I lived in Chicago for two years. I know all about FOID. I also know that I will never live in, nor spend money, in Morton Grove or Oak Park.
I've never been in Morton Grove or Oak Park, so it's not likely I'll spend any money there. I live in central Illinois.
Central and southern Illinois are different worlds from Chicago and suberbs. Unfortunately we are governed by the same politicians that they are because they have the numbers and they are mostly democrats.
It's about the same in most states that have large cities, I hear the same thing from New Yorkers who do not live in NYC and Californians who do not live in their large cities.
The "Gimme something for nothing crowd" seems to gravitate to the cities in large numbers.