Shockingly, They've Been Lying to Me About Chicago

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Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/citynerd ---------- I went to Chicago to see if it's really the crime-ridden, third world hell hole I've been told. You will NEVER BELIEVE what I actually saw. ---------- CTA does amazing work, but state legislators seem to have lost the plot on how important funding transit in greater Chicagoland is. Better Streets makes it easy to have your voice heard, folow the link, get involved, and consider supporting! https://www.betterstreetschicago.org/save-transit Also, big thanks to Viktor Köves for some great photos from the event at Malcolm X College. Find his work at https://chiwho.bike/ ---------- Watch this video on Nebula, the creator-owned streaming service, ad-free! https://nebula.tv/videos/citynerd-shockingly-theyve-been-lying-to-me-about-chicago Using my custom link gets you 40% off an annual subscription, and really helps the channel! https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Also STILL available: the Lifetime offer! $300 for Nebula as long as both you and Nebula exist, and a full 1/3 of the price goes directly to support this channel. https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=citynerd And! Gift cards -- get the same deals using my code, but gift a membership to someone who needs weekly (ad-free and promo-free) Nerd propaganda! http://gift.nebula.tv/citynerd ---------- Patreon — a way to directly support my ability to talk about what I want to talk about every week, and get out to the cities I want to highlight. Much appreciation to all of you who are already patrons! https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Previous videos references: - The Four Major US Cities: https://youtu.be/rrj-p5nja7o - CityVisit: Melbourne: https://youtu.be/oUqavm7KhGg Resources: - https://censusreporter.org/data/table/?table=B08301&geo_ids=140|16000US1714000#valueType|percentage - https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/top-videos-home/were-going-in-trump-calls-chicago-a-hell-hole-says-he-will-send-troops/3818517/ - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ice-escalates-aggressive-raids-in-chicago-as-trump-moves-to-deploy-national-guard - https://www.rtachicago.org/transit-funding/fiscalcliff - https://cmap.illinois.gov/wp-content/uploads/FY17-0012-Travel-Trends-Snapshot.pdf - https://www.zillow.com/home-values/269578/edgewater-chicago-il/ ---------- Images - Chicago deep-dish By TNVWBOY - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tnvwboy/2274777711/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46586004 - Chicago L map https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/ctamap_Lsystem.pdf - Community Areas map By Peter Fitzgerald - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3902994 ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities LinkedIn: /raydelahanty ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: [email protected]