[RWR8189]

Wow, what a great idea!

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[coconutt2000]

So what city in Chicago are you from? /sarcasm

[bahblahbah]

Good. At least if they don't know where Illinois is then they won't associate it with Chicago.

[Hugin]

Well, Illinois does sound rather French.

[Calpernia]

If that will maintain Illinois as a RED STATE, I support it.

So, I should say, Chicago of Lincoln?

[HiTech RedNeck]

In contrast, our citizens have never really resonated to "Illinois," the name of a feckless confederation of tribes of so-called superior men, who in fact fled time and again--and indeed out of our state--before smaller bands of raiding Iroquois.

Well befits the state which has the most chicken attitude toward guns out of the whole 50.

[dr_lew]

Consulting the index of the Atlas, Lincoln and Washington seem to be fairly evenly represented as names of municipalities ( although Lincoln has a noticeable representation overseas. )

There is a Lincoln, Washington, and a Washington, Illinois. To change this to Washington, Lincoln would verge to closely upon the comical, and I cannot recommend it.

[Monitor]

I propose Illinois be renamed FIBs (which could stand for "Friendly Illinois Buddies").

[flying Elvis]

No offense to you Freepers from Illinois, but this thread is too rich of a target to resist. lol Honest Abe was probably the last major politician from Illinois who had honesty associated with his name. ;)

He's not even native to that state, he was born in Kentucky (Jeff Davis's birth state), and did not move to Illinois until he was around 21 years old.

[jocon307]

Hey Lando, they want to name a state after you!

[mystery-ak]

Illnois is the Land of Lincoln....everyone needs to look at the county map of the 2002 and 2004 elections...it will surprise you.....we are a red state that went blue.

[Edit35]

How 'bout Oisinill?

[chs68]

I grew up in a state where the Capital City is called "Lincoln".

(The county where I grew up is named "Douglas")

People in the city of Lincoln used to debate some of us from Douglas County.

Sort of a later-version of the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

[ravinson]

I admire Lincoln, but I wouldn't want to ruin Dan Fogelberg's Illinois.

[MortMan]

I'd vote for "Chicagoslum" if they insist on changing the name!