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Iâm from Columbus, but a lot of my friends from college have moved to Chicago since graduating, whether they were already from there or from elsewhere. Needless to say I am very jealous of them as Chicago seems like an amazing city for young people
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I grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago and it is such a wonderful city. Nothing beats the variety of food, activities, architecture, cleanliness, cost of living⌠I could go on and on. I moved to Cleveland for school then decided to stay (most underrated city in the country IMO), but Chicago will always have my heart.
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Long time Chicagoan - really appreciate the conglomeration of all the early history of Illinois and the territories and populations throughout the ages. Enjoy your site!
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One of the mysteries regarding the native people of Illinois is why Cahokia was abandoned, which happened before the arrival of Europeans.
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Illinois certainly has its problems and downsides, but you cannot deny its place as one of the most influential and accomplished states in the country! I was born in Aurora, IL. Only lived there 3 years total, but I go back to Chicagoland all the time. The history of Chicago is absolutely fascinating. Like many great cities of the world such as Rome or London, it came from the humblest of beginnings. A festering swamp in the most sparsely populated area in the country to the national rail hub of the US to a global economic power teeming with skyscrapers, art and some of the finest universities in the world. How many cities do you know that have raised the city up a story, reversed the flow of a river or rose like a phoenix out of one of the most devastating fires in history? Itâs only Chicago. Chicago is excellence and innovation personified! And whatâs hilarious is I find most Illinoisans I know to be a self-deprecating folk, but they have to always be thinking they have something very special in Illinois. Illinois and Chicago in particular are under a lot of scrutiny by the media and people of the US outside of Illinois, but if you just go to downtown Chicago in June and experience it for yourself, I donât see how you donât just fall in love with that city. You may be able to tell, I really like Illinois! Illinois rocks!
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Chicago is hands down my favorite city in the country. Such a cool city that manages to still be Midwestern at its core. Chicago in the summer is the best city in the world
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I didnât realize how beautiful Chicago was before, this video really opened my eyes!
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As a southern illinoisan who has spent a good amount of time in Chicago, itâs hard to diminish the importance of Chicago on the state, yet it is endlessly annoying to be treated as âthe rest of illinoisâ. You did a fantastic job highlighting all aspects of Illinois in a balanced manner and I wish more people would explore more corners of the state. You nailed it when you talked about the diversity of the state, itâs really staggering and I donât thing Chicago natives like to acknowledge it like they should.
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As someone who grew up in southernmost Illinois, went to college in central Illinois, and has spent lots of time in the Chicago area and the St. Louis area, I think you did a great job of fairly covering the various parts of the state, and of making the very important point that Illinois is essentially two different states, with the Chicago area having very different culture and politics from the rest of Illinois. Some other observations as I watched through the video:
* I was impressed by your correct pronunciation of Cairo, though I've always heard Elgin pronounced with a "j" sound rather than a hard "g".
* I grew up in the hilly part of southern Illinois, but I've never heard that area called the Illinois Ozarks.
* I'm glad that you mentioned Garden of the Gods; it's a beautiful geographical formation.
* Collinsville with an "s", not Collinville
* I was sorry to see modern-day Cairo featured prominently, considering what a wasteland it has become. But it was correct to include it, given its historical and geographical significance.
* Population loss across Illinois can be largely explained by politics and taxes, in my humble opinion (based partly on personal experience).
* The only way that the Petronas Towers are taller than the Sears Tower is if you count the decorative spires on the top of the Petronas Towers, but don't count the broadcast antennas on top of the Sears Tower. If you find an image that shows the buildings side by side, you can see that it's very questionable to count the Petronas Towers as taller.
* I was glad to see the Superman festival get a mention.
* "Guaranteed Rate Field" for the White Sox -- ugh! It seems like they're constantly changing the name of what ought to be called Comiskey Park.
* It would have been nice to see more about the history of blues music in Chicago, though I know it was briefly mentioned. Chicago is immensely important to the history of blues music, and Chicago blues music heavily influenced many of the early British rockers, like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Eric Clapton.
Overall, you did a great job, and I think you covered all the most important aspects of Illinois. The biggest thing I would recommend to improve future videos is to include more on-site, in-person video footage, like you had for parts of Chicago. But I'm sure that's expensive and time-consuming.
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Wow, Chicago was almost in Wisconsin? I can only imagine how much more intense the sports rivalries would be than they already are.
