Illinois Trivia

Alright...firstly...Chicago does not equal Illinois. Nothing ticks off Illinoisans like assuming the whole state is just like Chicago. Only in Chicago is it a faux pas to put ketchup on a dog. And also, only Chicagoans say "the" like that. Remember, Illinois reaches really far from north to south, so you have three distinct dialects. The northerners sound a little like the Chicago caricatures, the middle is the plain dialect (the kind that newscasters use) and the south is a distinctly southern dialect. Lastly, it's Northwestern...not northwest.

Yeah, but nobody cares about the Cardinal fans down south. Go Cubs!

It still accepts Northwest, my next answer was erndrug store

Yep, still accepts "Northwest".

I seriously doubt that ticks off Illinoisans as much as you say, considering that about 75% of the state's residents live in the Chicago metro area, which also means that, at least by stereotype, well over half the state's population says "da" instead of "the" and detests ketchup on hot dogs. Second, the reason most outsiders have the perception that Chicago composes most of Illinois is because, sorry, the majority of notable stuff about Illinois relates to Chicago. The quiz also includes Urbana-Champaign, Peoria, Reagan, Jewel, the Rust Belt (definitely not a Chicago vibe), Cairo, and the Mississippi River. You could maybe add Caterpillar and Cheap Trick, who's from Rockford. Other than that, you're really reaching. What else do you want? A clue about Fayette county?

Since I'm not from around these parts, could someone please explain the Peoria clue?

It became a popular phrase during the era of Vaudeville. It's not necessarily whether or not it will be any good, but whether it will appeal to dull, mainstream Americans. Supposedly if they like it, anyone will like it.

"Will it play in this city?" All I could think of is the World Series and NO.

Nothing about the Sucker State?

I'm from illinois and i don't even know some of these lol

Same

Yup, based out of Itasca, IL

Didn't know the sitcom....I don't watch much traditional network TV

Maybe you could add a question about the four governors who were sentenced to prison in a span of less than 40 years. Good times. Also, the official state nickname is actually the Prairie State. Nobody calls it that though...