh, and our housing market is actually amazing; it’s one of the few places where your mortgage can easily be less than if you rented something similar. Taxes are high, but you always come out on top because the city is quite affordable for what you get otherwise. Listen, we have our flaws, and Chicago isn’t for everyone, but I always like to tell people this: Chicago had two fires to rebuild after, and it gave us a chance to really imagine the *perfect* city, not just one haphazardly built up on top of itself over time as it grew. We’re the blueprint for American metropolises, filled with the best parts of the rest of the country all pieced together into this vibrant, innovative, hardworking, and tasty city where we gorge ourselves with midwestern comfort food and varieties of other cultures’ foods that make Chicago so much richer and more dynamic. It’s full of surprise and timeless design all at the same time. These are the reasons to move here.
On the subject of the job market in Chicago, I know you said you’re in tech, but I’m planning to go into the medical field, and was looking at going to the University of Illinois at Chicago. Do you personally think that there are or will be jobs available in the medical sector of Chicago?
Nightwalker 4202 100%! Chicago has a good handful of very active hospital systems, too, and so the industry in general is also somewhat competitive. We have Northwestern, Rush (where I go), UI Health (where you’re looking), UIC, Loyola, and a handful of smaller systems as you move further out. World-renowned procedures, innovation, conferences, etc. happen here. Really a great city for it - we even have an area near UIC called the medical district. Highly recommend.
Alex Jewell thanks for replying! I’ve been really stressed out lately about school because of the whole virus thing and I’m still looking at a few different med schools, but you’ve helped me feel a lot better about having Chicago as my first choice
Nightwalker 4202 if it helps, Chicago is also a pretty safe place in terms of the virus right now. I’m still quarantining because I’m immunosuppressed - and I can’t speak for the future, because restaurants and bars opened up for inside dining this past weekend - but things are looking pretty good. Feel free to find me on Instagram @bestfoodalex if you have any more questions or want to peep some of the food we’ve got here 🧐
I've lived in some of the "best places to live" both in the States and overseas. Currently, I am in New Zealand (have lived in both the North island and South island) and can tell you Chicago is actually the best place I've ever lived. There are many opportunities there. It's affordable, has excellent options for healthcare, there are good schools, always something to do, great food, high salaries, beautiful parks, etc.
Chicago has over 50 wards each with it's own flavour. It's a great city. Its expensive it's cold in the winter but there are so many good things about it no Chicago has forest preserves and nature parks on Western
As someone who lives in Chicago the best thing I love about the city is the food, so many different types from different cultures and they’re all so delicious. 😋
Me who lives In Chicago: 👁👄👁 And btw I’ve been in Chicago for over 8 years now and every winter and maybe once we’ve had a big snow storm, but where I’ve been the snow is like 2 maybe 3 inches. I call it BS
@@williamwade3443 Rahm Emanuel focused on bringing world class institutions and international investment to Chicago as well as large scale events. He worked tirelessly to expand the core which led to a massive real estate boom, perhaps the most significant in our history and made Chicago the U.S. leader in corporate relocations/investments for 7 years consecutively. He tried to raise Chicago's global profile and keep it relevant on the world stage as the region struggles to stay within the top 5 in many metrics in the United States. Of course anyone can be criticized but compared to Lightfoot who is not a cosmopolitan mayor and lacks any vision or ambition to propel Chicago forward on a global level while she focuses on rebuilding neighborhoods that have seen disinvestment for decades and underdelivers like proposing a casino on the south or west side to prey on the poor she's a far cry from Rahm and developers are running from the ARO requirements so Chicago's one great flourishing asset, it's downtown core will stagnate as other cities greatly expand their footprints.
Can’t believe I’m quasi-defending Rahm but Lightfoot is an absolute clown. She’s got zero business savvy and gee-golly doesn’t even seem to care her fellow African Americans dying (4 deaths first weekend of May - ONE MORE death then we closed the entire f’ing state for) in the south and westside ghetto, yet she virtue signals she’s saving us from the very fake pandemic. Pathetic.
I have lived Chicago and still living in Chicago since 1995. I love everything in Chicago except the Winter. It is for so cold to live and long winter. When I worked in downtown Chicago, I had to drove 4 hours to get home because of the snow. In 1999, my school closed for 3 days straight because of the snow and there were more times that my high school and my college year because of the weather. Other than that, I love living in Chicago.
I lived in Chicago all my life, and I'm sorry, the place is a shit hole 🕳, 700 + murders, not to mention the car jackings, gang shootings, robberies and burglaries, also the rapes, kidnapping, thefts and retail thefts are the highest ever, and let's not forget to mention the city is all boarded up and looks horrible, while buisness are moving out. I'm in the process of moving out, 40 years is long enough.
Me too. I have all this that happens. Most of them are scumbags. But your forgetting mayors are corrupted..so are some businesses. On 50 cent behalf for a small retail theft say a gum or Shirt or a hat you left store by accident shouldn't be such a big deal more then some drug dealers. Thats nothing compare to gangs and murderer s and Mayors corruption. Or Rapists or Kid nappera or black s shooting cops. Or corupted cops shooting on blacks or foreign people.
Nature? Quit looking south & west. Look north. Chain of Lakes. 45 minutes from the Wisconsin border. Lake Geneva. Many state parks. Outstanding golf courses. The stretch between Chicago & Milwaukee (sometimes called the "cheddar curtain") is one of the best in the country.
