DePue, Illinois is likely a place that you've never heard of, even if you live in the state of Illinois. It's located about 2 hours west of Chicago along the Illinois River, or about an hour north of Peoria. The town's economy thrived off of a large industrial plant in the early 90's. Unfortunately that plant has made half of the town a Superfund site. A giant pile of toxic waste towers above most of the town, and nothing is being done about it.
0:00 - 1:04 Intro
1:04 - 5:03 Lake DePue Overview
5:03 - 7:11 History
7:11 - 24:20 DePue's Toxic Legacy
24:20 - 31:07 Today's Economy and Chris's Livability Score
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In order to make good YouTube videos, it helps to have good equipment. I started out on a budget and have expanded overtime. Links to everything that I use are down below.
WHAT I USE AT HOME:
Home PC for video editing: https://amzn.to/4aDWtze
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Microphone: https://amzn.to/4ahTBbs
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WHAT I USE ON THE ROAD:
Camara: https://amzn.to/3TGtUKG
Other Camera: https://amzn.to/3TGu44K
Drone: https://amzn.to/3vADq9Z
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INTERACTIVE MAP that shows you all of the places that I've made videos on: (Doesn't always work on mobile devices. Will always work on PC.) https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?hl=en&mid=1Lhzf04ocimPu-ROkg4cfXEYEvKMNnlI5&ll=34.29834970801405%2C-91.53765609999999&z=5
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