As a Chicago teen resident, I can speak on education here. There are definitely very smart people here, and some communities of schools are extremely educated (selective enrollment Chicago public schools). However, the education here is not evenly distributed. A big problem with our education system is our lack of equity. Many southside schools are underfunded, and it’s not fair. There are kids at these schools that are sometimes perfectly qualified for higher education, they just don’t have access to the necessary resources. As for the suburbs, education is decent there, but that’s because they have money. I wouldn’t say they have any super stellar schools, but they are good.