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re: Ever wonder where everyone in Illinois lives?
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:16 am to Chucktown_Badger
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:16 am to Chucktown_Badger
Actually spent some time on a job up in Beaver Dam last year. I really enjoyed my time there. Very quaint and clean. Saw several deer always chillin’ out on some crops.
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Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:16 am to KiwiHead
It’s a tiny portion of a corner of the state though. Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are all so much better
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:20 am to OldHickory
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Illinois has some beautiful countryside
The northwest corner. Basically Jo Daviess County.
This post was edited on 3/27/25 at 10:21 am
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:20 am to Barbenheimer
Been though that state often in my lifetime on the ground.
Everybody lives in the Chicago MSA (Gary, IN included)
Dang near a desert outside of that area.
Word to the wise, fill your tank in Illinois when you can
Everybody lives in the Chicago MSA (Gary, IN included)
Dang near a desert outside of that area.
Word to the wise, fill your tank in Illinois when you can
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:21 am to AUFANATL
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why do people outside of Chicago live in Illinois near the border? What's the difference between these places and the rural communities just across the border in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, etc.?
They don't live in IA, MO, or TN because there are tons of large corporations and millions of jobs in that area around Chicago. So people have to be there. Many people do live just across the border in Indiana, though you have East Chicago and Gary over there which no employed productive citizen would want to deal with daily. Fewer people live just across the border in WI because the property taxes are super high there as well so you're not avoiding anything. Also, Metra is great but it only goes so far out from the city.
This post was edited on 3/27/25 at 10:22 am
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:23 am to Barbenheimer
South side Chicago is horrible.
Used to live in Naperville years ago. It was pretty nice.
Used to live in Naperville years ago. It was pretty nice.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:24 am to Cheese Grits
quote:only time I (almost) ran out of gas was in the middle of Illinois. Wasn’t paying attention and was down to maybe 10 miles remaining. Maps showed a gas station in a small town but it had been closed for years and a guy in town gave me a few gallons and refused to accept payment
Word to the wise, fill your tank in Illinois when you can
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:39 am to Barbenheimer
Wonder where Chicago is on that map.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:43 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Maps showed a gas station in a small town but it had been closed for years
Not uncommon in Illinois in my experience.
If you ever drive IND to STL make sure to get gas and have some in the trunk before entering Illinois from either direction.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:53 am to Chucktown_Badger
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They don't live in IA, MO, or TN because there are tons of large corporations and millions of jobs in that area around Chicago.
I'm not talking about the Chicago suburbs, I'm talking about southern Illinois, or at least the non-East St. Louis part. Why stay there?
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:10 am to AUFANATL
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I'm not talking about the Chicago suburbs, I'm talking about southern Illinois, or at least the non-East St. Louis part. Why stay there?
Bc that’s where all their stuff is
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:22 am to biglego
yeah, this board is full of more urban and transient people. the idea of just packing up and moving from land that your family has owned for many generations, or at least the area your family has lived in for generations, doesn't compute for a huge portion of this country.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:28 am to Breesus
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Great visual representation of the importance of representative republic form of government
go on.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:33 am to TheHarahanian
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Now do New York.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:34 am to turnpiketiger
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Eastern Oklahoma is criminally underrated. It’s basically just an extension of Western Arkansas
You are getting downvoted, but this is true.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:35 am to Barbenheimer
I'd like to see this graphic for other states. Going to check out @MrPecners. Gotta type in the search bar carefully.
Oregon and Washington would look very similar to Illinois. Tennessee would look interesting due to Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Clarksville and Lynchburg being spread out throughout such a long state.
Oregon and Washington would look very similar to Illinois. Tennessee would look interesting due to Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Clarksville and Lynchburg being spread out throughout such a long state.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:37 am to Barbenheimer
I am not shocked.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:39 am to reggierayreb
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I'd like to see this graphic for other states
Texas:
Louisiana:
Oregon:
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:40 am to Barbenheimer
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Ever wonder where everyone in Illinois lives?
No, not even once
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