11 Reasons Illinois Is Better Than Your State

OK Illinois, time to stand up and be proud! Politically things are a little messy, but I think we are heading in the right direction. Oh, if you wanna play some slots you gotcha covered.

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People from outside this lovely state just don't get it. Illinois is awesome, and here are 11 reasons why! Did you know the ice cream sundae, or "Sunday" was invented here? The automatic dishwasher was invented in Illinois? First color TV station...you got it Illinois. So if you run into anyone that wants to bad mouth Illinois, share this list and tell them Illinois is better than your state. buzzfeed.com

1. Rebellious drugstore owners in Evanston defied ice cream soda bans by inventing the delicious ice cream sundae.
2. Illinois is where wanderlust grew from a dream into an actual possibility.
3. Arcades were basically born in Chicago in the 1930s.
4. Chicago had the very first all-color TV station ever.
5. Aurora was the first city in the U.S. to light their nights up with electricity.
6. The largest (and probably most fragrant) bakery in the world is the Nabisco factory in Chicago.
7. Jane Addams of Cedarville was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
8. Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is the second largest in the whole world with 5 million — yes, MILLION — gallons.
9. Chicagoan Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. beat the odds to become the first African American astronaut in 1967.
10. Josephine Cochran of Shelbyville spared a lot of hands and china when she invented the automatic dishwasher.
11. Chicago reached for the stars by erecting the first-ever skyscraper in 1885.

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11 Reasons Illinois Is Better Than Your State

1. Rebellious drugstore owners in Evanston defied ice cream soda bans by inventing the delicious ice cream sundae.

2. Illinois is where wanderlust grew from a dream into an actual possibility.

3. Arcades were basically born in Chicago in the 1930s.

4. Chicago had the very first all-color TV station ever.

5. Aurora was the first city in the U.S. to light their nights up with electricity.

6. The largest (and probably most fragrant) bakery in the world is the Nabisco factory in Chicago.

7. Jane Addams of Cedarville was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

8. Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is the second largest in the whole world with 5 million — yes, MILLION — gallons.

9. Chicagoan Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. beat the odds to become the first African American astronaut in 1967.

10. Josephine Cochran of Shelbyville spared a lot of hands and china when she invented the automatic dishwasher.

11. Chicago reached for the stars by erecting the first-ever skyscraper in 1885.