I think we're sayin' the same thing?joe817 wrote:Oldgringo wrote:I went from 2nd midway through the 11th grade in southern Illinois. Illinois wouldn't be such a bad place if it could/would secede from Chicago.But you have it bass ackwards. 'Illinois wouldn't be such a bad place it it could/would expel Chicago from the rest of Illinois.'
The people of Illinois are good people, but due to the population of chicago, and the ensuing corruption, the city dictates what the rest of the state does.
