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junglebob wrote:
One county over is Goreville Illinois which passed an ordinance in the early 80's that every household was required to have a firearm. This was about the same time that the Chicago suburb of Morton Grove passed a handgun ban. I guess that is why Southern Illinois is sometimes referred to as "the other Illinois".
You know what guys, What would need to be done for "the other Illinois" to split off from the
bundle off attitude filled with criminals that is commonly referred to as greater Chicagoland.
I reside in far northen Wisconsin, and I have learned recentlt that just because a vehicle has an IL license plate on it, it does not mean the occupants are chicago based pricks. You guys do get a bad reputation from the inhabitants in and near Chicago.(I mean no offense to those who reside in or near Chicago, I know it is not your fault, the area makes you what you are, I started to see myself change from the influence)
Maybe everything north of I-80 could become a seperate state, different from the northern half? The 51st state maybe? The state with no rights, no protections, no rules or reason. Basically a larger version of Detroit that has its own laws and way. I think Chicago should take a good long look at Detroit to see what it is becoming.
I took a 7 year vacation from sanity back in the 1990's to live & work in IL, I could not wait to get back out of that state. I was in northern McHenry county, and worked in the loop 3-4 days a week.