9 Things You'll Remember If You Grew Up In The 80s In Illinois
If you were born in the 1980s and grew up in Illinois around then, there are certain things that are part of our shared history. Here are some things you will likely remember growing up in Illinois around then.
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This program, where you read a certain amount of books which then earned you pizza at Pizza Hut, made reading super fun.
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This was seriously the highlight of many of our summers.
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Who didn't pretend to be in Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
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Who wasn't sufficiently freaked out by drugs after this program?
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You probably remember the "Scruff McGruff, Chicago, Illinois, 60652" song.
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I was always jealous of the kids who seemed to get all the books they wanted AND posters.
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When these came out, it was an absolute game changer.
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Remember going here during the holidays? This was the best.
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This was the absolute best holiday ever.
What other things do you remember growing up in Illinois in the 1980s?
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