<p>The Chicagoland area now extends to Huntley which is midway between Rockford and dowtown Chicago. When I say Chicago I mean the greater Chicagoland area. And I’m not talking about actually commuting to work from Madison to Chicago. Just that Chicagoland is not very far from Madison–closer than the northern half of Wisconsin–and moving to Chicago is hardly a move out of the region. Many Chicagoland people use Wisconsin as its playground with second homes and other recreation. That brings in significant revenue with little cost in public services. If UW had a similar tuition deal with Illinois there would be thousands more Illinois students at UW than there currently are Minny kids.</p>