Hello from the windy city

[Gabe]

90m wait at all giordanos we called. Place was absolutely packed to the ceiling.

 

Had the deep chicago style. Was absolutely amazing. No pizza like that in LA.

[Gabe]

Was in downtown til very late last night. Chicago is an amazing city, so many huge skyscrapers and beautifully designed engineered buildings.

 

Skyline in chicago is absolutely incredible. I keep asking myself how can so many huge buildings be in that area.

[Cop]

Seventy individuals were shot over Thanksgiving weekend and, more recently, over 40 were shot during the Christmas weekend. In fact, the murder rate in Chicago is so high that it is skewing national murder figures for 2016. Yet the media is largely mum on the soaring death rate, as covering it honestly would mean admitting that gun control has actually endangered lives, rather than saved them.

[Gabe]

Ron of Japan for dinner - love me some hibachi lobster tail.

 

Won't be disappointed.

 

J. Parker for some late cocktails. Or The Gage if you're staying near Michigan avenue.

J parker had some great views. Thanks for the tip fam.

[Gabe]

Seventy individuals were shot over Thanksgiving weekend and, more recently, over 40 were shot during the Christmas weekend. In fact, the murder rate in Chicago is so high that it is skewing national murder figures for 2016. Yet the media is largely mum on the soaring death rate, as covering it honestly would mean admitting that gun control has actually endangered lives, rather than saved them.

 

A lot of homeless, a lot in downtown. It was pretty packed so we felt safe.

 

I'd say i was asked for change about 20+ times.

[BarryRunSome]

Gabe how is Chicago guy?

 

Swing by the bar at The Langham. Tell em Rocco sent ya

[Gabe]

Chicago is quite amazing. A lot of old fashioned buildings.

 

We took the double decker bus tour. Learned so much.

[ted sheckler]

A lot of homeless, a lot in downtown. It was pretty packed so we felt safe.

 

I'd say i was asked for change about 20+ times.

 

 

Gotta love a bunch of Mofome's in Chicago.  Who's worse LA or Chicago?

[Timely Hitting]

Seventy individuals were shot over Thanksgiving weekend and, more recently, over 40 were shot during the Christmas weekend. In fact, the murder rate in Chicago is so high that it is skewing national murder figures for 2016. Yet the media is largely mum on the soaring death rate, as covering it honestly would mean admitting that gun control has actually endangered lives, rather than saved them.

All the violence is in a very small pocket of the city that you would never accidentally enter.

[Timely Hitting]

J parker had some great views. Thanks for the tip fam.

If they had a bigger menu and it was close to the stupid fucking tree I'd probably go there tonight instead of the gage tonight.

[joeybagadonuts]

All the violence is in a very small pocket of the city that you would never accidentally enter.

Cop would never go to Chicago. Too many blacks. He stays in his all white town and tries to never leave.

[Timely Hitting]

Cop would never go to Chicago. Too many blacks. He stays in his all white town and tries to never leave.

Also the media isn't mum on anything.

 

There have been documentaries created by CNN and other directors. It is covered weekly on the news nationally and daily locally.

 

I don't know what anyone is talking about with the media being mum on the violence. It's all in Englewood and that small part of the south side. The loop and North shore of the city are probably safer than most parts of the country. North side does have drunken dopes.

[Cop]

r the third consecutive year, Illinois has lost more residents than any other state, losing 37,508 people in 2016, which puts its population at the lowest it has been in nearly a decade, according to U.S. census data released Tuesday.

 

Illinois is among just eight states to lose residents, putting its population at 12,801,539 people, its lowest since about 2009. Illinois' population first began to drop in 2014, when the state lost 11,961 people. That number more than doubled in 2015, with a loss of 28,497 people, and further multiplied in 2016.

 

"Illinois is a part of the country where, in general, during the recession, it held on to (people) who wanted to move to Sun Belt states. Now, it's losing them," said William Frey, a demographer with the Brookings Institution who analyzes census data.

 

"When you have a big state like Illinois, to lose population for three years in a row? That's cause for alarm," he added.

 

The plunge is mainly a result of the large number of residents leaving the state in the past year — about 114,144 in all — which couldn't be offset by new residents and births, according to census data measuring population from July 2015 to July 2016. The number of residents leaving the state is the largest in recent history, as data from 1990 show just 50,440 residents left Illinois and migrated to other states.

