Surprising New List Explains What Illinois Is ‘The Worst At’

When you think about it, the list's claim kind of makes sense.

Popular website Thrillist put together a list of all 50 states and explained "What Every US State Is The Worst At."

Some of the submissions are funny (Massachusetts is the worst at happy hour) some are scary (Alabama has the most child smokers) while Illinois' "worst" might be right on point.

According to Thrillist, Illinois is the worst at "rail accidents."

Thrillist explains "...people in Illinois are harmed by things other than guns and deep-dish pizza. Having all those rail yards and being the heart of America ends up bringing a lot of derailments to your backyard, too. Illinois just barely edged out Texas in total train accidents."

Train accidents happen often in Illinois. There's a website devoted to reporting on accidents on NavBug.

Do you remember the awful train accident in Bourbonnais in 1999? 11 Died and 122 were injured in a train derailment.

Locally, there was a huge train derailment on Mulford Road in 2009. A huge fire that could be seen for miles was caught on video.

I guess Thrillist was on to something. Now that we know what we're the "worst at in Illinois," what do you think we're "best at?"