Don Tracy: What Kind of State Does Illinois Want To Be? – RealClear Politics

"Call it Pritzkerville – eerily like Potterville from 'It’s a Wonderful Life,' with pot stores and a massive casino planned to fill the holes ripped in Chicago due to the loss of great businesses and decent people pursuing their dreams."
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Pat S.
1 year ago

What a great analogy – Pritzkerville and Potterville.

“It’s a Great Life” fans can easily relate to the scene of Jimmy Stewart seeing what Bedford Falls could become: gambling dens, brothels, speakeasies … hostile and without hope.

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