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guillaumeb

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Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 05:49 PM

Nov 2017

It's very simple folks: we just do this and we'll resemble Indiana more than the present, debt-ridden state of Illinois," Mitchell said at a press conference to promote his bill. "We can resemble Indiana, which has a lower debt, a lower unemployment rate, and a lower deficit."

And Indiana has a lower standard of living, lower average wages, and less appeal for big businesses.

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Most people in Illinois live north of the I-80 highway. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #1

Also from the article: guillaumeb Nov 2017 #2

actually mclean county where bloomington is located questionseverything Nov 2017 #3

North Illinois has the population, jobs, and revenue. Dawson Leery Nov 2017 #4