“But they all have to escape the plantation first.”
You might consider the same advice yourself and get outa Dodge before it goes entirely to the status of Zimbabwe. I used to live on the south side (Oak Lawn), now I get free snow removal in Southwestern Florida.
We have plans to do that. We moved to an Indiana suburb three years ago— better than Chicago but not far enough away. We had to stay near Chicago for the short term for various reasons. Our son is in a good high school here. When he is finished in two years, we’re gone.