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Originally Posted by glowrock
Am I the only one here who isn't exactly feeling sorry for an obviously-wealthy individual complaining about people in the Southport corridor who are actually perhaps homeless or addicts? Southport is ridiculously wealthy, but it's still in the freaking middle of the city. Of course there will be some people who aren't wealthy!
I'm sorry, but this pretty much infuriates me. Complaining about property taxes when you obviously made enough to pay them, complaining about CPS schools when many of them are, in fact excellent (of course there are horrible ones, as can be said for literally every large school system in this country!), etc... etc... Instead of blaming Chicago for your decision to move, just say you decided to move somewhere that suited your current tastes better.
Speaking as someone who's lived in MANY places throughout the years, Chicago still has an amazing value for the money. Yes, 2020 needs to be done away with (the entire country has faced serious issues, and not just health and crime-related!), but up until then, Chicago's renaissance has been nothing short of extremely impressive.
Aaron (Glowrock)
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Why would you or anyone feel sorry for me? That one is a real head scratcher. You're getting upset over nothing, perhaps it is the hard times?
Obviously, it's significantly easier to overlook the hassles of the city as a single, childless renter in the city (not sure if any of those apply to you) but the issues get magnified when children and taxes become huge considerations.
Even with that said, it's impossible to overlook that Chicago and my neighborhood specifically have gone the wrong direction over the last few years.
Over the last few years i've put up with:
-Double in property taxes, with Alderman Tunney telling homeowners to anticipate at LEAST an additional 15% property tax hike over next 3 years. the thing is, the problem still isn't solved, there is a massive hole in the city finances.
-1 home break-in; 3 garage break-ins; Mother in Law car getting window's smashed
-5 different shootings within a 3 block radius of my house within 3 years
-multiple car jackings in the neighborhood
-CPS strike where a significant amount of classroom time was missed, and never made up.
-Blaine Elementary School asking for $10,000 per family to offset the budget deficit
-Dealing with homeless people sleeping in Juniper Park (children's playground) literally every night/morning. In addition, finding needles and drug use in the park.
And back to CPS, the High Schools are awful on average. I sure as shit am not sending my kids to Lakeview high school.
I've noticed a slow downward trajectory in my neighborhood over the past several years, all of those items combined, especially the Taxes/Corruption and Shootings made it a no go for me. If that gets your panties in a bunch, that is your problem, not mine.