You can’t take yourself too seriously sometimes and just have to laugh. People from Illinois are amazing, but here are some jokes about Illinoisians that can make us chuckle.

  1. What’s the only thing that grows in Chicago?

Tony Webster/Flickr The crime rate.

  1. Did you hear that Northwestern football doesn’t have a website?

Derek Tam/Flickr Yeah, they can’t string three Ws together.

  1. What separates an average team from a great team?

Brian Giesen/Flickr The Wisconsin-Illinois border.

  1. What’s the difference between southern Illinois and yogurt?

Paul Sableman/Flickr Yogurt has an active living culture.

  1. What do you call a student at the University of Illinois?

Chris Caceres Alhambra/Flickr Someone rejected from Northwestern.

  1. What term do you use to refer to an Illinois politician?

Jason/Flickr Inmate.

  1. What’s the difference between puppies and Illinois sports fans?

Lisa L Wiedmeier/Flickr Eventually puppies grow up and stop whining.

Those were funny. Have any good ones to share?

Tony Webster/Flickr

The crime rate.

Derek Tam/Flickr

Yeah, they can’t string three Ws together.

Brian Giesen/Flickr

The Wisconsin-Illinois border.

Paul Sableman/Flickr

Yogurt has an active living culture.

Chris Caceres Alhambra/Flickr

Someone rejected from Northwestern.

Jason/Flickr

Inmate.

Lisa L Wiedmeier/Flickr

Eventually puppies grow up and stop whining.

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