There are 102 counties in IL. Most folks outside this state do not know how loathed and despised Cook County (Chicago) and Sagamon County (Springfield) are by the other 100 counties.
My family moved to Illinois from Iowa when I was 15 back in 1977. We lived in C(r)ook County.
When I married at 23 years old, I purchased my first home (at 24) in C(r)ook County.
By the time I reached 28 years old, I "wised up" and moved OUT of C(r)ook County and out to rural Will County.
Gotta tell ya, there really isn't much of a difference between the R's and D's in this state. Both parties are out to squeeze as much money out of us as they can via taxes, "fees" and "fines" for damn' near everything. The only thing we DO NOT get taxed on is breathing and I'm sure that's coming!
The political corruption in this state makes Arkansas under the Clinton era look like rookies by comparison. There's a reason 4 of our past 7 Governors have gone to jail.
As for me, I'm only here another 2.5 - 3 years tops. As soon as both sons are out of high school and in college I don't care if I have to burn my house down to collect the insurance on it, we're OUTTA here.