Grew up there and still have family there. Moved away after undergrad at NIU. I don't miss it at all. Too crowded. Too humid. Too cold. It costs more for parking than the Co-Pay when you go to the doctor. No mountains. No ocean. Everyone drinks too much. Lake Michigan makes it cool but it's not the ocean! When I go back to visit I nab a Lyft Bike and ride the lake front at night.