10 Cool Things Manufactured in Illinois

Lots of cool things are made right here in Illinois, some will surprise you.

According to Reboot Illinois here are 10 Cool Things Made in Illinois:

• Farm Equipment
• Artificial Sweetener
• Sunglasses
• Bagels
• Swing Sets
• Tortillas
• Bikes
• Tootsie Rolls (DOTS too)
• Chalk
• Vacuums

Tootsie Rolls and DOTS have been produced in Chicago since 1968. I'm pretty sure all DOTS on shelves right now are from 1968, and that's ok with me. Yum.