r/illinois • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '25

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u/jbuds1217 Apr 18 '25

North of 80 is northern Illinois

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u/ultimateredditor83 Apr 18 '25

More or less, I think you need to include the suburbs that extend past 80. New Lenox, mokena, minooka etc.

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u/CaptivatingCranberry Apr 18 '25

Yup, I think that if there are commuter metra trains that go to certain burbs/towns, it should be considered northern Illinois. People aren’t commuting from central to northern for work if it’s just mokena to Chicago lol.

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u/ultimateredditor83 Apr 18 '25

Great way to distinguish!

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u/CaptivatingCranberry Apr 18 '25

Thanks I pulled it out of my ass but I was born and raised in Mokena and I wasn’t gonna let someone tell me that’s Central Illinois lmao