More conference realignment talk

[panda]

You're splitting hairs that can't be defined by trying to say there's a difference between "Chicago area" and "Chicagoland" I used MSA as it's an actual definable metric used to determine a (insert city) area. It's the only way to prove a point logically, otherwise I can use more hyperbole, "glad Marquette's in the Chicagoland area" wouldn't be able to drive to a weekday game otherwise!

The packers being Milwaukee's team is a different conversation. That's sports allegiance, if you look at a map of fandom most the Midwest roots for the Cubs. What I asked you is would you accept it as logical for someone to call you from Milwaukee area?

Dayton's different, the distance is considerably smaller, 56mi to city center. With the vast majority of that being shared suburbs.

Is a hot dog a sandwich

[The Sultan]

What I asked you is would you accept it as logical for someone to call you from Milwaukee area?

As Equalizer says, it depends on your perspective.

[Pakuni]

Having lived about 18 months in LaSalle County, I can definitively say that the people down there don't see themselves as being from the Chicago area.

[Galway Eagle]

As Equalizer says, it depends on your perspective.

Jeeze people from the Canadian area will go through crazy lengths to avoid a question.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Having lived about 18 months in LaSalle County, I can definitively say that the people down there don't see themselves as being from the Chicago area.

Starved Rockers?

[Galway Eagle]

Starved Rockers?

New band name I call!

[Pakuni]

Starved Rockers?

Peruvians.

[JakeBarnes]

This isn't even true for Illinois.  Plenty of White Sox and Cardinal fans.

Certainly Cards territory in LaSalle. Mostly south of I-80 is cards territory.

I still say Chicago should annex Evanston and Oak Park in a Houston-esque manner

But leave Naperville. They claim they're "Chicago" because they have an Uncle Julios and a Catch 35, but are 40 minutes away (also the hilton is the "Naperville-Chicago Hilton")

(The above is to keep the topic relevant to "realignment" talk...just not related to conferences)

[Galway Eagle]

Certainly Cards territory in LaSalle. Mostly south of I-80 is cards territory.

I still say Chicago should annex Evanston and Oak Park in a Houston-esque manner

But leave Naperville. They claim they're "Chicago" because they have an Uncle Julios and a Catch 35, but are 40 minutes away (also the hilton is the "Naperville-Chicago Hilton")

(The above is to keep the topic relevant to "realignment" talk...just not related to conferences)

While I agree it'd be beneficial for the city (would add Norridge, Harwood Heights, Cicero, Berwyn, Forest Park, & Evergreen park) the two you mentioned pay wayyyy too much in education taxes & police taxes plus have too much town pride to ever let themselves be annexed by the city. Meanwhile here in Forest Park I'd welcome sending my kids to a CPS magnet school over Proviso East

[JakeBarnes]

While I agree it'd be beneficial for the city (would add Norridge, Harwood Heights, Cicero, Berwyn, Forest Park, & Evergreen park) the two you mentioned pay wayyyy too much in education taxes & police taxes plus have too much town pride to ever let themselves be annexed by the city. Meanwhile here in Forest Park I'd welcome sending my kids to a CPS magnet school over Proviso East

100% agree on a practical level. My comment was really more an elaborate setup to crap on Naperville.

[Galway Eagle]

an elaborate setup to crap on Naperville.

Which is always worth it.

[The Equalizer]

Certainly Cards territory in LaSalle. Mostly south of I-80 is cards territory.

I still say Chicago should annex Evanston and Oak Park in a Houston-esque manner

But leave Naperville. They claim they're "Chicago" because they have an Uncle Julios and a Catch 35, but are 40 minutes away (also the hilton is the "Naperville-Chicago Hilton")

(The above is to keep the topic relevant to "realignment" talk...just not related to conferences)

That Hilton is now a Doubletree, and is actually in Lisle.

[JakeBarnes]

That Hilton is now a Doubletree, and is actually in Lisle.

Whoa. It's even deeper den of lies than I thought.

[WhiteTrash]

Naperville, IL hotels = "More conference realignment talk"

Good stuff here. 

[Galway Eagle]

Naperville, IL hotels = "More conference realignment talk"

Good stuff here. 

North Central College to the Midwest Conference!

[Billy Hoyle]

Certainly Cards territory in LaSalle. Mostly south of I-80 is cards territory.

I still say Chicago should annex Evanston and Oak Park in a Houston-esque manner

pull a Louisville and Toronto and just absorb every suburb.

On January 1, 1998, Toronto was greatly enlarged, not through traditional annexations, but as an amalgamation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and its six lower-tier constituent municipalities; East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York, and the original city itself. They were dissolved by an act of the Government of Ontario, and formed into a single-tier City of Toronto (colloquially dubbed the "megacity") replacing all six governments. The unified city became the fifth most populous city proper in North America, behind Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. In 2013, it surpassed Chicago in population.[15]

[Galway Eagle]

pull a Louisville and Toronto and just absorb every suburb.

On January 1, 1998, Toronto was greatly enlarged, not through traditional annexations, but as an amalgamation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and its six lower-tier constituent municipalities; East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York, and the original city itself. They were dissolved by an act of the Government of Ontario, and formed into a single-tier City of Toronto (colloquially dubbed the "megacity") replacing all six governments. The unified city became the fifth most populous city proper in North America, behind Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. In 2013, it surpassed Chicago in population.[15]

How'd Hamilton avoid it?

Edit: nevermind didn't realize there was a space between the two thought they touched

[The Sultan]

How'd Hamilton avoid it?

Edit: nevermind didn't realize there was a space between the two thought they touched

So Hamilton is in the Toronto area, but not a suburb of Toronto?

[Galway Eagle]

So Hamilton is in the Toronto area, but not a suburb of Toronto?

Easy there I know you're from the Toronto area but this is literally an established defined location.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_and_Hamilton_Area

Center of Hamilton is 42mi away from the center of Toronto, it would be more akin to saying whether Gary is in the chicago area than Billy's post you were defending about some small town 92mi away from the western border of chicago

[Pakuni]

Is Tampa in the Orlando area, or is Orlando in the Tampa area?

And is Philly part of the Baltimore region or would Baltimore be part of the Philadelphia area?

[The Sultan]

Easy there I know you're from the Toronto area but this is literally an established defined location.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Toronto_and_Hamilton_Area

Center of Hamilton is 42mi away from the center of Toronto, it would be more akin to saying whether Gary is in the chicago area than Billy's post you were defending about some small town 92mi away from the western border of chicago

Miles don't exist in Canada.  Distance is but a mirage.

[tower912]

Isn't that like 18 Tim Horton's away?

[Galway Eagle]

Miles don't exist in Canada.  Distance is but a mirage.

Does that mean you're also in the Edmonton area as well?

[Galway Eagle]

Isn't that like 18 Tim Horton's away?

What's the distance conversion from Tim Hortons to Dunkin Donuts?

[MarquetteMike1977]

Murray State joining the MVC