Yes I am real close to Chicago. If you've ever been on 294 and went over the UPS Willow Springs facility, I work at the Railyard adjacent to it (BNSF) I've been past the Cat plant several times taking my son to the AirForce National Guard base in Peoria when he was 17. From what I saw of it, I liked the Peoria area.
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Some think if certain inanimate objects are outlawed their criminal misuse will disappear?