We lived there 5 years ago....downtown by the Water Tower and the Ritz.....absolutely a beautiful city....tree lined streets, flowers everywhere, well kept, safe enough to go walking every night.......gorgeous are of the city. We moved the month after the Gov. raised the state income tax OVERNIGHT by 66%!!! I would NEVER move back there now.
Unfortunately, criminals have been taking the red line over the last few years, and there are incidents in the Loop, Neat North, and Wrigleyville that don’t really get reported.