We are from near Rockford. Chicago is the murder capital of IL, but Rockford is shooting for number 1. Not wanting my family to have extra holes, the crime rate and the laws here are what have me thinking about Jackson, MI. Out west, there's going to be water shortages. And having family in the Chicago area, I think we can do a 4 and 1/2 hour drive every now and then. I would go to Niles, MI, but them people get way too much lake effect. But it's not just my son, I have PTSD and Illinois doesn't care. Because of my eyes, (I"m almost totally blind), is the reason the lake effect snow is