Am in love with Chicago, i wanted to move to chicago last year with my son but the only thing that keeps me from moving is crime, that's my only fear is the crime rates. I don't know if it's really that bad or is just the media and news putting it up to make it sounds spicy. lol 😂
I am a PROUD Chicagoan and I do have to say, most of these are true, unfortunately. I have always said, this city is not for the faint at heart. If you don't have grit, it will run right over you. But, if you are a "city person", you can definitely live an amazing life here. There truly is no where else in the world like sweet home, Chicago :)
The job situation you mentioned is accurate. It also depends on what industry you're in. If you're in manufacturing like me, you better plan on working as a contractor for a small company you've never heard of--and layoffs will come often. Chicago is decent if you're in finance or healthcare though.
I love From Here To There it is an amazing channel!!! I am not from the US and have never been so it is really intresting you talking about its cities.
I grew up in Chicago got the hell out I love Chicago but there’s only a few good neighborhoods every weekend there is shooting and murders Father’s Day weekend this year they had over 101 shooting Nice place to visit but not to live
1,000 LIKES for Detroit? Despite it's flaws, Chicago is still probably my favorite big city in the country and a place everyone NEEDS to visit at some point in their lives.
*Which City do YOU want me to cover NEXT?!* (And I'm finalizing the Top 10 Best Small Cities list too, so that should be out SOON!)
Louisville, Kentucky
San Antonio, TX
Toronto,Ontario
Salt Lake City, Utah
Memphis, TN
I live in Chicago and “The cold never bothers me any way”
Just let it go ;)
same, but I’m from northern Germany
I Like chicken its because your used to living in chicago
Winter, snow on the ground and sub-zero days are 20% - 30% less than when I was young (60 years ago). Global warming is a real thing.
Its the brutal summers that make it hard to live here
I’ve lived in Chicago my entire life, and the lack of nature is the one reason why I want to move somewhere else :/ but ugh nowhere compares to the city of Chicago!
Yeah for the city itself, it's hands down my favorite city. But yeah I prefer mountains and gorgeous surrounding scenery too haha
Just move closer to the lake or Lincoln park
hay amy it patric i lived in chicago last for the whole year i saw this joke on u tube the best part of chicago is the airport go ther now
Come to Dayton Ohio , it’s a large town almost entire surrounded by woods & nature , like a southern city
@@renegade_lc Daytons awful.
“It’s not easy to live here if you don’t like sports.”
That’s a reason not to move to a city?
😂
@Stephen Anthony you get it
😂😂😂
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I thought they'd bring up how chicago is a violent place
I am Brazilian, and I have always liked Chicago, it is a very beautiful and very well built city and for me it is one of the best and most amazing cities in the United States.
Opa achei o Brasileiro nos comentários
We're everywhere 🇧🇷🤣
@@miguelmattos6430 É nois
Maybe compared to Brazil ... lol
Lol My dad brasilian and I was raised in Chicago loved my city
Can’t deny Chicago has some of the best food in the US, if not the best.
AJ Miami is the best. Actually a lot of places in the south food is a lot better...
Jefferson Walker no
Houston is
Jefferson Walker San Francisco has the best food, then Chicago, then NYC, then Houston
M m m deep dish pizza
I’m from Chicago and I can confirm the whole thing about hella violence is overblown. Half the neighborhoods on the south side are actually decent
Facts. obviously at night things get a lil dodgy but it’s really not a violent city at all. Especially compared to the big cities in California and New York.
Yeah it's really overblown, but in a few centralized areas there is a lot of crime. As long as you avoid those though, it's a super safe city
the South side is like 1/3 of the city but only 1/10 of that is that dangerous.
I'm a tried and true Chicagoan... the crime isn't that bad here! It's just the high taxes on pretty much every thing because of the corruptions in the past. But in all... Highly recommend you visit our city!!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!! Its like a New York's little sister but much more prettier, friendly, and cleaner!
It’s really only engelwood
"The taxes are high"
*Laughs in German*
The difference between Chicago and the Germany. Is that your taxes goes to universal healthcare, free college and other welfare programs meanwhile our taxes goes to Business subsidization.
@@gabe.6273 And politician mansions
Lol the United States taxes are way worse
You're wrong about the nature park, because there's Lincoln Park, beachfront forests, and the Skokie Lagoons are 20-25 minutes from downtown.
Alot of people don't realize how much nature is actually here. Probably because of videos like this
And forest preserves literally everywhere
That's what I said.....🌲🍁🍂🌾🌻
Forest preserves are literally just branches. Unlike say toronto, seatyle, Vancouver which actually has some forests (pines) during winter and looks lively eventhough it's below freezing.
All my family and friends always complain about the winter in Chicago, you'd be the first one who doesn't complain. In Seattle they can go to hot springs! Evem Toronto has really cool spas with thermal waters. Why not chicago?!!! There's just one.
No one cares its a shithole anyway
If you want to live in Chicago and are worried about the lack of nature don't worry the Indiana dunes are 30 min away
Northern Illinois has a lot of space going into Wisconsin!
Actually Chicago has plenty of outdoor spaces, parks and nature areas. The architect Burnham, created the city design with the idea in mind of a city in a garden. And yes the surrounding states, which are not too long a trip away also have great nature destinations.
Ryan Kirk fr I live in Illinois and I went there and the view is gorgeous
Frrrr though. And sometimes it's nice to get out of the city anyway. Like sure NYC has Central Park but you'll still hear the hum of traffic.
Michigan dunes, warren dunes is a must. Too much rocks at Indiana
Chi town stand up!!!
