[wjcsux]

Illinois is a failed state, avoid going there at all costs!

[ought-six]

“Illinois is a failed state, avoid going there at all costs!”

Actually, outside of Chicago and Cook County in the north and Madison County and St. Clair County (home of the @#$%hole East St. Louis) in the south, Illinois is a pretty good state.
The problem is Chicago and Cook County, as they dominate in population and influence.

[Paladin2]

“Illinois is a failed state, avoid going there at all costs!”

I traverse the State on occasion, but don’t drop a dime except for highway tolls in and around Crook County.