Not asking for sympathy but realize that outside of Chicago and Cook county, the rest of Illinois is overwhelmingly conservative and Chicago itself even has conservatives, there are some on this very forum.
You and I both know it's them URBAN city dwellers that outnumber the rest of us in this state and as a result THEY decide who wins over the rest of us.
This is why I'm looking for help and funding for my master plan:
First, we cut Chicago off from the rest of the state. Get a big sawzall and cut it out like the cancer it is.
Second, we give it a good hard kick out to the middle of lake Michigan and let it sink.
Third, we shoot anyone who makes it back to shore.
I think that's the fastest way to clean up elections in this state, just my opinion though, YMMV.