Marist might well lay claim to lots of things, but that doesn't make it so.
I find it amazingly arrogant of you to make pronouncements on the South Side and suburbs from your spot in Lake County. Have you ever lived in Beverly, Orland, Evergreen, or anywhere else south? I live in Lake County, as well, but I don't believe that I have the authority to make such sweeping statements. I grew up on the South Side but relocated due to my job. Most of my friends and family, however, live there and many have kids or grandkids at all those schools. Whatever conclusions I draw are based on those relationships along with my experience as an involved MC alum.