 

By most measures, Illinois' population will continue to sharply decline in the coming years as more residents call it quits on the state they call home. The Tribune last year surveyed dozens of former residents who had fled within the past five years, and all offered their own list of reasons for doing so. Common reasons included high taxes, the state budget stalemate, crime, the unemployment rate and the weather. Census data released last year suggested the root of the problem was the Chicago area, which in 2015 saw its first population decline since at least 1990, having lost 6,263 residents.

[Timely Hitting]

r the third consecutive year, Illinois has lost more residents than any other state, losing 37,508 people in 2016, which puts its population at the lowest it has been in nearly a decade, according to U.S. census data released Tuesday.

 

Illinois is among just eight states to lose residents, putting its population at 12,801,539 people, its lowest since about 2009. Illinois' population first began to drop in 2014, when the state lost 11,961 people. That number more than doubled in 2015, with a loss of 28,497 people, and further multiplied in 2016.

 

"Illinois is a part of the country where, in general, during the recession, it held on to (people) who wanted to move to Sun Belt states. Now, it's losing them," said William Frey, a demographer with the Brookings Institution who analyzes census data.

 

"When you have a big state like Illinois, to lose population for three years in a row? That's cause for alarm," he added.

 

The plunge is mainly a result of the large number of residents leaving the state in the past year — about 114,144 in all — which couldn't be offset by new residents and births, according to census data measuring population from July 2015 to July 2016. The number of residents leaving the state is the largest in recent history, as data from 1990 show just 50,440 residents left Illinois and migrated to other states.

 

By most measures, Illinois' population will continue to sharply decline in the coming years as more residents call it quits on the state they call home. The Tribune last year surveyed dozens of former residents who had fled within the past five years, and all offered their own list of reasons for doing so. Common reasons included high taxes, the state budget stalemate, crime, the unemployment rate and the weather. Census data released last year suggested the root of the problem was the Chicago area, which in 2015 saw its first population decline since at least 1990, having lost 6,263 residents.

Taxes are pretty brutal in cook County.

[Cop]

Liberals gonna Liberal.

 

Also the Landers Mush

[Timely Hitting]

No one is leaving because of "crime."

 

The people who struggle with the crime in Chicago and Illinois can't afford to move.

 

Cop you mad at illinois pal?

[Gabe]

Yeah 10.25% sales tax wtf.

[Cop]

No one is leaving because of "crime."

 

The people who struggle with the crime in Chicago and Illinois can't afford to move.

 

Cop you mad at illinois pal?

Haha. No beef with Illinois. Just like to point out the incredible work these liberal politicians do.

[Timely Hitting]

Haha. No beef with Illinois. Just like to point out the incredible work these liberal politicians do.

Illinois is blue on the national level. Locally it's a red state. The governor is a Republican.

[Cop]

Illinois is blue on the national level. Locally it's a red state. The governor is a Republican.

Stop it

[Bigrunner]

Joey any recommendations bud? Here for another 6 days

Gulliver's Pizza. Some of the best Chicago pan pizza. Top 3! Large menu of sandwiches and Italian fare. Roosevelt Rd. Oakbrook Terrace.

[Timely Hitting]

Stop it

It's true right now. And Ryan was a Republican too.

 

Regardless of who is in power though the state is a disaster. Blagojevich was a democratic disaster and rauner is a Republican disaster. They're all idiots.

 

Since 1977 Republicans have held the governor seat for all but 12 years in illinois.

[SUPERMAN 23]

Seventy individuals were shot over Thanksgiving weekend and, more recently, over 40 were shot during the Christmas weekend. In fact, the murder rate in Chicago is so high that it is skewing national murder figures for 2016. Yet the media is largely mum on the soaring death rate, as covering it honestly would mean admitting that gun control has actually endangered lives, rather than saved them.

 

WERE #1,,,,,,WERE #1,,,,,,,WERE #1......

[joeybagadonuts]

Illinois is blue on the national level. Locally it's a red state. The governor is a Republican.

Doesn't fit Cops narrative. Delete delete

[SUPERMAN 23]

Gabe, did you stop on over by Wrigley Field to see the Home of the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs?  Oh wait.....SORRY

 

Anyway a lot of great bars up and down Clark street from Wrigley.