List your favorite things about Illinois (Chicago, Peoria: to live, to move, affordable housing)

[Ankhharu]

Strollling through Oak Park
Original Gino's Pizza or Chicago style pizza period (Thank god for Chicago Ricks' here in Dallas, the closest thing to Chicago pizza)
Catching a Sox game at US Cellular Field
Staring out at the city from the observation deck at Sears Tower
The night life
The skyline

[glen316]

nothing its full of heartless greedy people

[qwert1]

"8. Hundreds of other things I take for granted every day but wind up missing whenever I'm away from the state"



SOO TRUE.
When I lived there it is like whatever.
But now that I don't live in Illinois I miss everything!!

[Snuzyaluz]

As a quick reply:

1. Four seasons
2. Peonies and Lilacs
3. Lake Michigan
4. Chicago--which means I can get any type of food at almost any time of day!
5. Adler Planetarium
6. Art Institute
7. Field Museum
8. Museum of Science and Industry
9. Modern Art
10. Shedd Aqariaum
11. Buckingham Fountain
12. Da Bears
13. Bulls(I can say it louder this year and not have to whack anyone over the head!)
14. and, of course The SOX
15. Starved Rock park
16. The people
17. The Diversity
18. The Shopping
19. The food
20. Illinois is lucky to have so many state, county and municipal parks
21. Lincoln Park Zoo
22. Brookfield Zoo

[Snuzyaluz]

Originally Posted by Bex

Favorite thing about Illinois......ummmmm...it's not Texas

Agreed, I was abducted and forced to live in Texas for a year--I was so very happy when I got to come home!!! I did like Dallas--but I don't think anyone who was born in Texas actually lived in Dallas.

[brellaella]

I was born in Illinois

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Snuzyaluz

As a quick reply:

1. Four seasons
2. Peonies and Lilacs
3. Lake Michigan
4. Chicago--which means I can get any type of food at almost any time of day!
5. Adler Planetarium
6. Art Institute
7. Field Museum
8. Museum of Science and Industry
9. Modern Art
10. Shedd Aqariaum
11. Buckingham Fountain
12. Da Bears
13. Bulls(I can say it louder this year and not have to whack anyone over the head!)
14. and, of course The SOX
15. Starved Rock park
16. The people
17. The Diversity
18. The Shopping
19. The food
20. Illinois is lucky to have so many state, county and municipal parks
21. Lincoln Park Zoo
22. Brookfield Zoo

Great list! All but #14 are right on par with my views! LOL j/k You forgot the 'hawks!

[rgb123]

hmm. I understand where the lonley chicago guy is coming from.

The truth is I think i am leaving the chicago area and may possibly come back later. If I come back to illinois, I may move downstate instead of staying in the chicago area. Great place to raise a family in my opinion, would be anywhere around Bloomington or Champain.

Anyway, favorite things about Illinois, as I leave..

the natural beauty of the chain o lakes area (not the speeding boats and drinking bikini clad, permed ladies and their male counterparts) but places like Chain o lakes state park, volo bog, glacier park, and the fox valley.

ISU - what a great place to spend some college years, great people, supportive enviornment, fun.

The natural beauty of the flat rolling land and the big sunsets. (downstate)

Lake Michigan

Chicago proper - hands down...FOOD

There are some things I wont miss, as the Chicago area is not fun if you dont have good people to share it with, it can be a cold place if you cant afford it as well, and scary.

On that note, also enjoyed classes at UIC and how they use the cities museums and culture as learning tools in the classroom. Its a great place to learn about the city and the world.

[shadow91]

my home in ottawa, il

[jwhittak]

Has anyone tried the frozen Gino's pizza? I seen it at a walmart for 8 bucks but have not tried it yet. Out of the four surrounding supercenters only one of them here carries it. It might not be everywhere but I was just curious.