moving in
Posted on 05/27/2017 5:43:45 AM PDT by SJackson
CHICAGO — A day after new Census data showed a shrinking Chicago population, the moving company U-Haul had some news that seemed to cheer up Mayor Rahm Emanuel: People still move here.
U-Haul announced Friday that Chicago is the second most "moved to" city in the nation, which excited Emanuel's office after U.S. Census numbers revealed that Chicago lost 8,638 in population last year, more than any other city.
Though U-Haul only tracks its own customers and did not provide numbers that can be compared to comprehensive Census data, Emanuel said the company's announcement was telling.
“This report is further evidence of the vibrancy and vitality of Chicago, a global city where people from across the country and around the world are coming to live, work and pursue their dream," Emanuel said, noting that companies such as McDonald's and Motorola have moved to Chicago. "Chicago’s position as the No. 2 destination city in the U.S. is no surprise and another clear sign of the strength of neighborhoods across Chicago.”
The bad news? Houston is still coming for us.
Houston is on track to surpass Chicago as the third largest American city in the coming years and it's the most moved-to city, according to the U-Haul study.
Though Chicago had a 5.8 percent drop in people moving to the the city in 2016 compared with the year before, the number of people moving to Chicago still exceeded that of San Antonio, which ranked third in U-Haul's report.
The announcement of Chicago's shrinking population this week led to a war of words between Emanuel and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
"Let's review what's happened in Chicago the past two years under Mayor Emanuel: The city's property taxes and fees have skyrocketed; it has surging violence; and it has threatened to close schools due to decades of fiscal mismanagement," Eleni Demertzis, spokeswoman for Rauner said.
Emanuel's office, however, said the lack of a state budget is to blame.
"Chicago's population grew each of the first three years the mayor was in office, but since taking office the governor has driven uncertainty in every corner of the state, and Chicago has not been immune from the effects," mayoral spokesman Grant Klinzman said.
moving in
Anyone moving to Chicongo has not been following the box scores of killings every week.
It’s more dangerous than Baghdad.
That pictorial comparison pretty much tells the story.
Chicago - the new Detroit, only worse.
The Mayor is grabbing at straws...anything he can spin into some sort of gold. Rumpelstiltskin.
“Mayor Rahm Emanuel: People still move here. “........
Mostly illegals?
So the drugs and guns are being run into Chitown in U-hauls. At least it’s not chicken trucks.
You guessed it! Chicago is a "sanctuary city" and this "One Chicago" campaign that Rahm Emmanuel has going on makes me physically wretch.
Yeah!
Pimps, drug runners, gang bangers and illegals must be using U-haul!
Tons of people moving to Chicago, yet the population is shrinking. How do you account for that? I know Chicago’s murder rate is high.
The killings take place in inner cities not the affluent sections or suburbs. It’s the same in every large city. But there are plenty of good reasons to avoid these Democratic strongholds
According to census records, people are moving out, yet U-Haul data indicates people are actually moving in.
My theory: people are moving in, they just don't want to be documented (census). The U-Haul trucks are full of illegals, not furniture
As fast as they are getting murdered, they probably have a lot of job openings.
Wanna bet it’s makers moving out and takers moving in?
This problem is the U-Hauls are full of people, the Moving van is full of wealth.
Same thing is happening in NYS. The people moving out make more/cost less than the people moving in.
Case in point....
Taxpayers are fleeing New York in droves
Check out the numbers.
“Mostly illegals?”
“You guessed it! Chicago is a “sanctuary city” and this “One Chicago” campaign that Rahm Emmanuel has going on makes me physically wretch.”.......
Somebody needs to inform ICE, Chicago is ripe for the picking.
Chicago is and has been run forever by a bunch of crooked corrupt democrats. To get a flavor of the truth about this wicked Potemkin shithole village check out:
Secondcitycop.blogspot.com
heyjackass.com
cwbchicago.com
If you are still not convinced then knock yourself out (literally) and move there.
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