I live in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Illinois.
We have a One-Party state run from Chicago for the better part of a century.
Before this the Gray Wolves confined themselves to gorging on the City and doing a bang-up job of it.
> Illinois
Come on over to MO. We always need more conservatives here.
Warning - blow right past St. Louis though.
If you are not already in southern IL, consider living there for a while as a kind of halfway house!