Illinois Thanksgiving cooks, we need to have a talk. If a newly-released survey is accurate, the favorite Thanksgiving side dish in Illinois is just so weird. There is no other state in America that prefers what Illinois does and I have so many questions.
I'm just going to start by saying I think Illinois has the least exciting / most basic "iconic pie". When you think pie, you probably think of the classics like blueberry, apple, pumpkin.
The most iconic pie in Illinois is pumpkin pie...