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Illinois

mopinko

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1. i can only give you my half assed, rumor driven opinion, but

Reply to Catlover827 (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 04:03 PM

Sep 2012

what i hear is that the place is run by the republicans the way sicily is run by the mafia.
but, there is a lot of wide oped spaces around there, and if that is your thing it might not be so bad.

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Opinion needed: How is Springfield as a place to live? [View all] Catlover827 Sep 2012 OP

i can only give you my half assed, rumor driven opinion, but mopinko Sep 2012 #1

I left. ChazInAz Sep 2012 #2

My nieces both went to Illinois Wesleyan. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #4

Downstate IL is a lot more conservative than the Chicago area. It may be a wash vs Texas. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2012 #3

If you are looking at moving downstate seeviewonder Nov 2012 #5

Thanks, everyone. Catlover827 Nov 2012 #6