Illinois is not a bad state as long as you stay out of Chicago and Cook County in the north, and Madison and St. Clair Counties in the south.
Same for all the other rural areas in the states I mentioned- however, the laws apply state-wide. So, sorry to the good folks everywhere-your states overall standing makes them nauseating to me.
I am a native Broome Co NYer, but will not likely ever return except to bury my mother. And then I will stay in PA just over the line.
When I drive eastward, I buy gas in STL MO and drive to IN or TN w/o stopping in IL. Not a penny.