Hello beautiful lady. Nice meeting you here. How are you doing today? 😊
Hi beautiful lady I’m standing up I could prolly agree with da traffic but it doesn’t happen all da time glad dat I found your channel 🙂
Yessir
West side west side we gon set this party off right
Dremmz south side south side we gon set this party off right
Lightfoot & Kim Fox are as USELESS as Biden! I lived in Chicago for 26 years and I finally left thank God. The southside is a DISASTER!
I been living in chicago since day one, still in this bihh 😂
Ftc up in dis bih😭🤣
Same
Same bro raised here all my life
@@HoppingSnake290 I stayed for 8 months man it was fun ass hell but we bout to move to matteson il. I live in a town rn but yea
@@kysobrazzy6674 Damn well I still live here
Not having any kids or a car (in Chicago) go a LONG way trust me...
Andrew Magallanez facts💯
Nah bro go to NYC then complain🖕🏿
@@clewwe What is it with New York and the constant need to try and flex on people? You've impressed nobody by showing your ass.
No car No kids? You must be rich 😌
@@scotchrobbins NYC people are some of the most insecure individuals. Let them be proud of their rat infested streets. Chicago ftw!
I’m rolling my eyes. Don’t trust an anti-Chicago video from a guy who can’t even pronounce the name. This video is such a touristy perspective of Chicago. Obviously it’s cold. Obviously we love sports, but you don’t NEED to be into sports to have fun. Taxes are on par with other states. Have you seen Californian property taxes? Bad schools? Sure some bad apples here and there but our charter school’s that anyone can attend have the highest college acceptance rates. Traffic sucks, but that’s why we have the L and CTA! Best in the nation next to NYC. Parking sucks, but that’s every big city! Crime is so overblown and it’s only concentrated in places viewers would never even be in, and limited to members in GANGS.
This kid is spitting facts
Dishant P Laskar yea from the drill era but that’s died down a lot since then
Dude, shut the fuck up!!! Don't let people figure out that Chicago is _the_ best city to live out your 20's. It's a hidden gem, man
I think he was pretty on point to be honest.
Thank you. I live in Northwest Indiana and I love the city.
Chicago Illinois Is A Beautiful ❤️ Place I Was Born And Raised There My City Is A Nice Place The Crime Is High But I Love ❤️My City Praying That God Cover The City And The People With His Blood In Jesus Name Amen 🙏🏼 ❤️
Chicago is the worst now people die every 2 in a half hours
I've lived in Chicago for a decade and can say without any hesitation that this city is not run well, has tons of educational problems, is extremely violent, does not support free thought, has insane amounts of debt, is in a pension crisis due to years of horrendous fiscal mismanagement, is thoroughly corrupt at every level of government, and is 10 years away from a Detroit style collapse on it's current trajectory. This is not to say there aren't positives because they do exist, but the city by in large could be so much better if it had been run competently. The food is awesome, the public transportation is good (albeit always dirty), some neighborhoods are safe enough, and the architecture is stunning.
Chicago WORKED, until 1977, when Richard J. Daley died, and it has been circling the drain ever since.
You don't need 10 reasons. There's only one taxes are high AF here. Try paying for parking in Downtown
Compared to paying $3,500 a month for a 1 bedroom in San Francisco or New York you're getting off cheap.
It's my home, and every time I consider moving back, I take a look at the taxes and lack of jobs and there's just no way to make it happen without an extreme decrease in quality of life.
@@stitch6157 according rent café in Chicago 35% of appartements rent is lower than 1500$
And cost of 24% between 1500-2000$
Average 1900
While in NYC 2% rent is 1500-2000
And 98% higher than 2000,and average is 4000$
For SF its 2% 1000-1500
4% 1500-2000
96% 2000+
Average 3600$
@@bris0rv105 who tf asked u to be a fucking nerd about it 🤷
@Tommy Gofigure how do you mean
I don’t care what nobody say Chicago is one of da best cities the wind ain’t got nun to do with it😑🤔
Nice grammar.... no wonder Chicago System is failing lmao
Never, NYC always gone be the best
I think mean “the” “the wind has nothing to do with it.” There you go. Chicago has that wonderful education system.
Learn to write properly.. smh
Facts
I was waiting for him to say the hood 😂😭
Chiraq
Yessir we was waiting for our turn 😭
Lived in Chicago (city and suburbs) my whole life. Love the city and has its charm. Got out and it was the best decision I’ve ever made.
why did u moved out if u liked it ??
I love Chicago. Despite it’s struggles and winter weather, it’s one place I’d actually love to live. There’s so much to see and do
Yeah honestly such an amazing city
Yeah I’m trying to move up there once I get my A&P license. I want to enjoy the metro life before i get too old lol
Chicago gets an unfair rep, the city is not as bad as people think it is, as long as you don't cause trouble, you are good
maybe if you have conceal and carry
My house in the Chicago suburbs is for sale. PLEASE buy it so I can get out of here!
Chicago, Chicago, that's my hometown
I’m from the south side hbu person
Dra O tf how lmao
Logan Square
I’m in roger parks
@@Tarotdefrida " Name The One BUG U Step On The Most? & What's The One Footwear U Step On Them With The Most?
As an Cook Co, IL resident I can write a book about why you shouldn't move to Chicago. Town has tanked last 20 years.
Loved this video! I have always wanted to move to Chicago and while watching this I said to myself "I can live with that". Yay! Thanks for confirming my love for this city!
I went to Chicago back in 2014, I had a wonderful time. I will never forget that trip.
