Anyone from Illinois here?

You might be from Chicago if....

* You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois .

* You are annoyed by people who do

* You measure distance in minutes.

* You have no problem spelling or pronouncing " Des Plaines ."

* Your school classes were canceled because of the cold.

* Your school classes were canceled because of the heat.

* Stores don't have sacks, they have BAGS.

* You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. (Example: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the Jewel I wanna go with.")

* You can locate Illinois on the United States map.
* You carry jumper cables in your car - and you know how to use them.

* "You drink "pop."

* You realize that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.

* You refer to any interstate highway as "the Tollway."

* You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, Reagan, Bishop Ford. (Numbers? They have Numbers?)

* You refer to anything South of I-80 as " Southern Illinois " and anything west of Rt. 47 Iowa.

* You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake."

* You refer to Chicago as "The City."

* No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago.

* You buy "The Trib."

* You know what goes on a " Chicago " Hot Dog, and you're permitted to berate anyone who puts ketchup on a hot dog.

* You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.

* You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City."

* You understand what "lake-effect" means.

* You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at.

* You have ridden the "L."

* You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847, 630, 773, 708, 312, & 815.

* You know the phone number for Empire Carpets.

I know a lot of Chicagolanders usually say they are from Chicago when they actually mean Crystal Lake or something. Kinda funny )

Aurora here! Second largest city in Illinois