If you’ve lived in Illinois for any decent amount of time, there are just certain things you KNOW to be true. We’re counting down the top 13:
- Potholes are commonplace…and sometimes creatively filled
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- There’s always construction going on. Always.
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- Deep dish can hang with New York style
Neeta Lind/Flickr
- Our sports teams are the best
Mary/Flicker
- We know the weather can change in a split second
Serge/Flickr
- We know summer doesn’t last long
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- If you’re an Illinois politician, you have a high chance of being arrested at some point
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- We know that the “S” is not pronounced at the end of the state name
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- But some of us like to put “S” on the end of store names–like MeijerS and JewelS
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- We know the true state battle is Cubs vs. Cardinals
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- A horseshoe tastes delicious
ryan harvey/Flickr
- Who is Willis?
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- We know that the whole state definitely is NOT flat.
Justin Meissen/Flickr
What do you know about Illinois? Let us know in the comments.
Brian Johnson/Flickr
David Wilson/Flickr
Neeta Lind/Flickr
Mary/Flicker
Serge/Flickr
Kevin Dooley/Flickr
Sean Benham/Flickr
Tripp/Flickr
Mike Kalasnik/Flickr
BluEyedA73/Flickr
ryan harvey/Flickr
scott robinson/Flickr
Justin Meissen/Flickr
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