some people on here have insisted it’s in another state. Although Salem Illinois is a little farther from Chicago than they portray on the show. It’s probably at least three or four hours away to right downtown. I’m not sure because it’s a long time since I’ve made that trip. We went there on a field trip in high school for the Lincoln history and remember leaving very early in the morning.
It doesn’t have to be in Illinois. Wisconsin’s only a couple of hours away and Indiana is closer than that. Michigan is just around the lake with a short time in Indiana. A lot of states around Illinois are fans of the Chicago sports teams with the exception of Wisconsin and football.