The Spirituality and Miracles of St. Clare of Assisi

You Know You're From Illinois When...

You can immediately identify what part of the state someone is from as soon as they open their mouths.

When you say "the city" - you mean Chicago, unless, of course, you live downstate, where you mean Peoria.

You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City".

Your favorite place to get a burger is White Castle.

In winter, the trunk of your car or your garage doubles as a deep freezer.

You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.

Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.

You eat breakfast at 6a.m., lunch at noon, and supper at 5:30p.m.

Your dream vacation is a trip to the state fair.

You think of the four major food groups as beef, pork, corn on the cob and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.

You know what "Bessie Bingo” is and how to play it.

Your favorite pass-times are mushroom hunting, deer hunting, fishing, and riding the 4-wheeler.

Going on an extravagant shopping spree means stopping at all the local garage sales.

You spent a good deal of your high school nights hanging out at A&W or DQ.

You know what plays in Peoria.

You don't pronounce the "S" in Illinois like the rest of the world.

Whenever anyone mentions going out for seafood, the first place you think of is Red Lobster.

You know more than one person with a septic tank.

You pronounce the invisible "R" in the word wash.

Down south to you means Kentucky.

You think Chicago is a completely different state from Illinois.

Detassling was your first job.

Your idea of a really great steak burger is when the meat is twice as big as the bun.

You drink "pop."

You learn your pickup will run without a muffler.

At every wedding you have been to you have had to dance the hokey pokey & the chicken dance.

You consider being called a "Pork Queen" or a “Dairy Princess” an honor.

You learned to drive a tractor before the training wheels were off your bike.

Every sweatshirt you own is orange with blue letters.

You cast your ballot at the polls in Chicago during the elections so you can vote as many times as you wish to ensure that your candidate gets elected.

People from other states love to hear you say "Illinois" and other words with "Os" in them.

You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

You consider it a little chilly when the temperature falls below -30 F.

You think fast food is hitting a deer at 65 mph.

You know the difference between the green tractors and the red tractors.

You know that "combine" is a noun.

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition, for example:” Where’s my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."

You’re either a die-hard Cubs or Cardinals fan and think the Yankees are from another planet.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Illinois.