Crime and cost of living in your area.

MidnightSwinger said

I’ll check it out! I’ve never been to IL, so thanks for giving me a few towns to look at.

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You need to get a CDL, you need to learn if you dont know already how to drive large trucks that carry heavy loads, how to drive multiple geared trucks and learn to drive tractor trailers . If you can pass a drug test and have a clean license, you will find decent paying jobs and have work
I work for a guy who has dump trucks and dump trailers, he cant find enough good competent drivers
Work in the bigger cities but live outside and close enough to commute to work
I live in a borough of NYC and its not even closely remote to what you describe about were your living now
Good luck