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Wow, as a former tour guide atop Chicagoâs double decker buses, that was a lot of details on Illinois, if this was a college project Iâd give you an A+. From southern Illinois with its beautiful views of Shawnee National Forest , historic Springfield with its Abraham Lincoln sites, Cahokia Mounds (ancient pyramid like structures), charming Galena in the northwest to Chicago. Illinois has an abundance of rich diversity, and rich farmland.
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It was pretty well done and balanced. Nice job. You did forget a few famous people from Illinois, but there's so many that I'm really not gonna hold that against you.
I'm Indiana-born, but moved to Illinois in 1997. It is my home now. Lived for 23 years in Chicago, LOVED the city. It's big, loud, beautiful, violent, vibrant, world class, arrogant and diverse. Part of the reason I loved living there for so long. I loved being able to hear five different languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese and Hindi) just walking to the corner store. The only reason I did leave was because of a major personal loss. As much as I love the city, it held too many memories and wasn't home anymore. I do still visit though.
I'm in Central Illinois and have fallen in love with it too. The culture is very different, more similar to what I grew up with in Indiana, but still surprisingly welcoming and dynamic. It's great that the different areas of the state are so different. Illinois does have a lot of problems. Trust me, we are VERY aware of them. But it's home. I honestly wouldn't change that for the world.
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WELCOME BACK SIR.. đ I appreciate the time and respect you put into each and every one of these state history videos. We know it takes a lot of time and research. Thank you and blessings to you and your family.
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Thank you so much for making this video. I'm an Army brat and grew up in Washington, D.C., by way of other places. My ex and I visited to Chicago to check out the University of Chicago, where he had been accepted in the MBA program. We flew into Midway Airport. After the plane taxied to the gate, we walked down the jetway. When my feet hit the ground, I looked around, turned to my ex and said, "This is the place". That was in 1978 and I've been here ever since. My family and college friends think I'm nuts, but I love the mid-west, and I love Chicago. From here I've been able to visit the beautiful eastern shore of Minnesota, the Apostle Islands in Northern Wisconsin. In fact, I've been able to see much of what the rest of the country considers 'fly-over' country. Illinois and Chicago do have serious problems but, I would rather live here than any other state EXCEPT Montana and Wyoming. Can't move cuz I'm too old now! Thanks, again.
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As an Illinois resident, I truly did enjoy the video. Personally, I've lived in Illinois for most of my life, and in three seperate, yet distinct, parts of it: southern, south-central, and north-central. I grew up in southern Illinois, and much of what you said about it was correct. While I understand that its importance in the state is rather low, I sorta wished you had gone into more detail about it lol. I will say, it was a little surprising to not hear Carbondale mentioned once, considering how it is one of the largest cities (if you can call it that lol) in southern Illinois. That, and how much of the coal industry has moved away from the state. While obviously it still is there, much of the southern portions of the state (where I was from at least) are filled with abandoned strip mines that are now filled with water, making extremely deep lakes pocketing the landscape--at least one of which areas was even turned into a state park. Shawnee National Forest is also something deserving of mention I believe. While you did talk about the Garden of the Gods and southern Illinois's rocky landscape, the Shawnee National Forest expands much of southern Illinois has quite a few beautiful locations for hiking and camping.
Again, I really did love the video--please do not take my criticisms as the only thing I took away from it. As many have said, it is hard to talk about this state without mentioning the sheer importance of Chicago to it. I just like to see more light shown on lesser known areas of places, as there are so many beautiful places throughout the world and especially the US :)
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Milwaukee resident here. I love being so close to Chicago and having frequent train service to get there.
Illinois is one of my favorite states. Like others have said in the comments, people from Illinois seem to not have much state pride. People that live there should be proud of their state. Illinois has great history, decent politics, a world class city, friendly people, nice beaches along Lake Michigan, respected universities, important exports that help the US and the World, and more!
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When talking about agriculture, you left out that we're the number one producer of pumpkins by a landslide as well. Great video though! Our state has a lot of problems, but overall it is a great place.
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My extended family was divided between the city folk around Chicago and the farm folk west of Peoria. They hated Chicago with a passion. Cardinals and Packers were their teams.
All gone now, one cousin left on a farm in an empty county. Rural Illinois is in a hard place.
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As a Chicagoan from Uptown, I approve this research. You have done a truly thoughtful piece on my beloved city. đ
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