Not true. Kennedy won 303 to 219. Illinois had less than 30 EC votes. Winning Illinois would not have made a difference for Nixon
Still. the Illinois election was stolen by Cook county ballot box stuffing. And, the 27 electoral vote would have been a deduct from JFK and an add to Nixon so its really 54 EV. Putting the results on the back of any one or more crooked demorat states.
Just going by what radio commentator Paul Harvey said back in 1960.