It's very much in fashion to give Illinois a hard time these days and some of that grief is probably deserved. But, I would argue that there are at least 5 types of people who would legit really love living in the Land of Lincoln and I'm not even being snarky about this.
It's one of the largest bear families I've seen in the Midwest. A trail cam video shows 5 black bears roaming the woods late at night while 1 of the cubs tried to eat the camera.
The Chicago Cubs are *literally* the hottest team in the National League right now. They're undefeated since returning from the All-Star break and just won their 6th game in a row, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 in front of a nearly sold out crowd on a Tuesday afternoon in July.