[Lurker]

“Like East St. Louis, Illinois.“

Have you ever been there? It’s the absolute ***hole of the entire Midwest.

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[dfwgator]

“Like East St. Louis, Illinois.“

Have you ever been there? It’s the absolute ***hole of the entire Midwest.

Yep....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwBoa-NbNL8

[Tax-chick]

I have not, personally, been there, but my father and uncle were truck drivers, hauling hogs and corn from eastern Missouri. They had many hair-raising tales of East St. Louis.