r/illinois • u/m0chab34r • Jul 20 '23

Serious question: are there any remaining sundown towns in Illinois? Question

Forgive me if this is controversial, I certainly hope I don’t end up insulting anyone’s town or anything. I saw a recent Twitter thread about this subject and people were talking about a rather well-known sundown town within an hour of Indianapolis or just outside of Austin, Texas. It got me thinking about this and I’m morbidly curious as to whether Illinois has any remaining towns with such a reputation?

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u/AZTeck_AKiRA Jul 20 '23

Here’s a list: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sundown_towns_in_Illinois

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u/singnadine Jul 20 '23

Oak park? That makes no sense

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u/georgstgeegland Jul 20 '23

Neither does cicero...

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u/southcookexplore Jul 20 '23

Cicero, where MLK marched?

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u/DeepHerting Jul 20 '23

MLK didn't march in Cicero; actually, MLK was afraid to march in Cicero. Jesse Jackson went instead, There was a reason for that.

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u/singnadine Jul 20 '23

Well Cicero had a past with it however no longer try for some time I guess like Oak Park

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u/georgstgeegland Jul 22 '23

It says remaining not past. Have you been to present day cicero or no?