Forbes: Chicago Is Most Stressful City In U.S.

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CHICAGO (CBS) ― Chicago is the most stressful city in the United States, according to Forbes. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports that the city of big shoulders - is the city of big stress.

Forbes says Chicago is more stressful than Detroit, Los Angeles - even New York.

"How can that be? I don't know where they get these things. It's laughable," Mayor Daley said.

Forbes says it took into account Chicago's rising unemployment rate, expensive gas, high population density and air pollution.

Chicagoans cited other factors.

"The weather doesn't help too much in the winter time when it's dreary out and everybody feels like they need to be at work instead of on the beach, hanging out," said Lauren Wilcox, Chicagoan.

"Part of the stress comes from our poor transit system," said Heather Sowl, Chicagoan. "Everybody is crammed on the CTA."

But others strongly disagreed with the list - and wondered how Chicago could place ahead of New York City on the stress meter.

"It's a lot more crowded, it's a lot busier. Parking is a disaster. I don't think Chicago is that bad," said Emily Chadwick, Chicagoan.

And Chicago is not at the center of a financial industry meltdown right now.

"You don't think New York is stressed today?" Mayor Daley asked.

UIC Urban Planning Professor Charles Hoch urges us to just take a deep breath - and not stress out over any stress test.

"We can't really summarize the complexity of three million people's experiences in four or five indicators, so I think it really is a mistaken application," Prof. Hoch said.

So here are the top five most stressful cities, according to the Forbes – Chicago is number one followed by New York, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Keep in mind, magazines and books are always putting out lists - fattest cities, best all-time heavyweight champions, most over-rated actors. It's a sales tool - to get us to pay attention to those magazines and books.

[Lukester]

Of the five cities, I would still move to ChiTown any given day...followed by

SF




NY


LA

DET

in that order.

Notice the gap I left between the cities.

[westcoastO]

I would go to LA, NY, SF, DET in that order.

Passed through and stopped for gas in Detroit about 5 years ago going to Windsor. Must have picked a bad spot to stop because even being from Chicago I feared for my life in that gas station.

[Windy City Irish]

Go Fuk Yourself






















Hi

[westcoastO]

someone is a little stressed out.

[Windy City Irish]

Originally Posted by westcoastO

someone is a little stressed out.

[Da Fanatic]

That's what happens when you have democrats running everything and you allow them to invoke a 10.5 sales tax. Now we have a democrat from Chicago running for President. Look out if he gets in. Talk about the stress level of a country going through the roof.

[dhunter]

LA is a dump

[Wellahiya]

i'd prefer Chicago over all the named cities... at least no bandwagons cause traffic jams in that city during the next decades

[revnecro1273]

detroit is a dump and should be imploded along with new orleans

[Bisket]

this will go down once the cubs win it

[westcoastO]

Originally Posted by Bisket23

this will go down once the cubs win it

lmao nice post very true

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Bisket23

this will go down once the cubs win it

or chicago will solidify itself with that title for many years to come if the cubs shit the bed in october as they have done for the last 100 years...love that goat