{"id":38442,"date":"2015-01-05T16:44:42","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T00:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=38442"},"modified":"2015-01-05T16:44:42","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T00:44:42","slug":"things-people-from-illinois-have-to-explain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/things-people-from-illinois-have-to-explain\/","title":{"rendered":"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1. Everyone In Chicago Is Living In Their Own Little World<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-1.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user s_y_s<\/div>\n<p>Chicagoans are a little out of touch with the rest of Illinois. Probably because they never actually leave the Chicago metro area. Literally\u2026 never.<\/p>\n<h2>2. But The Rest Of Illinois Has To Put Up With Their Decisions<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-2.gif\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: wiffelgif.com<\/div>\n<p>Even though Chicagoans don\u2019t care about the rest of Illinois, everyone else in Illinois is forced to care about them. Mostly because every statewide political decision is made in Chicago.<\/p>\n<h2>3. In Fact, Some People Wish Chicago Was Just A Separate State<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-3.gif\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: gifbay.com<\/div>\n<p>Well\u2026 they do more than wishing. In 2011, downstate politicians proposed just that\u2014to make Chicago the 51st state.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Giordano\u2019s Pizzeria Is Totally Overrated<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-8.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user adam_jones<\/div>\n<p>No one needs that much cheese. No one ever needs that much cheese.<\/p>\n<h2>5. But A Dog From Portillo\u2019s Lives Up To The Hype<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-9.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user cgtmouse<\/div>\n<p>There is literally no better fast food in the world than Portillo\u2019s. Mention it in Northern Illinois, and everyone will start raving.<\/p>\n<h2>6. You\u2019re Required To Choose Between The Cubs Or Sox<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-16.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user delusionalcubsfan<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re a baseball fan in Illinois, it might as well be against the law to root for both teams.<\/p>\n<h2>7. The Only Exception Is In Southern Illinois<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-17.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user keithallison<\/div>\n<p>Southern Illinois residents don\u2019t care about the petty upstate rivalry between the Sox and the Cubs. They\u2019re too busy being super dedicated Cardinals fans.<\/p>\n<h2>8. But Everyone Can Agree To Love The Bears<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-18.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user soldiersmediacenter<\/div>\n<p>You won\u2019t hear them called \u201cDa Bears\u201d too often outside of Chicago, but every football fan in Illinois cheers for them.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Illinoisans Are The Only Ones Who Know What Real Cold Weather Is<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-19.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user davidwilson1949<\/div>\n<p>Complaining about the cold isn\u2019t just small talk here. It\u2019s a passion. And everyone from Illinois will insist they, and only they, know what true cold weather is.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Someone On LSD Is Not On Drugs<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-23.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user allie444<\/div>\n<p>But if it\u2019s rush hour on Lake Shore Drive, they are on a really bad trip.<\/p>\n<h2>11. Illinoisans Actually Know What Casimir Pulaski Day Is<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-28.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: makeameme.org<\/div>\n<p>But mostly that\u2019s just because they get the first Monday of every March off school.<\/p>\n<h2>12. There Are Only Two Seasons\u2026 Winter And Construction<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-29.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user louisvilleusace<\/div>\n<p>And you can safely bet every dad in the state of Illinois has made that joke at least once (but probably much more than once).<\/p>\n<h2>13. Everyone From Northern Illinois Loves Playing Six Degrees Of Al Capone<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-5.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Wikipedia user Dannie-Walker\/Miami Police Department<\/div>\n<p>The game goes something like this: Did you know Al Capone ate there? Did you know Al Capone got a cavity filled there? Did you know Al Capone ordered someone\u2019s death there?<\/p>\n<h2>14. Champaign-Urbana Puts Every Other College Town To Shame<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-6.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user derek-and-edith\/<\/div>\n<p>The University of Illinois might be the driving force behind the economy, but the fact that so many Illinis stay after graduation means the towns don\u2019t just die completely in the summer months.<\/p>\n<h2>15. Illinoisans Knew The New Cast Member Of SNL Before Lorne Michaels<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-7.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user David Shankbone<\/div>\n<p>Since all Saturday Night Live seems to do anymore is poach from Second City, odds are Illinoisans saw that new cast member on a little stage before their big screen premiere.