Illinois
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Illinois is a recurring place in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 7 times across 7 issues between August 25, 2023 and April 01, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “Illinois CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA”; “Illinois”; “examination center in Peoria, Illinois”. It most often appears alongside California, Scott, Washington.
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- Category: Places
- Mention count: 7
- Issue count: 7
- First seen: August 25, 2023
- Last seen: April 01, 2026
Appears In
- Meetups Everywhere 2023: Times & Places
- Spring Meetups Everywhere 2024
- Your Book Review: The Pale King
- Meetups Everywhere Spring 2025: Times & Places
- Meetups Everywhere 2025: Times and Places
- Last Rights
- Meetups Everywhere Spring 2026: Times & Places
Related Pages
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- California (6 shared issues)
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- Scott (6 shared issues)
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- Washington (6 shared issues)
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- 200 Degrees (5 shared issues)
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- ACX (5 shared issues)
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- ACX (5 shared issues)
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- ACX MEETUP (5 shared issues)
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- Adam (5 shared issues)
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- Andrew (5 shared issues)
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- Ann Arbor (5 shared issues)
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- Arizona (5 shared issues)
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- Arkansas (5 shared issues)
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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA Contact: Steve French Contact Info: steve[at]digitaltoolfactory[dot]net Time: Saturday, September 16th, 2:00 PM Location: 1737 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA. We will be in the breezeway in the front. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/865QRH2F+V96 Group Link: https://acxatlanta.com/ Notes: Please RSVP on LessWrong or Meetup.com Illinois CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA Contact: Todd Contact Info: info[at]chicagorationality[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 09th, 2:00 PM Location: Grant Park on the north side Balbo just east of the tracks Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+96 Group Link: https://chicagorationality.com
Inline links: https://plus.codes/865QRH2F+V96, https://acxatlanta.com/, https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+96, https://chicagorationality.com
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA Contact: Todd Contact Info: info[at]chicagorationality[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 09th, 2:00 PM Location: Grant Park on the north side Balbo just east of the tracks Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+96 Group Link: https://chicagorationality.com
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+96, https://chicagorationality.com
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, USA Contact: Ben Contact Info: cu[dot]acx[dot]meetups[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Sunday, October 22nd, 3:00 PM Location: UIUC, Siebel Center for Computer Science, Room 3401 Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86GH4Q7G+H8F Group Link: https://discord.gg/ZM6kJzDJc Notes: RSVPs are appreciated but not at all required. You can RSVP on LW or by email or by pinging me in the Discord server. Suggested entrance is the East side of the building - we'll try to make sure at least that door is unlocked, but if it isn't then ping us on email or Discord.
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86GH4Q7G+H8F, https://discord.gg/ZM6kJzDJc
BOISE, IDAHO, USA Contact: Tim Contact Info: tim[dot]r[dot]burr[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Saturday, April 13th, 1:00 PM Location: Ann Morrison Park. I will bring my dog and some lawn games, and set up in the grass on the northwest side. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/85M5JQ7G+QX Notes: Feel free to bring dogs, kids, games, tasty beverages... Illinois CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA Contact: Todd Contact Info: info[at]chicagorationality[dot]com Time: Saturday, May 18th, 2:00 PM Location: We'll be in Grant Park just between the train tracks and Columbus on the north side of Balbo. There's a shaded area with some trees. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+9 Group Link: https://chicagorationality.com
Inline links: https://plus.codes/85M5JQ7G+QX, https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+9, https://chicagorationality.com
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA Contact: Todd Contact Info: info[at]chicagorationality[dot]com Time: Saturday, May 18th, 2:00 PM Location: We'll be in Grant Park just between the train tracks and Columbus on the north side of Balbo. There's a shaded area with some trees. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+9 Group Link: https://chicagorationality.com
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+9, https://chicagorationality.com
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, USA Contact: Ben Contact Info: cu[dot]acx[dot]meetups[at]gmail[dot]com Time: Sunday, April 14, 3:00 PM Location: UIUC, Siebel Center for Computer Science, Room 3401 Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86GH4Q7G+H8F Group Link: https://discord.gg/8BNujpU6XD
Inline links: https://plus.codes/86GH4Q7G+H8F, https://discord.gg/8BNujpU6XD
The novel that would eventually be titled The Pale King went through many stages, starting with an early draft focused on an IRS agent so obsessed with viewing himself from a third person perspective that he stars in his own porno. This plotline receded, with the book converging on its eventual focus: a group of IRS agents travel to an examination center in Peoria, Illinois, 1985, where a battle takes place over the philosophical and technological future of the agency.
