I'm sorry! I was just answering the question, I didn't know you were specifically looking for a game to join. Gaming is kind of a personal thing for me.
yeah I tend to agree. IRL I play only with people I know.
However, for us Illinoisans, we could start a campaign PbP involving an Illinois city not near Chicago- like a college town (Urbana-Champaign, Normal, Peoria, etc.)