Ten things that set your state "apart from the rest." Don't forget to elaborate on these ten things!

ILLINOIS IS EXTREMELY FLAT! I never had to listen much about parking on hills in drivers ed. because in Illinois, the hills are pitiful! It's great for long bike rides and running if you don't want a lot... keep reading →

My Dear Sweet Friends,

1. High Prices

2. High taxes

3. No major disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or forrest fires

4. One of the part of the "food basket" of the world, shipping millions of tons of food stuff to many countries

5. More Prisons than most states

6. Many towns have a "prison" economy (based upon the presence of a state prison)

7. One of a few states that border the Great Lakes

8. The first black president

9. The successful president of the civil war, President Lincoln

10.Borders the largest river in the United States, the Mississippi River

And, a bonus: Home of the FREE DAY REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT, and the second advent of Christ.

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