When you go on vacation it’s always wonderful downtown it’s beautiful no question ask but everything else it’s unfortunately true
Aaron Ojeda it was the most dangerous during that time
Stupid coronavirus we shall be going on vacation
Not not not not go there .oh my gosh 😁 i smile fake
...yea that was a trip - we are talkwing about LIVING there, you understand the difference right?
I love Chicago. Having lived in Manhattan for nearly 5 years I have to say Chicago is by far a better choice
Why?
FACTS
@Judi Grace You must be from out of town. lol
Don't forget Chicago Summers can get very humid especially the suburbs. Very muggy 😝
I’m a flight attendant and am LOVING this city. Winter storm coming? Hopping on a plane to have a few days in Hawaii. Sold my car and live right on the blue line that takes me to the airport. Corrupt? This whole country is corrupt 😂 great video but I’m here to stay !
I’ve been to various cities throughout the country, and even places outside the U.S. Chicago is the only place I’ll ever consider home.
Really 😊
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Same. I love my home town and once I get my food truck up and running Imma bring that taste of Chicago to Oregon
@@BA-gd1ub that sounds like a good idea 😋🚐u kno that's going to be the new restuarant
Why?
I love Chicago my hometown never want to leave but you cant tell my when its 60° out us Chicago people think its sooo hot out but when its 60° out in California its cold 😂 thats just plain Chicago LIFE 🥰
Lily Smith 50 degree weather we all wearing shorts and tank tops
I'm actually a winter person so the moment it hits 60's/70's I'd be turning on my AC and wish it's fall again lol
You think so?
You've got that right! When it's cooler than 65 out here, or over 77, people complain. Back home in Chicago, as the old joke goes, a 35 degree day is a GREAT day to get your car washed! I remember it well!!!! I've been a Southern Californian for 20 years now, however, I DO miss the food [hot dogs, pizza, Italian Beef sandwiches....the best!!!], AND the museums!!! Science & Industry is one of the absolute best in the country!!! Also miss the transportation system....San Diego is pretty good, but Chicago, NYC, Washington and San Francisco are the best!!!! Pittsburgh and Cleveland aren't bad, either!!!
Thats probably just you guys 90° is where it gets hot whenever its 80 and down its just a nice day. Once mid 40çs just use a sweater. Been living here all my life so.... Yall just weak? Idk.
My ex girlfriend, she is from Europe lived in Chicago for a while. She said a girl cant walk alone there in the streets after 10 p.m. I cant imagine that nor to live in a place like that.
Here in Chicago, 37° is sweater weather love it here. I will NEVER leave.
Best city on earth! My only complaint is winters are short and mild and summers are endless and brutal! I learned long ago the cubs are for tourists and the Sox are for true Chicago fans
Property tax is the reason I don’t wanna stay here for the rest of my life. It’s ridiculous.
tomaszbielski that’s the only thing that pisses me off about living here. The high property taxes
@Bob Henderson where did u go
Same here. See you know what I'm talkong about.
@@maneverman how can he do that ? Isn’t it cheating ?
This is spot on. Born in Chicago, raised in Cicero, but left and wouldn’t go back. I don’t even visit anymore.
ok as a life long Chicagoan and former long time employee of the City of Chicago, I was expecting to disagree with this video after I read the title. We Chicagoans are very touchy about people dissing our town. But I have to say You are Spot on! Everything you said about Chicago is 100% accurate. Parking sucks so bad that I avoid certain neighborhoods because of the parking. Political corruption....oh yeah we invented that! Cold, Cold, Cold. But this is home and I love it! My Kind of Town Chicago is!
Born and raised, lived in Chicago all my life. It’s one of the most historical cities. Also one of the cleanest. Walking downtown, it is quite clean compared to other major cities. Being well-traveled myself, I would definitely say we have the BEST food out of the whole U.S. 👍 We do have lots of pot holes everywhere that made me chuckle. Being a Chicagoan, it is very flat here, all urban but that comes with pros as we don’t have to worry much about any natural disasters here. If you like the fast life & city, bars and restaurants on every corner Chicago is for you. Everything is within arms reach. Summer is the best, thousands of free events millions of tourist come to visit to attend. Not a lot of nature, but definitely a lot to do here as far as events and entertainment.
Hey bro can you help me a little bit.
It's definitely pretty clean for such a big city, agreed.
I heard Chicago is bad is shit
Spring time when thaw it smells so bad in Chicago....
@@daryl4506 he only covered downtown😂😂 I promise it’s not the major part
Me being raised in illinois, if you want to start a family move to the suburbs. Schools are way better.
^Facts
@Dirty Dane went to batavia. It's a very good school.
I had to move to the Northern suburbs and the schools up this way are top notch especially for us having a child on the Autistic Spectrum! Now my kid is 22 and going to college at Northwestern University! Proud parent!
David Van Buskirk it depends. Some of the best schools in the country are in the city but they’re magnet and hard to get into.
David Van Buskirk we took a drive last weekend and saw Batavia and Geneva. Very pretty! I think we’re gonna do Highland Park when the time comes.
ik this old but he really doesnt warn anyone about the gangs here 😂 just says there’s murder and corruption
There’s gangs in every state tho,nothing surprising u acting like it’s a warzone
@Chaquetta Polk yeah but hes making a video specifically abt chiraq dumbass 🤦🏿♂️
@@stjzzy5994 chicago had more deaths than iraq... this year in 2020 there was 720 + murders . there are gangs in even the good neighborhoods... the reason it doesn’t seem that bad is bc 80% of the murders go unsolved and from someone who lives in a very bad neighborhood... a lot of murders even go unheard of. ya don’t know what goes on out here so don speak on it.
