If Illinois didn’t have Chicago. They’d be as relevant as Missouri
2026-11-05 00:41:55
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Geojanik :
They act like Chicago isn’t the only reason Illinois has any worth, and I’m saying this as someone who lives in Illinois but not in Chicago. This state could be erased from existence but Chicago stays and no one would gaf
2026-11-04 23:16:28
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preslie 😽 :
Mind you… I’ve met foreigners who thought Chicago was the state and didn’t know what Illinois was while standing in Illinois.
2026-11-04 23:46:32
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JustQ Music :
if we didn't have chicago we wouldn't have 75% of ANYTHING 😭
2026-11-04 23:13:25
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J F :
Never will Illinois be red
2026-11-05 00:07:21
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Charlotte🏳️⚧️ :
I am from southern illinois, and JB Pritzker is pretty good governor and actually believe it or not, his policies have a benefited southern illinois like his rebuild illinois program which going to or ready has invested over a $1 billion dollars in southern illinois
2026-11-04 22:39:33
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Amber :
While I 100% agree with you, as a blue dot in a red county in the middle of Illinois, I do wish that the rest of the state got some more consideration. It does tend to feel like a lot of policy benefits Chicago and leaves the rest of us in the dust.
2026-11-04 22:17:06
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Laura |💅SuperPowered Beauty💄 :
I'm from Midwest Illinois and I hear the whole "we need to make Chicago it's own state" line. Gets so tiring. Darren Bailey didn't have a chance anyway.
2026-11-04 23:23:32
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Trace Waldram :
here in Illinois we HATE the most important part of Illinois
2026-11-05 23:06:00
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maisy1692 :
And then they would have no money without Chicago lol
2026-11-05 01:25:13
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Fionna Larcom :
I’m between the e and the o
2026-11-04 23:19:45
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emi (lost verse version) :
i HATE when people say “if it weren’t for chicago, it’d be red” …? yes? if we didn’t have blue we’d have red like??? what are you literally saying.
2026-11-04 22:36:29
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Marsherri Pierce ❌ ♌️ 🇺🇸 :
It’s like they don’t know land doesn’t vote
2026-11-04 23:54:20
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Gavin :
Seen this lady saying it makes no sense how there’s so many red county’s but Illinois is blue😭💔
2026-11-05 06:23:21
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Biter :
Dude they’re literally trying to separate from us 😭😭
2026-11-05 23:21:49
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RabidFad :
13 million people live in the state, 10 million of them are within 50 miles of Chicago
2026-11-05 22:09:58
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EthanLoesel :
same with Wisconsin
2026-11-05 20:12:23
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Melly 🌊🐚 :
i’m a dem from rual illinois, like surrounded by corn fields and all that jazz. you don’t understand how many times i hear people actually say this it was one of my reasons why i went to a liberal college
2026-11-04 22:50:42
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Jay Bee :
fun fact, if we removed all of cook county from the vote totals, Priztker still would have won by 65k votes.
2026-11-05 00:18:14
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Theophania 🧿 ♓ :
As someone who grew up in Chicago I did not know how racist this state is until I moved to the suburbs .😳
2026-11-05 13:16:38
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Andrew Ryan Brennan :
I mean we also have Springfield, ChamBana, BloNo, and Rockford that vote blue too. I know Peoria exists but that place is Purple/Red.
2026-11-04 22:56:29
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Noah Kelly :
Fun fact Pritzker would’ve won in 2026 even if Cook County didn’t exist he was that dominant
2026-11-04 23:23:55
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April Suzanne 🍉 :
Absolutely saw a ‘Chicago need to be its own state’ post today lmao I hate it here
2026-11-04 22:12:28
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mads 🧌 :
same with wisconsin. "if madison and milwaukee didn't exist..." like DUH that's how it is in every single state. cities have higher populations than rural areas and often times more democratic voters
2026-11-04 23:43:51
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