<\/p>\n<h2>16. Everyone In Illinois Has Taken A Family Vacation To Six Flags<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-10.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user intamin10<\/div>\n<p>And they\u2019re always dying to relive the nostalgia, no matter their current age.<\/p>\n<h2>17. All Of Your Favorite 80s And 90s Movies Were Shot In Illinois<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-11.gif\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: giphy.com<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBreakfast Club\u201d, \u201cFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off\u201d, \u201cGroundhog Day\u201d, \u201cUncle Buck\u201d, \u201cHome Alone\u201d, \u201cSixteen Candles\u201d\u2026 odds are your favorite late 80s or early 90s movie was filmed somewhere in the suburbs of Illinois.<\/p>\n<h2>18. Springfield Is Actually Just One Giant Lincoln Museum<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-14.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user mrsdkrebs<\/div>\n<p>Springfield is home to Lincoln\u2019s house and an awesome presidential museum, but Springfield residents take it a little further than that. Being a Lincoln impersonator is serious business.<\/p>\n<h2>19. Everyone In Illinois Is Just One Of The Guys<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-15.gif\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Tumblr user gifsforgomez<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re in Illinois, you probably won\u2019t hear \u201cy\u2019all\u201d thrown around too often, but everyone, regardless of gender, is referred to as \u201cyou guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>20. No, Chicago Isn\u2019t Actually The Capital<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-20.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user yodudedan<\/div>\n<p>As much as Chicagoans like to think of themselves as the center of the universe (or at least the center of Illinois), Springfield is the proud capital of Illinois.<\/p>\n<h2>21. A Trip To The First McDonald\u2019s Is An Illinois Pilgrimage<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-21.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user huddleston<\/div>\n<p>The first McDonald\u2019s in Des Plaines may be more museum than restaurant at this point, but a trip to grab a burger and fries is still absolutely essential.<\/p>\n<h2>22. So Is A Trip To Indiana To Buy Fireworks<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-22.gif\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: giphy.com<\/div>\n<p>At least if you want the really good hand-blowing-off kind of fireworks.<\/p>\n<h2>23. Everyone From Southern Illinois Goes To St. Louis More Than Chicago<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-24.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user dherholz<\/div>\n<p>When downstate Illinoisans are craving a trip to the big city, they\u2019re not going to drive all the way to their nemesis, Chicago, when St. Louis is right next door.<\/p>\n<h2>24. The Fourth Of July Isn\u2019t Just Independence Day<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-25.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user kenlund<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s also when you check the corn to see if it\u2019s knee high by the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<h2>25. Living Entirely Off Of Jimmy John\u2019s Is Totally Normal<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-26.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Jimmy John\u2019s via Facebook<\/div>\n<p>Jimmy Johns is actually the perfect sandwich. Super soft bread, no wilted lettuce, and well\u2026 the price is a major incentive, especially for all the college students. Plus, they do delivery.<\/p>\n<h2>26. Illinoisans Are Still Hoping The Ice Cream Of The Future Catches On<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-27.jpg\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user rbh<\/div>\n<p>Dippin\u2019 Dots were invented by a Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate in 1987\u2026 and still haven\u2019t quite caught on. Maybe Curt Jones was just ahead of his time.<\/p>\n<h2>27. Pronouncing The S Is The Worst Crime An Out-Of-Towner Can Commit<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2014\/12\/explain-illinois\/explain-illinois-30.gif\" alt=\"27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: giphy.com<\/div>\n<p>If you hiss at the end of Illinois, you\u2019re saying it wrong. Incredibly and horribly wrong.<br \/>\n<b>What do you have to explain to out-of-towners about Illinois? Tell us in the comments below!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Everyone In Chicago Is Living In Their Own Little World Source: Flickr user s_y_s Chicagoans are a little out of touch with the rest of Illinois. Probably because they never actually leave the Chicago metro area. Literally\u2026 never. 2. But The Rest Of Illinois Has To Put Up With Their Decisions Source: wiffelgif.com Even though Chicagoans don\u2019t care about the rest of Illinois, everyone else in Illinois is forced to care about them. Mostly because every statewide political decision is made in Chicago. 3. In Fact, Some People Wish Chicago Was Just A Separate State Source: gifbay.com Well\u2026 they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions","post--single"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>27 Things People From Illinois Have To Explain To Out-Of-Towners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"No\u2026 Illinois is not just Chicago.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/things-people-from-illinois-have-to-explain\/\" \/>\n<meta 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