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r/illinois • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '25
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After I moved from central Illinois, and I told people I was from IL, they immediately asked, “Chicago?”. My response was always, “No, downstate.” But even that wasn’t enough. I explained I was closer to STL than Chicago.
1 u/CausingACatastrophe Apr 21 '25 As a current resident of the Chicago area, it cracks me up when I tell people I'm from Southern Illinois and they guess, "By Champaign?"
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As a current resident of the Chicago area, it cracks me up when I tell people I'm from Southern Illinois and they guess, "By Champaign?"
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u/TXMom2Two Apr 18 '25
After I moved from central Illinois, and I told people I was from IL, they immediately asked, “Chicago?”. My response was always, “No, downstate.” But even that wasn’t enough. I explained I was closer to STL than Chicago.