“Second City” sure sounds better than the 125th, which is where Forbes has Chicago on their list of 200 Best Places for Business and Careers. In numbers, it’s the classic big city trade-off: we’re number 6 in Culture & Leisure, number 83 in Crime Rate.

#125 Chicago IL
Population: 7,933,000
RANK
Colleges: 3
Cost of Doing Business: 162
Cost Of Living: 138
Crime Rate: 83
Culture & Leisure: 6
Educational Attainment: 43
Income Growth: 128
Job Growth: 170
Net Migration: 167
Overall: 125

(via Austin Metblog)