This is the result of a core urban area of voters making the rules for hundreds of square miles of rural area that they have nothing in common with with regards to lifestyle. It's a red/blue state thing on a smaller scale. Wisconsin is now experiencing the same problem. This is going to continue in many states as urban populations swell and if you think any state is safe you are just kidding yourself.
Our only hope left in Illinois is the "Downstate Democrats" getting sick of the "Chicago Machine" and crossing over to elect more Republicans. Barring that, it is only a matter of time until the "gun grab cancer" that grips Chicago sweeps the rest of the state.
