I've read time and time again about people in other states who've made it a game or bucket list thing to hit every single restaurant from their state that has been featured on TV's Diners, Drive Ins, & Dives. If you're up for a similar challenge, take a look at where you'd go if you wanted to do the same thing here in Illinois.
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.
For those who have been arguing that Illinois would be an absolutely perfect state if we just had more taxes to pay and some new laws to follow, the good news is that Illinois state government listened to you. The bad news for the rest of us is that Illinois state government listened to you.
Depending on your age, you might remember Rax Restaurants, a chain that started back in 1967 and eventually grew to having more than 500 spots spread across 38 states, including Illinois. Rax doesn't have nearly the amount of locations that it once did, but if you're feeling nostalgic, there's still a single Rax restaurant left in Illinois and it's about a 90 minute drive southwest from Rockford.
When you're looking for something fun to do with your family in Illinois, I highly suggest checking out one of the state parks because they're incredible.
It seems to be a trend to run red lights, roll through stop signs, and not use turn signals these days. It's actually wild what the most popular traffic violations are that people commit.