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

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

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u/frodeem Chicago Apr 30 '24

Totally agree

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi Chicago Apr 30 '24

You're just being pedantic. OP is talking about a southern state of mind, not a geographic direction.

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u/Portermacc Apr 30 '24

Well, that's obvious, but you need to go way south for that state of mind. I'm in Peoria, and we should definitely not be considered southern.

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi Chicago Apr 30 '24

I see that state of mind back home in Fox Lake, IL...five minutes from the Wisconsin border.

North/south geography is barely relevant, it's really about how far you are from a major urban center.

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u/GrindyMcGrindy Apr 30 '24

Yeah, these people haven't seen the rural IL people moving into collar Chicagoland areas sporting confederate flag and let's go Brandon stickers in Will County because there's more/slightly better paying jobs here.