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Land of Lincoln...the prairie state...corn, soybeans, and pumpkins. Chicago-inclusive, but there's a lot more to Illinois than just the Windy City.

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Carbondale City Council makes more history with new appointment (thesouthern.com)
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A small town in southern Illinois reaches racial parity in their city council makeup, with a black mayor and equal number of black and white members. Oh, and they also have an openly trans council member as well...

This from a part of the state where some people still fly Confederate battle flags.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed, and I left out the part about it being the home of SIU -- thanks for the addition. This of course adds to the liberalness of the place. You are 100% correct -- it stands out, which is what makes this news worthy.

Compared to the rest of the area, Carbondale is an outlier. The city itself is 66% white/23% black, while Jackson county is 77+% white/23% black, per the 2010 census. Compared to surrounding counties, like Williamson(92% v. 4%), Franklin(98% v <1%), or Saline(93% v 4%), Carbondale and Jackson county are positively killing it when it comes to racial equality.