Look to Chicago Suburbs for Illinois' Lowest Unemployment Rates

While Illinois' unemployment rate was 8.7 percent in February, plenty of cities were below that. We've got the top 10 in terms of lowest unemployment rates in Illinois.
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While Illinois' unemployment rate was 8.7 percent in February, plenty of cities were below that. We've got the top 10 in terms of lowest unemployment rates in Illinois. The common thread with all of the cities on the list is they are all suburbs of Chicago -- specifically the west, northwest and north suburbs. Can you guess which suburb is number one?

You can compare the cities with the lowest unemployment rates with the 10 cities in Illinois with the highest unemployment rates in February.

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