> Illinois - It's complicated. The northwestern corner is but no further than Rockford and nowhere south. I'd say that anything north of the 618 area code woul

> Illinois - It's complicated. The northwestern corner is but no further than Rockford and nowhere south. I'd say that anything north of the 618 area code would be very midwest, but once you get roughly south of I-70 the vibe is much more southern. Of course, urban midwest can be very different indeed from rural midwest.