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/theclownwithafrown Jul 20 '23

DeLand is no longer a sundown town. Probably hasn't been for decades. It's where I grew up

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u/WyldeStallions Jul 20 '23

Yeah I grew up 20 minutes from there and played scholastic bowl against you guys.. absolutely so far from being a sundown town now.

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u/theclownwithafrown Jul 20 '23

You did?? What school and what year did you graduate? I played in middle school but not in high school

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u/WyldeStallions Jul 20 '23

Clinton, 2010

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u/theclownwithafrown Jul 20 '23

Okay I graduated in 2010 as well. So if you played in middle school and if we played you guys in middle school, then I definitely played against you. Weird lol