[maru2501]

not just because I live there, but Chicagoland may be the most interesting in the US, along with SF

Chicago proper still seeing hyper growth in the center, cranes everywhere, and crime-ridden neighborhoods emptying out. Slowly gentrification creeps from the center. Where will it balance out. Now getting national and international attention for its parts that might as well be (insert third-world murder capital here).
while at the same time the official metro will top 10 million and qualify for mega city status - as suburbs grow slowly also. Basically two forces pushing against each other. It's Singapore-dropped-into-Detroit syndrome.

SF dealing with housing crisis and some of the most out of balance real estate pricing the world has ever seen. Let's see how that affects the numbers. If it had more open real estate and the ability to absorb more building it would shock the world