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SwampG8r

(10,287 posts) Tue Feb 14, 2012, 12:33 AM Feb 2012

state by state speak your mind about...illinois [View all]

i have been through northern illinois
it was very city the part i saw as i was cutting over to wisconsin
i cant say i formed an opinion with the tiny slice i saw and i had no reasons to stop so i didnt meet any illini
4 presidents from there reagan lincoln obama and grant
competitive sports for fans on all levels and in several sports
next time i go through that way i hope i have more time to spend

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state by state speak your mind about...illinois [View all] SwampG8r Feb 2012 OP

I've lived in the Rosemont Horizon (now Allstate Arena) parking lot on occasion Morning Dew Feb 2012 #1

I saw my first rock concert there. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #14

Illinois Nazis... I hate Illinois Nazis... TlalocW Feb 2012 #2

i had forgotten the nazis SwampG8r Feb 2012 #3

No idea TlalocW Feb 2012 #4

The Town's Name Is Skokie KharmaTrain Feb 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Rochester Feb 2012 #9

Skokie trof Feb 2012 #12

Much to say about Illinois The Genealogist Feb 2012 #6

Illinois is 1/3 New York, 1/3 Mississippi and 1/3 Iowa n/t eridani Feb 2012 #7

"that no good in law brudder o mine - from ill-i-noise" hfojvt Feb 2012 #8

Correction on BEARS dogfacedboy Mar 2012 #46

I like Illinois Rochester Feb 2012 #10

I grew up in Chicago and went to school downstate and hitchhiked through most of the rest. CanonRay Feb 2012 #11

My dad grew up in the Centralia area. seeviewonder Feb 2012 #28

I noticed the Cardinal logo CanonRay Feb 2012 #37

Yep...I've been a Cardinals fan most of my life. seeviewonder Feb 2012 #44

Except for Chicago, Illinois is merely another shit hole like Indiana...n/t dogfacedboy Mar 2012 #47

Actually, I lived in the city and it was great CanonRay Mar 2012 #51

Irredeemably corrupt. AngryAmish Feb 2012 #13

I was born and raised there. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #15

The Cahokia Mounds area is really cool. seeviewonder Feb 2012 #29

Illinois is interesting. MineralMan Feb 2012 #16

So Galena and Freeport are urban hfojvt Feb 2012 #20

General impressions. MineralMan Feb 2012 #21

St. Louis and Kansas City and Twintown are surrounded by farmland too hfojvt Feb 2012 #23

Compared to the 8 million population of Chicagoland, yes, anywhere else is rural. Sorry. dogfacedboy Mar 2012 #48

but you don't, or shouldn't, judge the rest of the world by that standard hfojvt Mar 2012 #50

I lived in Crystal Lake for about 5 years. trof Feb 2012 #17

We must have crossed it more than a dozen times on I-80--it's usually a stopping point TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #18

I love Chicago! babydollhead Feb 2012 #19

About 30 something years ago I spent a week in Woodridge, IL... Little Star Feb 2012 #22

Chicago, one of the greatest cities in the Country and World rufus dog Feb 2012 #24

Chicago is THE greatest city in the world! dogfacedboy Mar 2012 #49

I have to stand up for my part of the state WCIL Feb 2012 #25

I lived in Danville for about four years. seeviewonder Feb 2012 #30

Love Chicago rucky Feb 2012 #26

Illinois is a terrible state... JFN1 Feb 2012 #27

I wouldn't suggest trying to tell Mike Madigan that the legislature is dominated by Republicans. WillowTree Feb 2012 #33

What time machine did you come from? former9thward Feb 2012 #42

That's where the in-laws live MrScorpio Feb 2012 #31

Lincoln Logs were invented in Illinois by Frank Lloyd Wright's son, John Lloyd Wright Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #32

My parents met at Moody Bible Institute roody Feb 2012 #34

There are things about Illinois that you can appreciate. davsand Feb 2012 #35

Very well-written dog_lovin_dem Feb 2012 #36

If you love paying expensive tolls undeterred Feb 2012 #38

I lived in Joliet for a while lunatica Feb 2012 #39

The most corrupt state in the nation abowsh Feb 2012 #40

I have a cousin from dog_lovin_dem Feb 2012 #41

The University of Illinois at Chicago has just called Chicago the most corrupt city in U.S. former9thward Feb 2012 #43

We lived in Naperville twelve years ago, and we loved it. phylny Feb 2012 #45