A fork of Rural Dictionary
A small "city" in NW Illinois where everyone is moving out and all the businesses are closing. There is nothing to do here but drink and do drugs. If you drive down Prospect, Carroll, Pleasant, Iroquois, Illinois, Miami, East Empire, High st. or Shawnee at night you will probably get shot. There is a lovely little shop by the MLK center, there are always people crossing the street to get there who dare you to hit them. There are 2 cops. There are alot of crack heads with nasty teeth. If you are looking to buy a particular item, chances are none of the stores will carry it and you will have to go out of town, if you need a job, prepare to make minimum wage. Your neighbors either sell or do drugs, or both. The north west side is becoming a ghost town. It has lots of fast food joints and banks, but nothing else. The high school mascot is a pretzel.
Hey lets go to Freeport for a fresh Pretzel, it is the Pretzel City you know! Oh... you don't have fresh pretzels?