A study of the most patriotic states in the U.S. seems to be saying that other than New Jersey, 48 states in the country are more patriotic than we are here in the Land of Lincoln.
I don't imagine anyone who calls Illinois home would be shocked to find that the state finished dead last in the rankings for Best Run States. According to the financial website 247wallst.com, we have problems. To determine how well each state is run, they looked at a variety of factors including unemployment rates, exports, poverty rates, educational attainment, violent crime rates, foreclosure r