Pumpkins

Before you toss that squishy rotting pumpkin in the garbage, keep it outside until this weekend, then bag it up and bring it to this very popular family event.

Illinois is without a doubt the king of pumpkin production, but one place in Illinois is responsible for our state having that title, and that's the town of Morton, Illinois, where they call their home the "Pumpkin Capital Of The World."

What does Illinois do better than any other state in the US? And What does Illinois do worst than any other state in the US? One website set out to answer these questions, and in my opinion, they came up with some decent answers.

Don't throw away the real, uncarved pumpkins laying around your house, help feed animals with them instead!

When you're growing gargantuan pumpkins, you're in it to win it.

Before you carve your jack-o-lantern this Halloween, you might want to try one of these hacks to make the task a lot easier, (and less messy too).

Sure, our state certainly takes its share of slings and arrows for ongoing problems like political corruption, pension problems, high taxes, and a population that continues to shrink, but you have to give us our props when it comes to pumpkins.

It's worth the drive to Caledonia to see this pumpkin growing tree at The Pumpkin Patch.

Fill your trunk with pumpkin and gourds for fraction of the price you normally pay at Susie's Garden Patch in Garden Prairie, Illinois.

This might be the coolest way to go pumpkin picking ever.