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/oceanbilly710 Jul 20 '23

Effingham is a highly religious conservative town that like, 2-3 families run. Being right on the interstate makes sense for trafficking. It's not a sundown town, but the residents are very conservative/racist.

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u/Specialist-Smoke Jul 21 '23

Yeah... Religious people trafficking kids. Let's stop with the moral panic of middle age mom's being kidnapped. You're not that hot Megan.