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I love you ❤ your content. I'm happy for your mother. I love Chicago. Born and raised. I'm in the suburbs now, but your videos got me missing living in the city again.

The rent is going up everywhere. I thank God we not paying NYC prices. Great review. Rogers Park is a decent neighborhood.

all I can say, since I been livin in chi town all my life, is: issa chicago thing 🤷🏾‍♂😂💯

I love doodle art

aaww happy for mom! You are such a fantastic recourse for someone like me who is moving cross-country to Chicago very soon.

So thorough! Thank you, friend :)

I am looking for an apartment in Chicago, this video was very helpful. May I ask the name of the third apartment?

Thank you for addressing the ghost thing. Most people would avoid mentioning it, but the chance it could happen is very real. I love the old buildings, too!

It's a big issue with what media shoves down people's throats, especially for young kids. Unfortunately, it's not cool to have real talent, showcase true art, continuing education or getting into a trade. And it's really not for the best that this is the "culture". Like we livin' in a world where women look up to celebrities like Sexyy Redd & onlyfans girls... those aren't fulfilling roles or careers. As much as media and these people try to portray it as "freeing and having true happiness", it's completely the opposite.

Can you tell me the name of his realty company? I'm looking for a place too!

Aw so happy for her 😊I hope she settles in nicely

This look like a big ass yag orgy... shame needs to be brought back. This is weird.

Sooooo glad i missed all of this!!!

Just got recommended your video. Wanted to point out that I am also from Joliet (still live) and yes you made some good points. Some of these kids have no understanding of respect which begins at home. Unfortunately many of their homes are already unstable and not physically, mentally, or emotionally healthy.

same shit different kickback different day

The generation of 😢😢😢

I love Chicago transportation

Just visited for the first time with my daughter and we stayed at the Hilton Chicago. 10x better than NYC

I've definitely been seeing more of the public partying. People going to other people's neighborhoods and partying in the street, then getting out of hand. I left before it got like that at the parade. They were very lucky that the police weren't forceful.

As a fellow Chicago native. I needed this video. Rent is crazy right now.

You have to take a look at the per capita crime rate. It’s super high in every American major city compared to the smaller subdivisions and cities away from the city life. It’s not like you’ll just get shot walking outside but if your in the wrong area, you better believe it can happen

Life long Chicagoan, born, raised, and currently living in the city. Chicago doesn’t have a gang problem, it has a poverty problem that the city refuses to address in any meaningful way. Especially in the neighborhoods that have rampant gang activity. It’s extremely segregated here. The only areas that a truly diverse are on the far north side. Rogers park, edgewater, west ridge, etc. Even in these neighborhoods it’s segregated. One area might be all black, but then 2-3blocks later it’s Hispanic, then a few more blocks there’s nothing but whites, all in one neighborhood. It’s not nearly as dangerous here as the media would have you believe. Most of the crimes is happening on the south and west sides where generational poverty is the norm. Now just because you live up north, doesn’t mean you’re “safe”. There’s over 3million people here, always pay attention to your surroundings. Chicago has literally any cuisine you could want, Lake Michigan, and great nightlife. But as a life long resident, I’m getting the hell out. I’m going to the burbs. I’m all Chicago’d out. Roads are trash, traffic is trash on epic levels, cost of living is too high, and the city seems to spend money on things that not only don’t improve people’s quality of living, but actively makes it worse.

Moved to Chicago a couple years ago after living on the west coast for 10+ years. Chicago is way more affordable than some locals give it credit for. I very rarely feel unsafe, or worry about my wife/kids, although we do live on the north side and that disparity is real.

My wife and I live in Lakeview. Imagine waking up at 2 am in the morning to look out your bedroom window to see Chicago Police with riot shields and nightsticks marching down Clark St. chanting "Stay Back!". This has gotten worse over the past couple of years.

Me and my husband live in the area and this was a disgrace. Majority of these ignorant one's aren't from the neighborhood. They just come up here and destroy people's property and refuse to go home. It was bad last year too but this is the worst. Something needs to be done, it has gotten out of hand. Most of the people who live in the neighborhood celebrate then go home. Not these ratchet ones.

Grew up there becareful not a great area. Go by Indian boundary park great area

I AGREE with much of this video. I moved here from NYC. But Chicago is NOT the most segregated city. That’s exaggerated. First of all, every single city in the world is segregated. Please tell me one that isn’t. But, Chicago is not the worse of them. ATL and DC are way worse. Also, there is no lack in the Hispanic neighborhoods, it’s just the Black American ones. The homeless problem in Chicago is nowhere near as bad as the West Coast. Not even close.

