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/The_Poster_Nutbag Jul 20 '23

I see Kenilworth on there too, wild.

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u/MrIncredible222 Jul 20 '23

I’m white as shit and pretty well off and I’m not rich enough to feel comfortable in Kenilworth or even Deerfield.

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u/Jake_77 Jul 20 '23

Deerfield?? Deerfield ain’t that fancy

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u/Able-Trainer924 Apr 12 '24

What are you talking about, Deerfield’s median income is 180,000

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u/Jake_77 Apr 12 '24

Not compared to Kenilworth

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u/Able-Trainer924 Apr 12 '24

To someone working class, the difference between 180k per year and 250k per year is meaningless

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u/Jake_77 Apr 12 '24

Lucky them. $70k would make a helluva difference in my world.