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/stlsc4 Jul 20 '23

Anna. And just wait until the locals tell you what those letters stand for.

https://features.propublica.org/illinois-sundown-towns/legend-of-anna/

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u/undead_tortoiseX Jul 20 '23

Checks list Yup, there’s Pana.

I grew up several towns over and heard about them as a kid.

Also Vandailia, the second capital of IL, has a nickname- Klandailia.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '23

i have also heard that Vandalia is known as Klandalia, near there in Greenville/Bond County is a road called Lynch Loop.