Lightfoot out in Chicago

There’s a reason businesses and people are leaving there in droves. Probably the weather and not personal safety and new ridiculous tax proposals.

 

Literally the same trend as almost every major city, long time working class residents being priced out, college educated people move in (gentrification). Don't think its taxes so much as its that public housing is barely a thing anymore, probably to keep said taxes as low as possible.

 

Businesses are leaving due to being priced out? Businesses like Tyson Foods, Boeing, Caterpillar and Citadel have all left. Rents must be super steep since those companies only have multi billion dollar balance sheets.

McDonalds headquarters are there and their CEO openly criticized the city last year for its crime. Guess they all have the wrong impression?

 

Yes, rich people are generally out of touch. I doubt McDonalds HQ was located in South Side gangland where most of the violence is. From the only evidence supplied on this thread, the people most likely to have left recently are on the lower end of the income spectrum. Corporations like to complain and make noise about leaving because they want special deals from the government.

 

That's funny. I was about to correct you because I have been there. But they moved in 2018 Chicago well after I left the state. They left a wealthy suburb to move to Chicago. I wonder why they moved if they didn't like crime

 

Tyson also closed an office in deep red suburban Sioux City Iowa. Caterpillar was based in the wealthy suburbs, nowhere near the city limits or Lightfoot's jurisdiction.