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Deerfield Among Suburbs With Highest Concentration of Ashley Madison Users

Only a handful of places have a higher percentage of affair-seekers, numbers show.

The village of Deerfield is among the Chicago suburbs with the highest concentration of Ashley Madison users.

This week we learned that a group of hackers called The Impact Team broke into Ashley Madison’s data and are threatening to go public with names and personal information — credit card info, sexual habits, likes and desires and such.

With a slogan of “Life is Short. Have an Affair,” the Ashley Madison website has been criticized nationally for enabling people to cheat on their spouses.

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Based on per capita numbers, Deerfield trails only Burr Ridge, Plainfield, La Grange and Oak Lawn on the list.

  1. Burr Ridge: 17.40%
  2. Plainfield: 13.40%
  3. LaGrange: 11.90%
  4. Oak Lawn: 10.60%
  5. Deerfield: 10.50%

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