Harvey

This could have been so much more tragic. A new video shows a semi-trailer truck that slammed into a home in Illinois late Wednesday night.

I do believe in accepting responsibility when you do something wrong and that principle works the same for states, too. When it comes to the worst place to live in Illinois, the blame needs to be placed where it really belongs and that's in Indiana.

I cannot say this about many topics in life, but I have become something of a moving expert. Thanks to my career, I've lived in just about every state in the country and that includes Illinois. Here are 5 cities I've learned you need to avoid like they're the plague if you decide Illinois is where you need to be.

Let's face it. The era of thriving malls in America is probably in the rear view mirror now, but it didn't used to be that way. There are two malls that are considered among the worst in America that used to thrive but 'fell into ruin' and they used to call Illinois home.

It's a landmark building in Harvey, Illinois even though it hasn't been functional for many decades. Now, you can see what remains inside of what is known as Bum's Castle which used to be a vital building for the railroad.

Illinois currently has the third highest unemployment rate in the United States and is dealing with an ever lingering budget crisis. That, my friends, would not seem to make Illinois a wonderful place to find employment. That can be misleading.

I was thumbing through Facebook the other night and came across a post from rebootillinois.com which listed the 25 most dangerous Illinois cities according to Law Street Media. These are cities under 100,000 people based on the FBI's violent crime rates and Quincy is listed at number 13.