How close are they? I hope not too close, my daughter is 40 mi away on the illinois side, but...she is close to the Rock Island Armory
When you think of it, Clinton Iowa is centrally located to Chicago, Kansas City, the Twin Cities, Des Moines, Milwaukee, among others. . .
They have the old Chicago Northern railroad yard. Its like the center of a spider web with rails spralling in all directions.
It has the Quantum Chemical Plant, Dupont, Clinton Corn, Purina. . .
Its located on the Mississippi . . .the closest point to Chicago via the Mississippi.
High gang activity due to its location.
A relatively small town with a very diversified population.