COMMENT BY
DAVID from Fallbrook, CA
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Hazel Crest, IL
COMMENT
Negative 1 STAR IF POSSIBLE
I grew up in Hazel Crest Il during the 60's & 70's. Hazel Crest was, once upon a time, a friendly "small town feel" where many people knew each other. It was a Great small town to grown up in up until about 2000. Over the years, and even slightly before 2000, The Black Population started buying housing in Hazel Crest Il (as well as: Homewood, Flossmoor, Glenwood, East Hazel Crest, Country Club Hills, Cherry Creek, Midlothian, Blue Island, ect... And along with the Black Population Moving Into these Townships, Violent Crime Came & In Large #’s - Crimes of all types. This drove out the remaining white people in a hurried fashion. The housing markets valuations suffered, the upkeep of property fell off and there u have it- as has happened to many of towns (large/small/medium sized) when black folk over take an area. This is why Cook County Il is one of the highest crime ridden counties in the country. Listen, I am not prejudice (wife is Hispanic & we have inter racial relations within our families- white & black). I am being forthcoming as to what is going on. Many of the black folk came from the City of Chicago And spread into Suburbs. Same/similar in What happened to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Once black folk learned that Wisconsin social services paid more monies than Chicago, Many blacks moved to Wisconsin which is the reason the crime rate sored in Milwaukee back during the migration late 80’s & 90's. That crime rate has been higher since. If you do not want to have to look over your shoulder while stopped in traffic (at 1:00 in the afternoon), then do not move to Hazel Crest. Look at the crime stats- 2 murders per year. When we grew up there, never a murder- only kids fighting off the neighborhood bully. Wow, how times have changed. I speak to folk from east to west and north to south & it is the same across the Countru- SAD. White Folk do Not hate Black folk anymore than Black folk hate white. But, why Do Black Areas have The Level of Violence and Murder in Comparison to White Areas with same/similar Educational & Income Levels...