Many states have specific rules on what roadkill you can claim. One of those states has made it completely illegal to take home animals you find along the road.
Dozens of gruesome murders, horribly tragic suicides and many other strange deaths make Chicago's Congress Plaza Hotel a possibly terrifying place to stay.
The Seven Gates of Hell are located just outside of Collinsville, Illinois. Each of the seven gates is reportedly haunted by stories of paranormal and occult activity, along with the fact that many people have died in and around the bridges.
There are many legends of buried treasure across America. When it comes to the Land of Lincoln, there are numerous legends that claim mobsters may have stashed millions under Illinois farms.
There is no cemetery in Illinois that has a wilder variety of history than Rosehill. It's the final resting place of many of Abraham Lincoln's friends. Oh, and it might also include a vampire.
There is a former riverboat casino that is abandoned and still floating on the Illinois/Iowa border nearly adrift in the Mississippi River near Burlington.