@@stjzzy5994 769 homicides and 3,000 + shootings
@@stjzzy5994 this year there have already been 146 people shot... yk what shit was bussin early this morning n last night , might have raised up ta 150 🤷🏽♂️
My window was shot out while a drug dealer was arguing with someone, and it nearly killed my aunt. Next day a kid was shot for not being in a gang. So basically, can’t have shit in Chicago, including my own life
Lol
Maybe it because living in wrong part? Not everywhere in Chi is like that.
@@holyexperience1976 no it’s everywhere
@@sinkless7614 it's not everywhere goofball
@@senordicknose8106 it kind is its not as bad in other neighborhoods but its everywhere
I think "winter" should be changed into "weather". Weather is shit here during all seasons; winter is too cold and windy, summers are hot and humid, and spring and fall (if you can call them that) are bipolar as hell and can turn to either summer or winter in a day.
lmao literally
Fall is usually very nice. Winter doesn't get bad until January. It doesn't snow heavily like the northeast. Sometime spring is great, sometimes it is terrible. Summers can be hot and humid, but nothing compared the the South. Summer heat is the southwest gets about 20 degrees hotter than Chicago. There are very few areas in the world have almost perfect weather.
Falls here: A foot of snow on halloween, about a week of 80+ degree weather, and the rest of fall is just switching between ice cube and desert.
Sounds like sweden hehe, too damn hot in the summer and freezing in the winter and everything in between is windy, wet and annoying. And they onder why I never go outside...
Legit 2021 march 20 something and it snowed, like bro what?😭😭
Chicago native here - I 100% agree with all of these. People/businesses are moving out fast- it's only a matter of time before it's no longer the 3rd largest city! Also - love your videos, and you have a great voiceover voice!
Hello beautiful lady. Nice meeting you here. How are you doing today? 😊
I think he actually likes most of the states, at least to some degree, and is making these with a little humor. It's that "grain of salt" we're taking his "advice" with. It's not necessarily meant to piss people off, but to be entertaining lol
Him: talks about lots of corruption, crime, and murder.
Me: *laughs in Brazilian*
You cannot compare Brazil to United States
@@roserevancroix2308 he just did (no offense)
@@roserevancroix2308 brazil is nothing compared to Chicago
@@joshuatruvillion3044 You realize your comparing a continent-sized country with a city right? Plus my coment isn't even talking shit about the U.S., I'm being sarcastic bcs Brazil's overall crime rate is higher than Chicago's
You: "Chicago has a very high level of corruption"
Russian people from any city in Russia: "haha, very funny"
что ты имеешь ввиду блайт
Russian: "Hold my vudka"
Romanians as well
@@user-pw2of2lp9s что у нас в стране коррупция таких масштабов, какие Чикаго и не снились
Pakistanis : "Corruption!! What is that? We proudly lie about anything. We scam everyone. That is next level to corruption. "
Another reason to NOT to move to Chicago: 104 shootings on Father's day weekend!
Ahhhh real scary right that why u stay hide in u parent basement shooting happen everywhere bcz human kill not gun
Here in Chicago we do something called drama. It is a form of entertainment and, yes, sometimes people die in the process. My parents and I go downtown just to watch people be arrested. Nothing new, unless you come from the so "perfect" suburbs and go to your nice public school.
Damn
You must be from the suburbs.
Chicago is a dump.
Top 10 Reasons *TO* move to Chicago:
1. Sports, lotta rivalries and no one judges you, unless you get into baseball. Cubs and White Sox hate eachother.
2. Deep Dish Pizza, *ITS SO GOOD.*
3. Sears Tower. Call it the W-llis tower I will punt you into the lake.
4. The lake, amazing around summer time.
5.Water Tower. The only building that survived the fire.
6. Urban Legends, if you like horror stories, urban legends, this is your place, Chicago has a lot of Ghost Stories, all are amazing.
7.Goth Target. Honestly no one bothers you, and you can let out your true goth.
8.The Skyline. The skyline is so beautiful omg.
9. Winter. If your a fan of snow. Here's a place to go. We don't get a lot of snow but its enough.
10. There is no number 10. Just Chicago's a great city honestly.
I'm from chicago but live in indiana. I miss chicago for the food and things to do lol. It's the only reason I go back sometimes. I love deepdish, Thankfully, there is a deepdish pizza joint where i'm at in Indiana.
@@thelonercoder5816 ayyyyy nice :D
Reason not to move here: you might find *gasp* housing that’s actually affordable
It’d be interesting to see a top ten reasons not to move to Washington D.C.
Planning on doing DC for sure :)
From Here to There hello can you do 10 reasons not to move to Manchester in New Hampshire?
Tony Wolf don’t gotta be racist man
#1: it's too damn expensive
Tony Wolf Actually the black population is falling very fast in DC now. They are mostly moving to the south suburbs or north to Baltimore.
I live in the suburbs of Chicago and it is really improved. There is no traffic and on the north side where I live the schools are really good.
That's awesome! Glad you enjoy it there, love your city!
North side is usually for white people and Asian culture. The south side is the part the city nobody cares about. It’s been that way for years
@@MrPacman1029 Pretty much. It's really a tale of two cities. Chicago treats you great if you're on the north side & suburbs. South and west sides? You're pretty much on your own.
There’s no traffic because everyone on that side is scared of the coronavirus. I live in the south suburbs and traffic is still very much a thing.
