When you've lived in a state for your entire life, it's sometimes jarring to find out something about its history that you had absolutely no idea about.
I've traveled so much in my life I believe I can now maybe qualify as a connoisseur of gas stations. So, when there's a claim that the best gas station in Illinois isn't Buc-ee's, it grabs my undivided attention. Let's explore the possibility and see if this claim might have some merit.