The plot: a group of IRS hires converge on an examination center in Peoria, Illinois, circa 1985. There’s the sense that once they’re there, things will start happening, but nothing really does. The chapters alternate between the 1985 story, character background, debate/discussion of the deeper philosophical meaning of the IRS, metanarrative written in the voice of 2005 David Foster Wallace, scraps of trivia/world building/slices-of-life.
Contact: Nancy Hua Contact Info: nancythehua[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Saturday, April 26th, 4:00 PM Location: Kapiolani park Coordinates: https://plus.codes/73H4758H+5Q Notes: Feel free to bring kids/dogs. Please RSVP on LessWrong so I know how much food to get. Illinois CHICAGO Contact: Noah Birnbaum Contact Info: dnbirnbaum[a t]uchicago[period]edu Time: Tuesday, April 15th, 5:00 PM Location: On the UChicago campus - usually in the Bartlett Dining Commons lounge but this could be subject to change. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86HJQCR2+QJ Group Link: Uchicago: https://forms.gle/LZPSxwd1gtHku2QbA General Chicago: https://chicagorationality.com Notes: If you are on the mailing list, please fill out RSVP form that will be sent out so that I know how much food to get.
Contact: Tim Contact Info: tim[period]r[period]burr[a t]gmail[period]com Time: Saturday, September 27th, 1:00 PM Location: Sunset Park, 32nd Street side Coordinates: https://plus.codes/85M5JQVC+JH Illinois CHICAGO Contact: Todd Contact Info: info[at]chicagorationality[dot]com Time: Saturday, September 27, 2:00 PM Location: Grant Park Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+99 Group Link: https://chicagorationality.com/
Inline links: https://plus.codes/85M5JQVC+JH, https://plus.codes/86HJV9FH+99
Democrats: You’re about to take a beating in the next census. California is moving to gerrymander its Congressional delegation, but it’s also going to lose four seats. Texas is moving to gerrymander its delegation even more aggressively, and it’s going to gain four seats. Florida is going to gain three. Illinois and New York are losing seats. Across the board it’s bad news; while you might come out on top in this year’s elections, you’re going to lose the gerrymandering battle come 2030. Ratifying the CAA will make the battle that much fairer for you.
Inline links: lose
Republicans: You’re about to take a beating in the midterms. The aggressive gerrymandering in Texas could easily backfire in a blue year, and California just passed the “I Hate Republicans” act to gerrymander that state as well. Ratifying the CAA is a way to blunt the effect, and let your colleagues in Illinois and California and New England have their voices heard. But there’s a bigger reason for you to want to support this. If you’re a Republican in 2026, you exist to serve Donald Trump and his vision for America. You want to help Donald Trump recreate America in his image. The image of America will be the image of the new Capitol Building, and Donald Trump will lead this design. You saw how excited he was about the east wing of the White House; imagine how ecstatic he would be to get to design the Donald J. Trump Capitol Building. Imagine how owned all those Washington libs will be when they walk by the giant golden statue of Donald Trump that hosts Congress.
Inline links: beating
Contact: Tim Contact Info: tim[.]r[.]burr[@]gmail[.]com Time: Saturday, April 18th, 2:00 PM Location: Sunset Park, near 32nd St. Coordinates: https://plus.codes/85M5JQVC+JH Illinois CHICAGO Contact: Todd Contact Info: info[@]chicagorationality[.]com Time: Saturday, May 2nd, 5:30 PM Location: We will be hanging out and socializing at South Loop Strength & Conditioning (yes, a gym owned by one of our co-organizers). Coordinates: https://plus.codes/86HJV9F9+CV Group Link: https://chicagorationality.com
Inline links: https://plus.codes/85M5JQVC+JH, https://plus.codes/86HJV9F9+CV