It may be time to say a few good words about the Prairie State. There isn't much wrong with Illinois that getting rid of Cook County wouldn't cure. We have great duck and goose hunting, Lake Michigan and Mississippi River fishing, and if you can afford it, huge deer in Pike County. Good deer hunting almost anywhere in the state. The Grand American Trapshooting Tournament, lots of opportunities for skeet and trap, both registered and casual. No state income tax on social security, pensions, or IRA disbursements.
The best thing...from where I live, twenty minutes to Wisconsin, ninety minutes to Iowa.