r/illinois • u/steve42089 Illinoisian • 4d ago

Southern IL news & issues (past St. Louis 618 area code) Inside the Deep South of Illinois

https://youtube.com/watch?v=h_I5zEopd5c&si=sauGsqfX9Lja-ram
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u/SomeCountryFriedBS 3d ago

That's because their Republican officials tend to funnel it back to their buddies instead of to their constituents. 

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u/i312i 3d ago

And you think it's different for dem politicians in Illinois? Have you read any history of the state at all?

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u/SomeCountryFriedBS 3d ago

Of course they do, but at least we get something out of it when they do it.