Chicago makes Forbes list of top 10 worst cities

First, I apologize for getting involved in these NY/Chicago arguments but this seemed too good to pass up. From Forbes - right behind Stockton and Memphis is the city that is the hog butcher to the world. http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-most-miserable-cities.html Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and high sales tax. Welcome home. Chicago would seem to be on quite a roll... [more]

First, I apologize for getting involved in these NY/Chicago arguments but this seemed too good to pass up. From Forbes - right behind Stockton and Memphis is the city that is the hog butcher to the world. http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-most-miserable-cities.html Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and high sales tax. Welcome home. Chicago would seem to be on quite a roll these days. The city is a leading contender to host the Summer Olympics in 2016. The hometown Cubs had the most wins of any team in the National League last year and are one of the early favorites to win the 2009 World Series. And, of course, one of its own just became the most powerful person in the world (we're not talking about Oprah either, but she's close). So with all of the good vibes coming out of Chicago, how does it show up as the third worst city on our second annual list of America's Most Miserable Cities? Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and the highest sales tax rate in the country are to blame for the Windy City being near the top of our list. High rates of corruption by public officials didn't help either. [less]