downstate
noun
down·state
ˈdau̇n-ˌstāt 
: the chiefly southerly sections of a state
also
: the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is to the north
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Finally, the route goes into Illinois, stopping at seven downstate stations before pulling into its northern terminus, Chicago Union Station.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
The 2016 Sanders campaign, which swamped Hillary Clinton’s in places like downstate Illinois and central Pennsylvania, pointed in another direction.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 25 Aug. 2024
The court order came after a Kankakee County judge sided with prosecutors in over 60 counties, mostly from downstate, who sued to stop the no-cash bail policy and other provisions of the act.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2024
In winning a second term in 2022, Pritzker spent more than $130 million to defeat Republican Darren Bailey, a downstate farmer and legislator.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
The 2016 Sanders campaign, which swamped Hillary Clinton’s in places like downstate Illinois and central Pennsylvania, pointed in another direction.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 25 Aug. 2024
The court order came after a Kankakee County judge sided with prosecutors in over 60 counties, mostly from downstate, who sued to stop the no-cash bail policy and other provisions of the act.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2024
In winning a second term in 2022, Pritzker spent more than $130 million to defeat Republican Darren Bailey, a downstate farmer and legislator.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Downstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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