Some schools in Illinois have been around for an insanely long period of time. Obviously, some have seen better days and been around a lot longer than others. These I found are the absolute oldest in the entire state.
Depending on how you conduct your searches, going online to figure out if your medical symptoms mean anything can be a smart move, but many times we get things wrong and freak ourselves out. Regardless of the outcome of their searches, these are some of the stranger medical-based things that we Illinoisans have been asking Google over the last year.
We're currently in the middle of coyote mating season here in Illinois, in case you were wondering why there have been some unusual yipping and howling noises during the nighttime hours. If you grew up with the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoons like I did, you probably thought coyotes were something that only people in the southwest U.S. have to deal with---and we were both wrong. You'll be surprised by the number of coyotes that call Illinois home.
A town in Winnebago County has been named as one of Illinois' most boring places on RoadSnacks' 2023 list. Volo, Minooka, and Manhattan also made the cut.
There are so many little hidden gems around the state of Illinois if you take the time to explore. Some of the best towns and villages are in parts of the state that aren't all in Chicagoland.