From these bases they may travel to work in other, more prosperous suburbs, such as fast-growing Naperville (next to Aurora) or posh Lake Forest (near Waukegan), but few can afford to live in such places.

ECONOMIST: Latinos are now the region's biggest minority

In Africa they represent a particular threat to precious forest fauna, including chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, by connecting forests to the fast-growing cities where bushmeat is prized.

ECONOMIST: Western consciences can do only so much to conserve forests