From U.S News and World Report.......
Iowa is #1.
Illinois is #35.
Iowa is the best state in the country, according to the second annual 2018 Best States study from U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and civic journalism. U.S. News evaluated all 50 states across a range of criteria, from education and health care to infrastructure and the economy, to capture how states best serve their citizens.
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Side note: Illinois was dead-last in the "fiscal stability" category. Go us!
Yeesh.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt