money

When you think of real estate that costs an arm and a leg in Illinois, you probably think of the Chicago suburbs.

Dollar stores are a great place to go to save money on life essentials, but on certain items, great price does not always equal great value.

Do you ever daydream about discovering that someone somewhere left you an inheritance that you have yet to learn about? That is a reality for many in Illinois as the state has confirmed that it has a staggering $5 billion dollars in unclaimed property.

You'll almost certainly never see dessert served like this anywhere else. What has been ranked as the most expensive restaurant in Illinois will sometimes explode dessert on your table and that's where you eat it from.

Ouch!

I'll say from the start that I know this part of Illinois and I think the term "poor" is subjective and the very few people that live there would not consider themselves that. However, going purely by data, it is the poorest town in Illinois with only 32 people that call it home.

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I always knew Illinois had a handful of wealthy suburban neighborhoods surrounding Chicago.

Wealth is very much a subjective thing. What one person might consider a pittance would feel like a fortune to someone else. How much do people think (key word) they need to live comfortably in Illinois? The numbers are ridiculous.

There's a brand new list of the wealthiest people in the world and Missouri has a new (sort of) number one richest person. This guy is so wealthy, he could afford to buy 3 billion candy bars and that's even allowing for inflation on chocolate.