Illinois consists of two parts: Chicago, and the black abyss beneath it.
Chicago is known all around the world for producing many things, being windy, and the mafia.
But I’m not going to tell you about Chicago, you all seem pretty well-informed of it already. I’m going to tell you about …. Central Illinois. (“What? What did she say? There’s a CENTRAL Illinois?”)
The only reason I could see anyone ever coming here is there is moderately good school systems. Never mind the rednecks, terrible weather, and nothing to do—the schools are good!
Not everyone is a redneck, that’s an exaggeration. But there are a lot of people who have very distinct red-neck qualities. And don’t let me get started on the weather. The summers are dreadfully hot and the winters are freezing. I’ve grown up here all my life, and I’m still not used to it.
But there are … some good things. We’ve discovered you can make more money if you put “Lincoln” in front of anything. Hey, we’re the “Land of Lincoln,” why not?! We have a lot of nice parks, as an example one close to me: Lincoln Memorial Gardens. Lookie there, two of the things mention rolled into one!
The cornfields I grew up next to are constantly being cut up and houses are always being built, for we have such a good school system here everyone is just flocking in. For now, it’s a relatively nice place to raise you little ones. But in another ten, twenty years it’ll be vastly overcrowded. We’ll be like a new Chicago! Oh joy!
Look at how I am, a prime example of how your children will grow up living in Central Illinois. Unless you’re rich. That’s the next neighbourhood over.
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A state consisting of Chicago and Southern Illinois. The true Southern Illinoisans (located south of I-64) are constantly disputing whether the S in southern should be capitalized or not.
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When a person from state of Illinois, cannot not have a conversation without mentioning the word Illinois, to the point where it becomes utterly annoying.
Tom: How can Jane seriously be that Illinoying?
Joe: I know right? How can Antarctica relate to that supposed "great" state?
Jane: Back in Illinois, we did this and not that.
Cutting her off, John: Seriously, you are Illinoying the crap out of me!
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1. A State in the Midwest.
2. An amazing piece of music by the artist Sufjan Stevens. Recently Amazon.com named it the best album of 2005.
"Dude, Sufjan's new album 'Illinois' is pretty orgasmic; you need to check it out."
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Very boring and overtaxed state sandwiched in between the dumbass heroin addict poor kids in Missouri and the dumbass methheads in Indiana the Hoosier state. Not worth the fucking time at all.
The thought of driving through Illinois makes me want to take the long ass detour so I can avoid driving through it.
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What people who have lived in Illinois for a while and find the state annoying call it.
I get tired of living in Illinoying.
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A horrible state in the northern Central Plains..
Extremely corrupt politics.
A shooting, stabbing, or mugging everyday (usually in Chicago area.)
High Taxes.
Can get all four seasons in one week of time.
Horrible roadways.
Always feuding with Wisconsin.
Anyone who doesn't live there only knows about Chicago.
Anyone who does live there, pretends they don't.
"If they as you where your from don't say Illinois...say Chicago. Or better yet don't say anything at all."
If you don't like the weather in Illinois, wait a few minutes, it'll change.
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