The Chicagoans of StCharles West Apts is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 47.731 billion Chicagoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 77.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving StCharles West Aptsian economy, worth a remarkable 3,674 trillion illinois tollway tags a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 76,990 illinois tollway tags, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is stuck in permanent election mode as politicians demand constant do-overs, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, the nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands, and knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. StCharles West Apts's national animal is the oak brook mall rat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

StCharles West Apts is ranked 8,586^th in the world and 1^st in Chicago for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,950.1 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.