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Im sorry, but Michelin is more highly regarded than any other restaurant reviewing body in the world-and I don't even think they even rate Chicago restaurants.
That speaks volumes.
btw, have you come up with any cities in suburban Chicago that compare with Oakland yet?
I'd like to see one source that says Chicago Pd does not report violent crime. Nothing you can do, even bringing LA (NO WHERE NEAR THE BAY) into the arguement can not save you. Oakland and Richmond are amongst the 10 most dangerous places in the united states. Illinois does not have one city like that. Chicago=neighborhoods fit for a president to live in. Any presidents live in OAKLAND? Ever? LOL Hey when was the last time a president even WENT to oakland? By the way im still waiting for you to name some sort of globally relevant art institution in the Bay area. And trust me I don't think Chicagoans would want a city like Oakland if you offered to pay them. You can keep it.
Enjoy that side show.
Nice stats looks like old money trumps silicon valley new money yet again. Woodside and atherton are darn near the best they have got too. But oh they are from California so we must be impressed, lol.
I'd like to see one source that says Chicago Pd does not report violent crime.
Table 8 (Illinois) - Crime in the United States 2008 (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_il.html - broken link)
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Oakland and Richmond are amongst the 10 most dangerous places in the united states.
What's amazing is that even so, Chicago had 510 murders within its city limits and 131,000 property crimes. That's probably more homicides than the Entire Bay Area.
All things considered, Id rather have Oakland's crime rate than Chicago's sheer numbers. I mean 510 murders a year? Seriously? That's beyond our comprehension.
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Illinois does not have one city like that. Chicago=neighborhoods fit for a president to live in. Any presidents live in OAKLAND? Ever?
Actually Oakland has a higher proportion of wealthy blacks than Chicago does.
Black Households Earning $100,000+ Annually, 2007
Oakland, CA 10.8%
Chicago, IL 8.0%
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By the way im still waiting for you to name some sort of globally relevant art institution in the Bay area.
And Im still waiting patiently for the name of one suburb in the ENTIRE Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City CSA that rivals dangerous, nasty and scary Oakland in fine dining, urbanity, sophistication, diversity, the arts scene, etc-add to that natural setting and weather.
I guess I was right all along-such a suburb in Chicagoland does not exist.
And its a tiny little sliver of a nothing townlet with lots of rich white(96%) people, zero urbanity, zero restaurants of merit, zero diversity, zero art scene, zero, zero, zero.
It's funny that you're taking a tiny municipality and comparing it to entire cities such as SF and Oakland which will have households/neighborhoods of much greater wealth than the kind found in Winnetka.
It's also funny that you aren't mentioning the abundance of similarly wealthy areas aside from Atherton and Woodside such as Los Altos Hills and Hillsborough.
You can find a lot of lists from reputable publications that will put Chicago above SF or SF above Chicago in regards to food. It's none-too-impressive.
Oakland has an art scene and restaurants of merit? LOL.
*yawns*
Apparently so as Oakland has a Michelin star-rated restaurant whilst Chicagoland does not. LOL
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Sweetie, if I wanted all that I would drive into Chicago
Because it doesnt exist where you live or in any of the other suburbs that surround you. You have no choice but to head into Chicago.
I rest my case.
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