Daniel Evans white people are even moving to the south side now. it's the lower south side that is kind of ghetto/suburban.
As someone who lives in Illinois and has been to Chicago many times I can say the reason why you shouldn't move to Chicago is because yes
I really love being in chicago because Its the biggest city, The Chicago bulls bucket boys, and their so much activities.
Love Chicago, my home town, but you’re right: rent for a decent apartment is crazy, taxes are out of control and our winters are very long. Still love the lake front and the people, and that’s what keeps me here.
Or it's because moving takes effort and you have none so you just stay cause it's easier=)
When you mentioned corruption with the image of city employees trying to fix the roads. These employees make from $25 to $45 an hour. Most of those employees don't even know how to grab a shovel. ( nepotism) is a way to get a city job. Cta , secretary of state, public library employees are the rudest people in the city. I love chicago don't get me wrong. This city could be one of the best if it wasn't for corruption.
I've been living in Chicago for a year and would agree with everything, but at the same time it's the most beautiful city I've ever been to.
LA is more beautiful
@@DKMetcaIf u sure about that?
@@DPF61008OConnor yes. Palm trees and beaches 🌴
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The first two reasons are why I'm moving out of Chi! It's so hard to move out of the city you grew up in.
Chicago's not going anywhere. You can always visit. Learning a new place and people is invaluable. You cant understand how bad chicago is til you experience life in another place
Facts
Advice: get a popcorn bucket before reading these comments.
No, you don’t “just pick the Cubs.” You clearly don’t like sports. Don’t appreciate this video much as someone who lives in Chicago.
Lived in Chicago for 19 years, the summers are fantastic and I can't say I never had a bad summer there. The winters are absolutely terrible though and are the thing that got me to move away
Yeah that's my love/hate relationship with the place haha
Summers are awful in Chicago. Hot and unbearably humid.
@@adriang.4086 the humidity is a good thing
@@kyleklein8746 It's nasty.
what winters? summers are brutal and endless here
Love the NE but our winters have been too mild. Love the snow but I love NY Yankees even more!! Hope everyone is staying safe!
Haha New England will always be my true home :)
@@FromHeretoThere I knew that!!! 😁
I won't go to NY any more- too scary to catch the virus
What winter? Summers are endless and brutal!
2019 wasn’t even that cold for snow now if you wanna talk about snow storms you could’ve said 2012😂
The fact that this makes me wanna move to Chicago more
@Cvlt_moon you probably lived downtown
It sucks. If you like taxes. Come in!
“Illinois, where our governors make our license plates”
Except prisoners don’t make license plates anymore...
That's hilarious & also true!
That's called Privatization...Poor Conservatives are convinced that It's cheaper to pay and support an entire management staff than to to have Inmates work for free!
“keep Chicago name out your mouth if you not from Chicago”
😂 😂 😂 Why do you say that?
@@michaelsmith6372 she tripping
The Lakefront parks and beaches are our nature along with lots of forest preserves in the Chicago area. Winters are brutal but they make you appreciate summer even more!
Chicago/ Chicagoland native checking this out before checking another city review to gauge accuracy.
Pretty accurate. And not exaggerated. All negatives, but things able to overcome. Good job!
Chicago is ranked a world class city and has world class Shopping, theater, museums, food, best architecture, many of the tallest towers, best neighborhoods, Financial center, beaches, river walk, and on and on. Chicago is famous for being a very clean and friendly city! Great transit system and so much more!
My nephew studies at UIC, we are bit worry about the crime rate and safety for international students.
Chicago also has corrupt politicians brutal weather and crime
@@GAURAV25855ify ummm what democratic city does not have that????
@@lmdnewaccount71 I can only speak for myself and the tons of people i have known living here for 53 years now and none of us have had issues with crime. I know people in other parts of America that cannot say that
He literally hit every nail on the head. I live here.. I definitely know
Hahaha... Really?
....so why do you live there?
@@roserevancroix2308 yes
@@yakovmatityahu no
You absolutely do not have to be into sports to live in Chicago. I was born and raised in Chicago and never once did I pick a team to like because I'm not into sports in that way. I'd rather play them then watch them
Chicago needs more hospitality. Bus drivers in particular are very rude.
I'm terrified when I drive in the city. The box trucks alone have no self awareness and cuts you off at every opportunity they get.
