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I LOVE Michigan and if I could just move someplace without having to worry about job prospects I'd probably go there. The Great Lakes are awesome and MI has 3 of them. Many of the small towns in MI are gorgeous and I imagine it's really nice to live there. But of course, I have only traveled through and never lived in that state, so real life may be different.
Realistically, I think Illinois is better for me though. The Chicago area offers a lot of job opportunities that are not there to the same extent in MI.
Southeast Michigan has more job opportunities for engineers than probably anywhere else in the country.
Seems to me Illinois is winning this poll by a similar margin to its population advantage over Michigan. When everyone is hometown voting here its clear Illinois will win with 3 million extra people than Michigan has. This poll would only be valid if only people who do not live in either state voted in it.
Seems to me Illinois is winning this poll by a similar margin to its population advantage over Michigan. When everyone is hometown voting here its clear Illinois will win with 3 million extra people than Michigan has. This poll would only be valid if only people who do not live in either state voted in it.
How do you know many of the votes weren't from those who don't live in either state?
Illinois. It's got a milder climate (during the winter at least), just as beautiful scenery in the northern and southern parts as Michigan does, and of course..... Chicago!!!
Where could you go wrong?
Although.... Western Michigan is great! I love it there.
I think Michigan easily beats Illinois for natural beauty, although I think Illinois has some very nice areas. I know when we vacation in Southwest Michigan it's full of Chicago folks, so that must say something.
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Many of the small towns in MI are gorgeous and I imagine it's really nice to live there. But of course, I have only traveled through and never lived in that state, so real life may be different. 
The Northewestern suburbs and continuing onwards to the WI/IL border are full of lakes.
