Land of Lincoln DUers Stand and be counted!

[LincolnMcGrath]

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[LincolnMcGrath]

1. That is Illinois

for those who never look at their plates.

[corarose]

7. LOL

Chicago Here!

[LincolnMcGrath]

8. Hi corarose

:hi:

[Ellen Forradalom]

2. Chicagoan here

Doesn't Elad live in Illinois?

[pmbryant]

3. So rumor has it

:shrug:

Former Illinoisan here. Grew up in the Chicago area and went to school in Chicago. Been wandering the sunbelt ever since I left back during the reign of Bush the First.

--Peter

[LincolnMcGrath]

5. Come back we`ve taken the Gov`nurs mansion back!

[LincolnMcGrath]

4. Elad ....really?

[Elad]

52. Yep, western suburbs

Deep inside enemy territory, the heart of DuPage County.... :)

[LincolnMcGrath]

53. Roger that, keep your head down and maintain radio silence.

:scared:

[fishnfla]

6. question

Why wont they let Iowa have a professional football team?

Because then Illinois would want one too!

HA-HA

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. Far North Side of Chicago here!

Singing "Marching to Peoria"....

[LincolnMcGrath]

10. Up past Great America?

[greatauntoftriplets]

32. No, I am in the city.

Couple miles south of Evanston, and near Lake Michigan.

[Guaranteed]

11. Here I am! Bloomington Repreezent! nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. The triplets' mother and aunt went to Illinois Wesleyan

Bloomington is a good town. Also ancestral home of the Stevenson family.

[Ellen Forradalom]

14. I was a nude figure model at Illinois Wesleyan

my freshman year of college. No, really. For the art dept.

[LincolnMcGrath]

16. cool

self confidence

[Ellen Forradalom]

27. Well, easy pocket money

Plus the looks on my dormmates' faces when I told them how I earned money. Priceless.

[ProfessorGAC]

44. What Pockets? A Nude Model With Pockets?

That sounds like a marsupial.
The Professor

[LincolnMcGrath]

13. Student?

[Ellen Forradalom]

15. Some other Illinois DUers

chiburb, XNASA, Susang, ProfessorGAC, wndycty, Padraig18, prolesunited.

[LincolnMcGrath]

17. Seven who need to stand with us!

lol

[prolesunited]

20. Well, technically

I live a few blocks from the Illinois border in Indiana — all the fringe benefits but lower taxes and more affordable housing. :-)

[LincolnMcGrath]

21. BOO Hoosier

[prolesunited]

22. Thanks a lot!

No wonder I'm so reluctant to admit it. :(

I'm pretty cool, don't you think? Please don't hold it against me.

[LincolnMcGrath]

23. You`re cool with me

Hey, at least it ain`t Iowa :wow:

[chiburb]

41. Chiburb here, Darien specifically...

Next to Downer Groves...

And don't forget Davsand... she's somewhere downstate.

[LincolnMcGrath]

46. Knew a girl from

Westmont when I was younger.

[XNASA]

18. Homewood

South Suburban Cook County.

Born in Blue Island, spent a great deal of my adult life on the North Side.

Mrs. XNASA was born and raised in Mt. Vernon.

[LincolnMcGrath]

19. Homewood

:yourock:

[RetroLounge]

24. Well, I was born in Chicago, raised in Niles, Lived in Glenview

Then got drunk one night and woke up in Milwaukee...

and here I stayed.

But a Flat-Lander at heart...

[LincolnMcGrath]

25. I hope you quit drinking then!

:pals:

[Gato Moteado]

26. west side, baby

grew up in da austin district. then moved to da nort' side after a brief stay on da nort'west side. now i'm in texas, where dat jagoff in da whitehouse is from.

ah, i could sure go fer an italian beef wit' green peppers and giardinera right now. dip it. and maybe a cold old style to wash it down.

[LincolnMcGrath]

30. Chicago food

is `sumpin else! Red Hots, Pizza, mmmmm


What`s for Breakfast!

[Gato Moteado]

33. for breakfast?

a pepper and egg sandwich, of course. that's assuming you're still not full from last night's 3am drunken foray to maxwell street for a couple of polishes from jim's on halsted and 14th.

[smallprint]

28. chi-town in the house

born and raised in moline (quad cities), lived all over, now on near north side...

[LincolnMcGrath]

29. Quad Cities

and Chitown :crazy:

[terrya]

31. Chicagoan, but born and raised in Decatur, Illinois

Hi, Lincoln!

[LincolnMcGrath]

34. Is that close to Sullivan?

I went to school in Sullivan for a few weeks.

