Illinois is a big state and, therefore, pretty diverse. You’ll meet a wide variety of people, but you are bound to run into some of these eccentric characters:
- The Hipster
Ashley Webb/Flickr Also acceptable, former hipsters in grown up jobs hiding evidence that they once were hipsters
- The Foodie
Brian Gonzalez/Flickr They judge you if you aren’t eating every meal at Alinea.
- Guys still rocking the trucker hat
Joshua Dickens/Flickr It’s cool, you’re only 10 years late to the party
- People who just won’t let Chief Illiniwek go
KAZ Vorpal/Flickr Really though
- Farmer
USDA/Flickr Good folks
- The Artist
Christian Senger/Flickr We’ve got lots of creative types here
- The Bicyclist
Elvert Barnes/FLickr Whether it’s on a trail or in the city, we love to bike
- The Chicago Sports Fan still living in the past
Mike Lewis/FLickr 1985…great year, bro
- The Obnoxious Seafarer
SeaDave/Flickr You’ll meet plenty of people who boat all the time, but this is the person who goes once every couple years and posts pics on Facebook of them drinking champagne on the yacht
- Those dudes whose trucks keep getting bigger and bigger
The AutoMotovated Cyclist/Flickr
- The guy still trying to convince you he’s related to Al Capone
eric mollina/Flickr By our count, 98% of Chicago is two degrees removed from Al Capone
- Starbucks Mom
manginwu/Flickr She’s taken the kids to school, cleaned the house, has the PTA later and is stopping in for her daily Starbucks
What other types of people are you bound to meet in Illinois? Let us know in the comments.
Ashley Webb/Flickr
Also acceptable, former hipsters in grown up jobs hiding evidence that they once were hipsters
Brian Gonzalez/Flickr
They judge you if you aren’t eating every meal at Alinea.
Joshua Dickens/Flickr
It’s cool, you’re only 10 years late to the party
KAZ Vorpal/Flickr
Really though
USDA/Flickr
Good folks
Christian Senger/Flickr
We’ve got lots of creative types here
Elvert Barnes/FLickr
Whether it’s on a trail or in the city, we love to bike
Mike Lewis/FLickr
1985…great year, bro
SeaDave/Flickr
You’ll meet plenty of people who boat all the time, but this is the person who goes once every couple years and posts pics on Facebook of them drinking champagne on the yacht
The AutoMotovated Cyclist/Flickr
eric mollina/Flickr
By our count, 98% of Chicago is two degrees removed from Al Capone
manginwu/Flickr
She’s taken the kids to school, cleaned the house, has the PTA later and is stopping in for her daily Starbucks
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