As most people know, you can pretty much do the same thing for any city, and through this focused lens of, “reasons not to move to Chicago,” it really brushes by the things that actually make it wonderful (and I know, he has another video with reasons TO move here). But I find it funny that, even in going through these 10 reasons, he couldn’t help but continually contradict himself or indirectly include the good things in order for him to explain the bad. I’ll also mention that much of his reasoning revolving around cars is moot if you don’t have a car, and most of us really don’t need one (I pay like $175/mo for a rideshare app’s commuter pass, giving me 4 rides/day). Traffic isn’t really that bad compared to plenty of other cities I’ve been to, especially around the world, and there ARE great ways around it: Chicago is literally fitted with layers of tunnels underneath the loop (lower Wacker), an entire lakeside expressway on the other side (lakeshore), and a beautifully designed grid in between that’s easy to navigate and understand. If one or several parts are congested, you’ve got options. Our winters are cold, but half of the major cities in the whole world get cold, and we don’t deal with any truly disastrous weather patterns like warmer, tropical places, and we don’t have major earthquakes. The Midwest gets tornadoes but it’s rare that’s even a concern for Chicago metro to deal with. You learn to appreciate the seasons, you take advantage of the great winter activities, and you appreciate where you are. We also DO have nature - we have nature IN the city. Literally have the video he shows are sweeping shots of our ginormous parks taking up the whole right side of the loop. And just north, we have Lincoln Park, with the Lincoln Park zoo, and miles and miles of nature-lined lakefront trail. I never have moments where I think, “I could use more greenery.” Lol. There are NATURE nature people, and that’s fine: Portland or Denver or something offer some urban structure doused in trail-runner aesthetic - don’t move here. But that’s not a reason NOT to move here, that’s just a preference thing. Sports is a similar complaint, but I absolutely despise sports, and I have never been unhappy here because lots of people are obsessed with them. I even live close to Soldier Field in the south loop, so sometimes we get overflow congestion from games. Guess what? That equals money. It equals property value. It equals city pride. No one’s peeling a jersey over my head forcibly and there’s plenty else to do around here while The Sports are Sporting. The city is corrupt - almost openly so - and the government often runs in borderline chaos because of reverberating effects of previous corruption. Remarkably, Chicago itself manages to not only survive those struggles, but still come out of it as one of the greatest cities in the world. In almost every category, we have national or international acclaim. I’m in no way justifying corrupt government, but for those of us who MAKE UP Chicago, that corruption doesn’t define us; we keep delivering, while simultaneously working to vote better and build better. Move here if you think you can contribute to that iterative process. Finally, we have plenty of jobs, people make decent livings (he literally mentioned several times how comparably affordable Chicago is in terms of large cities like it), and it IS easily navigable; if someone lands a more entry-level position out of college, having a cheaper apartment or roommates 20 minutes north with easy train or bus access is no problem for people. One of Chicago’s strengths IS its affordability in ratio to its job market; what I make here in tech gives me exponentially more, right downtown, than my coworkers in San Francisco making the same money and living an hour and a half away from the office with 2 or 3 roommates. We have the work here, and of course it’s competitive - but it’s not the terrifying nightmare of cities with $8k/mo rent and 5k people applying for the same apprenticeship. Chicago is a gritty city, and it’s built on relationships more than anything: work your ass off, build your network in a smart way, and you’ll thrive here better than anywhere else and be extremely happy. Oh, and our housing market is actually amazing; it’s one of the few places where your mortgage can easily be less than if you rented something similar. Taxes are high, but you always come out on top because the city is quite affordable for what you get otherwise. Listen, we have our flaws, and Chicago isn’t for everyone, but I always like to tell people this: Chicago had two fires to rebuild after, and it gave us a chance to really imagine the *perfect* city, not just one haphazardly built up on top of itself over time as it grew. We’re the blueprint for American metropolises, filled with the best parts of the rest of the country all pieced together into this vibrant, innovative, hardworking, and tasty city where we gorge ourselves with midwestern comfort food and varieties of other cultures’ foods that make Chicago so much richer and more dynamic. It’s full of surprise and timeless design all at the same time. These are the reasons to move here.
On the subject of the job market in Chicago, I know you said you’re in tech, but I’m planning to go into the medical field, and was looking at going to the University of Illinois at Chicago. Do you personally think that there are or will be jobs available in the medical sector of Chicago?
Nightwalker 4202 100%! Chicago has a good handful of very active hospital systems, too, and so the industry in general is also somewhat competitive. We have Northwestern, Rush (where I go), UI Health (where you’re looking), UIC, Loyola, and a handful of smaller systems as you move further out. World-renowned procedures, innovation, conferences, etc. happen here. Really a great city for it - we even have an area near UIC called the medical district. Highly recommend.
Alex Jewell thanks for replying! I’ve been really stressed out lately about school because of the whole virus thing and I’m still looking at a few different med schools, but you’ve helped me feel a lot better about having Chicago as my first choice
Nightwalker 4202 if it helps, Chicago is also a pretty safe place in terms of the virus right now. I’m still quarantining because I’m immunosuppressed - and I can’t speak for the future, because restaurants and bars opened up for inside dining this past weekend - but things are looking pretty good. Feel free to find me on Instagram @bestfoodalex if you have any more questions or want to peep some of the food we’ve got here 🧐
Alex Jewell I got lucky and my area is doing pretty well right now, but I hope you’re able to continue staying safe!
The cold is the best part. I lived in Chicago my whole life, I consider myself immune to the cold.
Yeah I’ll take cold over hot any day. Besides I really love snow, which I never see in where I live
From Chicago..people getting scared of gunshots, coldness, etc..while us we are just used to everything honestly. Pretty pathetic
I've lived in some of the "best places to live" both in the States and overseas. Currently, I am in New Zealand (have lived in both the North island and South island) and can tell you Chicago is actually the best place I've ever lived. There are many opportunities there. It's affordable, has excellent options for healthcare, there are good schools, always something to do, great food, high salaries, beautiful parks, etc.
I learn a lot by watching your videos. Please do Dangerous Cities In The US In 2020?
agree
Detroit, Memphis, and Baltimore will most likely be on the list.
That would be good to see. Cities are safer than they were a few years ago.
Stop Misandry and Gynocentrism Austin, TX?
Chicago has over 50 wards each with it's own flavour. It's a great city. Its expensive it's cold in the winter but there are so many good things about it no Chicago has forest preserves and nature parks on Western
As someone who lives in Chicago the best thing I love about the city is the food, so many different types from different cultures and they’re all so delicious. 😋
Me who lives In Chicago: 👁👄👁
And btw I’ve been in Chicago for over 8 years now and every winter and maybe once we’ve had a big snow storm, but where I’ve been the snow is like 2 maybe 3 inches. I call it BS
I have lived in Chicago ALL my life. We get A LOT snow not just 2 or 3 inches
This is accurate, also the last mayor raised our water bills to the point where it's basically another property tax.
