Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

The cattle outnumber the area's population. They even have a "cute cow" contest during the county fair. The cheese factories and affiliated farmers basically own the  More