What do the North Shore, NW and West suburbs lack?

Draw a circle around the area that includes the North Shore from Chicago city limits to the WI line, the Northwest suburbs adjacent to it clear out to the Fox and also up to the Wi line, the West suburbs south of this point, from Chicago city limits to the Fox and beyond.....and, for good measure, throw in S.W. suburbia clear out to Joliet. And what, prey tell, is this huge, influencial area, marked by stellar school systems and a power base that is based, in good part, on education lacks? How about a state university, a four year public school. Can there be any comparable suburban area in the United States so underserved and yet so incredibly BIG????? Why aren't we looking into the conversion of places like CLC, Harper, CDP into 4 year state schools? Why isn't the state even considering the (admittedly expensive...but with a pay off) construction of a 4 year university from scratch? Is it obvious that areas around Argonne or Weston or the Silicon Prairie Corridor (the huge eastern portion...not DeKalb) would be fertile ground for a major state university. Chicagoland dominates the state's population at 2/3. Does it make sense to see state universities in places like Macomb, Charleston, Springfield, etc., when there are none in the largest sections of suburban Chicago. Excluding the U of I and its state wide role, does it make sense that there are major universities like NIU, ISU, and SIU downstate and UIC in the city of Chicago....and the areas described above in suburban Chicago don't even have a minor public university....let alone a major one? IS IT JUST ME, OR DO OTHERS THINK THE STATE DOES A MISERABLE JOB OF DISTRIBUTING PUBLIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES?>