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Western Springs is America’s safest, richest town. Illinois suburbs like Winnetka, Hinsdale, and Naperville make the top 50 in wealth and safety rankings.

All of Minnesota's richest towns have a population of less than 10,000.

Okay, with a headline like that, there's obviously some stuff to unpack here. Questions need to be answered. For instance, who is Illinois' richest man, and what piece of paper could be worth $43 million?

According to the money folks at Forbes, here in Illinois, 12 people were among the 400 richest in America in 2019, down from 13 in 2018