As the Black population continues to drop in Chicago and Illinois, few regret their move: ‘I have peace’

The Chicago Tribune ^ | November 22, 2021 | William Lee

[Cecily]

Five years after leaving South Shore, Jason and Jennifer Parks are convinced the decision to move their family to northwest Indiana was the right one.

As Chicago continues to struggle to contain violent crime, the Parkses said they appreciate the town of St. John’s slower pace.

The four-bedroom home they had built on a wide lot in Lake County provides space, security and the community kinship they were searching for.

The family is among thousands of Black Cook County residents who left the city for other states during the past decade, according to recent census data. The so-called reverse migration out of Chicago has continued, lowering the city’s Black population by about 10%.

[Cecily]

We have black white supremacists, and now we have black white flight too.

[Carriage Hill]

Start building the 90ft block walls around Blue Cities, NOW!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Great comment! Love it.

[ealgeone]

But as long as these idiots keep voting for the same party they will continue to get the same result.

The black community needs to look itself in the mirror and ask what is really the problem.

And it ain't whitey.

[DaBroasta]

Given the weekly death toll for Chicago's citizens of color it would seem the time has come for Pee Diddy to do a rap song and title it “Move or Die.”

[hanamizu]

“Jason and Jennifer Parks are convinced the decision to move their family to northwest Indiana was the right one.”

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But, but, I thought Indiana’s ‘lax’ gun laws were responsible for all of Chicago’s violence problems.

[max americana]

and those same blacks are Dems, who will bring their anti-white and BLM mentality to a city block near you.

[Wonder Warthog]

I am from south Louisiana, and a lot of people think New Orleans is bad, but it doesn’t scare the **** out of me like Chicago and Detroit.

[TigersEye]

We have Marxists and we have Americans.

All other categories are sub-categories.

[Trillian]

I escaped that hellhole over two decades ago. Wish it could have been much sooner.

[ARW]

Chicago has lost 30% of its population since the 1950s. Not quite as bad as Detroit but the night is young.

[Pollard]

‘I have peace’

Said the innocent victims of shootings who died

[Mr Ramsbotham]

The black community needs to look itself in the mirror and ask what is really the problem.

One problem (among others) is that they are absolutely incapable of self-criticism. Another is that their sense of solidarity prevents them holding other blacks to account for their bad behavior.

[Bonemaker]

Dear blacks:

QUIT SHOOTING EACH OTHER!

[Ann Archy]

IF the Black people EVER woke up tp see what the EVIL DEMOCRAT PARTY DID TO THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR LIVES, there would be LOTS of BLOOD in the streets! But, alas.....most will NEVER smarten up.

[ealgeone]

True on both accounts especially the later. Brothas don’t turn on brothas.

[ealgeone]

their convinced whitey is the cause of all their problems for something that happened up until 1865.

[Paladin2]

It’s not Crook County for nuffin’.

[Gasshog]

Kinda like nearly every black Mama sez her boy, wuz a Good Boy.

Nevermind he was involved in criminal behavior and killed committing a crime

[dsrtsage]

In an unrelated story, crime rates continue to escalate in north west Indiana