Illinois is the largest producer of pumpkins in the United States.

In Mount Pulaski, Illinois, it is illegal for boys to hurl snowballs at trees.

The world’s largest bottle of catsup (ketchup) was made in Collinsville, Illinois.

The city of Metropolis, Illinois, is the official home of Superman.

In Evanston, Illinois, it is illegal to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, unless the car is parked in a garage.

The world’s first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, was built in Chicago in 1885.

Illinois has more units of government than any other state in the United States.

The world’s first McDonald’s restaurant opened in Des Plaines, Illinois.

In the town of Casey, Illinois, there are eight giant objects including a rocking chair, a wind chime, and a pitchfork.

The Chicago River is the only river in the world that flows backward.

The Chicago Water Tower is one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

The Willis Tower in Chicago was once the tallest building in the world.

The oldest continually running hotel in the United States is the Beall Mansion in Alton, Illinois.

The Illinois state motto is “State Sovereignty, National Union.”

Illinois is the birthplace of former U.S. Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama.

The first public zoo in the United States opened in Lincoln Park, Chicago.

The official state dance of Illinois is the square dance.

The world’s largest collection of books is located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The city of Moline, Illinois, is home to the John Deere Pavilion, a museum dedicated to farming equipment.

The Chicago Cubs baseball team has not won a World Series since 1908.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, has a collection of over 12 million items.

The world’s largest collection of pencils is located in Hinsdale, Illinois.

The world’s largest rubber band ball is located in Lauderhill, Illinois.

In Evanston, Illinois, it is illegal to throw snowballs at someone’s property.

The town of Normal, Illinois, was named after the Illinois State Normal University, which trained teachers.

In Willowbrook, Illinois, it is illegal to disturb “any congregation or assembly of persons met for religious worship.”

In Galesburg, Illinois, it is illegal to burn bird feathers in public.

The town of Henry, Illinois, has a statue of a two-headed calf.

In University Park, Illinois, it is illegal to gamble.

In Illinois, it is illegal to hunt whales.

In Chicago, it is illegal to fish while sitting on a giraffe’s neck.

The Illinois state snack is popcorn.

The town of Ashmore, Illinois, has a museum dedicated to brooms.

In Peoria, Illinois, it is illegal to give a lighted cigar to a pet.