[terrya]

35. Sullivan is about 30 miles from Decatur. n/t

[GOPisEvil]

36. Do ya count former Land of Lincolners?

I lived in lovely O'Fallon and equally lovely Rantoul (Chanute AFB) back in the 1970s. Also, my dad's ancestral home is East St. Louis, although most of the family split for the suburbs long ago. :D

[LincolnMcGrath]

37. The judges say ...............Yes

The seventies?? ssshhhhhh

Uh, who remembers the seventies? We`re to young for that! <righteyewinking>

[GOPisEvil]

*whispers* Got it...I was REALLY young at the time anyway.*

I was...we left IL when I was 8. Given that I live in TX now, I think I wanna move back. :-(

[Gato Moteado]

59. that mississippi river's deep and wide....

there's my girl on the other side,
i'm in davenport,
she's in east moline,
with that rock island line,
and the mississippi in between

[Skittles]

38. I'm a native Illinoisan

I was born in Rantoul (Chanute Air Force Base). And after years and years of moving as a military brat, I graduated from high school in Libertyville. Plus, my mum lives in Vernon Hills and I have brothers in Vernon Hills and Mundelein.

:hi:

P.S. In high school I was called a FIB by Wisconsinites more than once.

[LincolnMcGrath]

39. <dang ol cheese eatin so and so> grumble grumble

I knew there was something special about you!

[scarlet_owl]

40. Champaign, Illinois here!

Born in St. Louis, though.

[LincolnMcGrath]

45. Hi

:pals:

[davsand]

50. Another Champaign County Progressive!

How cool! I had no idea you were down here with me! I'm a lifelong resident of the area. (I'm betting we know some folks in common-and we need to talk, scarlet_owl!!) I'm a U of I alum that never quite managed an escape.

I'm thinking we need to organize another DU gathering sometime soon. ChiBurbs has promised me a drink or two at Union Station next time I'm up his way (you better BET I'm gonna collect on THAT!) and I've been dying to meet the rest of the Chicago contingent as well.

It is so cool to find out how many of us there are on here!

Laura

[LincolnMcGrath]

51. Illinois DU meetup sounds great

In Chicago or more downstate?

[davsand]

54. Some folks think Illinois stops at I-80.

For others, it ends North of Kankakee somewhere! ;)

I dunno, Chicago has more to do, but you can go from top to bottom of the state in about 4 hours on interstate... In an ideal world, I'd say Chicago (simply so I could hit Filene's basement this season!) but that distance might be an issue for some.

Since I-80 seems to be the line--who do we have around there and is there a place we can sit and have pizza and beer--or beer and beer--or egg rolls and beer--or maybe just beer...there is a theme here.

I'm willing to drive pretty much anywhere to meet DUers. Shoot I go to FunDay every year up in Saginaw just to see the Michigan contingent! One suggestion--maybe be sure it is near a train station for those who don't drive?

Laura

[ProfessorGAC]

42. Count Me!

Will County resident here. Small town at the fringes of Chicagoland. (People from the burbs would think i live in Brazil, however. They don't know there's anything south of Bolingbrook.)
The Professor

[LincolnMcGrath]

47. Which little Will County villa?

So many to choose from

[ProfessorGAC]

49. Watch It! I'm Sensitive About That!

Just kidding, course.

There's over 800,000 in Will County. There are only a few "small" towns left. Depends on one's definition of small, i guess.

I'm in Wilmington, which is around 5500 people and is between I55 and I57 about 18 miles south of Joliet. (Equidistant between Joliet and Kankakee) We're about 75 minutes from downtown Chicago. (Not at rush hour of course. Then, it's about 3 and half hours!)
The Professor

[Cadfael]

43. Wheaton, IL here

:hi:
kinda lonely out here...

[LincolnMcGrath]

48. You`ve never been to Carroll Co. then

That, my friend, is lonelyville.

[Padraig18]

55. Howdy!

ILLINOIS

"By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.

From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commercial tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.

When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue, There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.

Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois."

Note: Had to memorize it in 8th grade for a visit by former Gov Edgar.

:hi:

[LincolnMcGrath]

56. Could be worse

My high school band had to play at Guv`ner Jim`s last inauguration.
Notice: Even Abe had to look away!

[Padraig18]

57. LOL!

Does that portrait ooze oil, because he just looks slimy... :P

BTW, Arcola, IL here .

[LincolnMcGrath]

58. The Broom Capital of the World?

I love the lawn rangers!

[Padraig18]

60. None other!

I've even met Dave Barry, when he performed with them last summer!

[LincolnMcGrath]

61. Dave Barry?

Embedded with the Lawn Rangers?

I read his story about the Broom Corn Festival.

[Padraig18]

62. Yep!

Dave was quite proficient!

[LincolnMcGrath]

63. Kick for any late nighters, bureau chiefs,

truth seekers,and for those who still think it is pronounced "illa-noise"