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I don't live there anymore, but it so weird to see my hometown on the front page of Hacker News. Some of my friends still live there and it is depressing to hear them talk about what's going on. When I have gone back and visited, nothing seems to be the same anymore, save for the few restaurants I liked.

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Small world, it's my hometown too! I had to do a double take when I saw the headline. My parents are still there but they're looking to leave. It's so different there than it was 20-30 years ago.

Not quite my hometown, but in the same Central Illinois area. (Farmington. Go Farmers.) And yeah, I had to do a heck of a double-take when I saw “Galesburg” on the page here.

At least some of the towns/cities in Central Illinois have had a little success in revamping their economies. Canton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton,_Illinois) comes to mind.

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