I too live in IL and after the election I looked at the county by county map and as usual it was king Chicago that f’d it up for the rest of the state. With the exception of Chicagoland and E StL the entire state voted Santorum including my part of the state (QC) which always goes Dem or more liberal.
I’m sick to death of Chicago deciding our fate in every election and there isn’t a damn thing the rest of us can do about it.
You could leave Illinois. 3 of its border states have republican governors, and Kentucky and Missouri are fairly conservative.
I lived in a GOP District my entire life and worked for Congresswoman Biggert. Now I'm going to be stuck with Dan Lipinski, not as bad as my poor father, he has Bobby "Black Panther in a Hoodie" Rush, and my dad lives only five minutes East. This is what the democrat redistricting has done!!!
I could at least go to sleep at night knowing that my Congresswoman is amazing and even though she has some liberal views she has been amazing to my family especially after the death of my mother.
If I win the lottery tonight I'm buying a house in her district!!! Then start an actual Conservative Organization to fight the Crooked IL GOP!!!