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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On Monday, the 32-year-old watched Trump’s second inauguration from the much calmer setting of his downstate home in Marseilles, and processed the news that Trump was pardoning him.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Congestion pricing is unpopular: More than half of New York State voters who responded to a Siena College survey in December opposed it, including 60 percent of downstate suburbanites.
—James Barron, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
State of play: Chicagoland Democrats and downstate Illinois Republicans have fought over splitting the state for years.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Madigan, a Southwest Side Democrat, and McClain, 77, of downstate Quincy, are charged in a 23-count indictment alleging that Madigan’s vaunted state and political operations were run like a criminal enterprise to amass and increase his power and enrich himself and his associates.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Congestion pricing is unpopular: More than half of New York State voters who responded to a Siena College survey in December opposed it, including 60 percent of downstate suburbanites.
—James Barron, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
State of play: Chicagoland Democrats and downstate Illinois Republicans have fought over splitting the state for years.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Madigan, a Southwest Side Democrat, and McClain, 77, of downstate Quincy, are charged in a 23-count indictment alleging that Madigan’s vaunted state and political operations were run like a criminal enterprise to amass and increase his power and enrich himself and his associates.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Downstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstate. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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