Great Idea Rahm is the worst thing that happened to Chicago. Worse than and blizzard or fire
@@williamwade3443 Rahm Emanuel focused on bringing world class institutions and international investment to Chicago as well as large scale events. He worked tirelessly to expand the core which led to a massive real estate boom, perhaps the most significant in our history and made Chicago the U.S. leader in corporate relocations/investments for 7 years consecutively. He tried to raise Chicago's global profile and keep it relevant on the world stage as the region struggles to stay within the top 5 in many metrics in the United States.
Of course anyone can be criticized but compared to Lightfoot who is not a cosmopolitan mayor and lacks any vision or ambition to propel Chicago forward on a global level while she focuses on rebuilding neighborhoods that have seen disinvestment for decades and underdelivers like proposing a casino on the south or west side to prey on the poor she's a far cry from Rahm and developers are running from the ARO requirements so Chicago's one great flourishing asset, it's downtown core will stagnate as other cities greatly expand their footprints.
Our Current Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the First Black Woman Mayor of Chicago
Can’t believe I’m quasi-defending Rahm but Lightfoot is an absolute clown. She’s got zero business savvy and gee-golly doesn’t even seem to care her fellow African Americans dying (4 deaths first weekend of May - ONE MORE death then we closed the entire f’ing state for) in the south and westside ghetto, yet she virtue signals she’s saving us from the very fake pandemic. Pathetic.
@@williamwade3443 Rahm's famous quote: "Never let a crisis go to waste!"
And even with all of this, still the Best Cities in the US
I have lived Chicago and still living in Chicago since 1995. I love everything in Chicago except the Winter. It is for so cold to live and long winter. When I worked in downtown Chicago, I had to drove 4 hours to get home because of the snow. In 1999, my school closed for 3 days straight because of the snow and there were more times that my high school and my college year because of the weather. Other than that, I love living in Chicago.
I lived in Chicago all my life, and I'm sorry, the place is a shit hole 🕳, 700 + murders, not to mention the car jackings, gang shootings, robberies and burglaries, also the rapes, kidnapping, thefts and retail thefts are the highest ever, and let's not forget to mention the city is all boarded up and looks horrible, while buisness are moving out. I'm in the process of moving out, 40 years is long enough.
Me too. I have all this that happens. Most of them are scumbags. But your forgetting mayors are corrupted..so are some businesses. On 50 cent behalf for a small retail theft say a gum or Shirt or a hat you left store by accident shouldn't be such a big deal more then some drug dealers. Thats nothing compare to gangs and murderer s and Mayors corruption. Or Rapists or Kid nappera or black s shooting cops. Or corupted cops shooting on blacks or foreign people.
Nature? Quit looking south & west. Look north. Chain of Lakes. 45 minutes from the Wisconsin border. Lake Geneva. Many state parks. Outstanding golf courses. The stretch between Chicago & Milwaukee (sometimes called the "cheddar curtain") is one of the best in the country.
Facts!!! I live in Lake County, IL
Chicago pizza do be slapping tho😳
Am in love with Chicago, i wanted to move to chicago last year with my son but the only thing that keeps me from moving is crime, that's my only fear is the crime rates. I don't know if it's really that bad or is just the media and news putting it up to make it sounds spicy. lol 😂
If you have money move to the suburbs like Schaumburg (about 25-30 minute drive to the city) or the small suburbs nearby where I'm at
I am a PROUD Chicagoan and I do have to say, most of these are true, unfortunately. I have always said, this city is not for the faint at heart. If you don't have grit, it will run right over you. But, if you are a "city person", you can definitely live an amazing life here. There truly is no where else in the world like sweet home, Chicago :)
I know one of my cousins attended Chicago University (maybe he’s still a student). I’ve never been to Chicago, but it’s a nice and unique city. 😄
Yeah I wanted to go there for school awhile back, but didn't get in haha. It's one of my favorite cities for sure though!
The University of Chicago!
I start school at North Park University in Chicago this fall.
Hudaman! I know u from twitter
Dirty politics! High crime, highest taxes. Get out when you can! I did and have never been happier.
Nolla where did you go
Linn Linn Arizona
Being a Chi-town native since birth to 51...I have to say that was a good synopsis of Chicago.
you can get killed out there even if you aint doing nothing wrong, bullets flying everywhere
The job situation you mentioned is accurate. It also depends on what industry you're in. If you're in manufacturing like me, you better plan on working as a contractor for a small company you've never heard of--and layoffs will come often. Chicago is decent if you're in finance or healthcare though.
I love From Here To There it is an amazing channel!!! I am not from the US and have never been so it is really intresting you talking about its cities.
Thanks so much, you just made my day haha :) Glad you're enjoying the videos!
Boy you don't disrespect my city
I grew up in Chicago got the hell out I love Chicago but there’s only a few good neighborhoods every weekend there is shooting and murders Father’s Day weekend this year they had over 101 shooting Nice place to visit but not to live
not true, many good neighborhoods, and yes the murders are a problem.
Chicago people were you at
Right here with you.
Erika Espinoza ayo
Right here straight from Chicago
I actually like living in Chicago! Even tho last year it was cold.😂
Tourists: bad weather
Me : it's just Mab
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