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    Clarence Page: Another Great Migration? Thanks, but I still like Chicago

    by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency Jan 03, 2022 3 minutes

    Will the last Black person to leave Chicago please turn out the lights?

    That thought comes to mind whenever I see headlines or stories about Chicago losing its Black population.

    It reminds me of the early 1970s when I was living near Seattle where the aerospace industry had taken a nose-dive locally tagged “the Boeing Bust.”

    A couple of wry real estate agents mocked local pessimism by putting up a highway billboard near Sea-Tac International Airport, saying, “Will the last person

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