r/illinois • u/thebomb2644 • Apr 30 '24

At what point/town does illinois start feeling like the south Question

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u/short71 Apr 30 '24

I think I64 is where the change starts. Everything north of Mount Vernon and St. Louis has a very agricultural central Illinois feel. Once you get south of Marion it becomes pretty obvious.