You might be from Illinois if:

-people understand that, "smooth as an Illinois road," does not mean smooth
-becoming "cultured" means learning to Texas line dance
-natural planning means an annual rotation between planning corn, soybeans and letting the ground lay
-you can close your eyes in a car and feel when you cross the state line
-you think a national treasure was lost when US Route 66 became I-55 between Chicago and St Louis
-you know how to play ‘Pididle’
-you know that Illinois is basically Chicago with a giant farm attached to it (if you live near Chicago) or a giant farm with an abcess called Chicago if you live downstate (more than 50 miles from the city)
-you yell at people who pronounce the ‘S’
-you think that there are only two seasons and they often occur on the same day
-you and your friends take road trips to Sam's Club
-you know that you only get on the interstate if you are going to the city, the airports, or out of state
-night life dies when the grain elevators close
-landfills are how mountains are formed