You should do a video on the tunnels under the city, not many know about them

Purchased mine 2 days ago. Can't wait to use it! Thanks for the review 😊

Your first mistakes was going to the parade it's all kids , Grant Park is where it's more chilled

Everybody in the comments should be able to relate to this if your here👉👉👉👉#StevePennMusic

Unfortunately segregation is just about everywhere in the U.S. Every major city I have lived in and traveled through out the states is segregated and that is based on the history and past of the country. People tend to live in neighborhoods where they feel most comfortable and form their own communities which can result in more segregation. As a black city girl, I try to live in the most diverse neighborhood I can but typically I end up living where it’s more Caucasians and it doesn’t bother me.

I stop going to the parades because of this. I haven’t been in over 10 years because people don’t know how to act. When you don’t show respect for my mom which she’s an elderly lady I can’t be there. That’s why I take the drive to Milwaukee for their pride weekend.

Parts of Chicago are not as segregated as you think especially in Rogers Park on the Northside where i live we have a mix of every culture here from blacks, whites, African, Caribbean, Hispanic, etc

Hedonism & debauchery fest.

You can take isolated clips of virtually any group with a segment acting crazy then use that to justify any predetermined (often prejudiced) conclusion you have for that said community. The holocaust happened in part from making news zines that were spread pointing out poor aspects of Jews, the irony is the same could've been done for poorly behaved Germans. This kind of news reporting is very dangerous and unbalanced.

Imo pride had lost it's true meaning , pride was about being accepted and loving who you love without being judged , but nowadays pride is so out of hand ( I might offend some of yall ) there are alot of hate towards women in the pride community, and why are yall always targeting kids? And pride fest back then was to have a sense of community and welcomeness , now it's just a big party with no actual meaning behind it

my first gay pride was in 1995 in Toronto. after what I saw I never went to another one. From what I see on the net they are 10x worse now.

Ooof I don't go to pride cause its too crazy for me... But it seems like a disgrace to see this is what pride is about now (of course the good parts of pride will never be acknowledged- like the parade in the clip looked lovely), and how others people view pride (and lgbt people) and why.... *sigh* I'm all for celebrating, but this just doesn't seem like lgbt+ pride just people acting wild and using pride as an excuse. 😢

you find people shaking they own ass distasteful - does not mean they don’t have respect for themselves. the rest of world is not what you experienced growing up, that’s deadass how life works. it’s just as weird to say people turnt at pride need to be physically reprimanded for doing what the fuck they want as it is to say “black people!! stop being the stereotype!” like what if you stopped looking at our actions and personhoods through the perspective and expectations of patriarchal white supremacy. we share similar sentiments on wanting folks to be safe, but we differ on imposing our standpoints over the partiers autonomy and shaming them for doing them.

I almost died at pride with my cousin in Baltimore and that's all the same exact things happening. And I really don't understand why we can't have nice things 😅

We're livin in end times, scenes like this are not uncommon in South Africa too. It's just insane to simply be alive right now.

Sounds a lot like college house parties near Bpstpn College.

Great content ! I have been hesitating applying to study in Chicago base on mainstream media high level gangs and crimes reports in their broadcasts,.... Now , i feel more confident to make my mind #Thumb_up

You must’ve never been cause it’s been like this 😅

Crazy situation.... Pride fest in ATL.is almost a non event. I mean it's popular but its definitely nowhere near wild ... Sad

I was in middle school decades ago and I remember watching a black political commentator on Howard University’s tv station who said Hollywood came up with a dangerous new trend that was to take the culture of poor black people living in public housing and to popularize it. Making that dysfunctional culture mainstream. Rappers who glorify hood culture and even music moguls like Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee developed that denim clothing apparel line Baby Phat which had its tag “Ghetto Fabulousity”. Glamouring being hood and stylish at once. That was propaganda as denim is the cheapest fabric ever! Sexy Red amongst other rap artists promote violence, tweerking, light skin good hair, having intercourse with out dating in music is just a snippet of hood culture. Fortunately, this is a very small sub demographic of Black Americans but because of Hollywood you would think most black Americans live this way. Most Black Americans live in the suburbs. Hollywood and the liberal media/party uses Black Americans and are making them look bad.

The story about the homeless man is heartbreaking :( I am resisting getting on my soapbox about the subject of homeless people on the CTA, but I’ll just say that people don’t understand what “those people” go through. They don’t have anywhere to use the restroom, they don’t have anywhere to shower, they don’t have anywhere to clean their clothes, store or cook food, etc. That experience is cruel and humiliating enough - we don’t need other passengers making it even worse.

Any update? Did any of them become adults? Did they become a problem on their own that you had to get rid of?