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Southern Illinois is interesting. I live in Chicago (but am originally from Alabama) and that part of the state reminds me of Alabama (minus the snow in the wintertime). Very rural, conservative, but friendly area. Full of quaint little towns that are are picturesque in the winter after a fresh snowfall and just as lovely in the summertime when everyone's outside enjoying a lazy August afternoon. Also, when most people (including myself) think of Illinois, we tend to think of Chicago, or maybe East St. Louis. In other words, Illinois is usually thought of as being heavily urbanized and industrial. But the truth of the matter is, most of the state is not like that. When I lived in Alabama, I visited St. Louis many times and always drove through So. IL on the way to STL and usually stopped there. The people there were, IMO, typical friendly Midwesterners. Good folks. I've been to most of the largest towns mentioned - Marion, West Frankfort, Mt. Vernon, Vienna. Haven't been to Carbondale, though. It's off of the interstate, that's why I never went there. I remember there being a state prison somewhere down around Marion. Also, it's important to note that the closer you get to St. Louis, the more crappy the area tends to get. By the time you get to East St. Louis, it's pretty rough looking. But you know, I've been to ESTL several times and even there there's positive things going on and good people there, contrary to popular belief.
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I believe parts of AL rcvd 13" or more the other day. ![]() Carry on.... |
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Oh I know. Alabama gets snow, as does Mississippi and Arkansas. Tennesee gets considerably more. I remember when Birmingham got 13" back in 1993. I don't know what you're talking about anywhere in Alabama getting 13" recently though...........I did hear that Huntsville picked up 1-3" this past weekend from talking to people back home. But in any case, Alabama snow is not like Illinois snow. Alabama snow hardly needs to be plowed because by the time they bring the plows out, the snow's melted ![]() Quote:
Springfield and Champaign are my favorite downstate cities. Lot of history in Springfield and Champaign's just cool because it's a college town. Not sure if it's considered Chicago area or not, but Aurora's a neat little town too. I kind of want to go down to Carbondale since that's supposed to be the largest city in southern Illinois. But then again is there much of anything down there? Is it worth traveling out of the way to visit? It's several miles off of the interstate. I also have kind of a weird obsession with East St. Louis - probably because it reminds me of home so much. It's very much like the soft spot that I have for Detroit - I can empathize. _ |
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I'm not sure I understand your question about driving in to the river. You drive across it on Rt. 13 just before you enter Murphysboro from the east. At the moment, it's flooding badly. The mayor of Murphysboro was requesting that people come fill sandbags yesterday. I drove to M'boro yesterday on Rt. 13, and there were so many flooded, wooded areas all along 13. If you're interested in Southern Illinois, I recommend you check out some local musicians. The Woodbox Gang is a terrific band that writes music that reflects the area. And a musician named Stace England has done a entire CD of music about the city of Cairo and its history. |
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I'm not sure I would be writing a script for an area I don't know anything about, really...
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It's called RESEARCH, and it comes in front of all projects. Actually, I do know something about the area, and am learning more everyday, thanks in part to the good people on this site. If you would like to be one of those people, that would be great. Otherwise, I'm not looking for opinions. |
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Yeah...Well, for films, TV shows, plays, and books, they probably come visit the area for a lengthy period, study it, read books on it...don't just ask random people on a forum.
Sorry, I wasn't trying to be nasty, but with your response, I'm okay with being nasty now. |
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Antioch, Grayslake and Zion, IL all have Piggly Wiggly...not sure about Southern IL.
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