The Resume

(1819- )
Capital of Illinois
Located along the Sangamon River
Population is 111,454 (2000 census)

Why Springfield, Illinois might be annoying:

It is, by far, overshadowed by Chicago.
Its residents like to spell chili, 'chilli.'
The first casualty of the Civil War, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, resided here.
It is the birth place of the corn dog.
It is where people who travel from Chicago to St. Louis (and vice versa) go to take a bathroom break.
It is part of any silly debate over where the Simpsons reside.

Why Springfield, Illinois might not be annoying:

It made Abraham Lincoln a household name.
His old home, his presidential library and his tomb are huge tourist attractions.
Lincoln's famous 'house divided against itself' speech took place here.
It is one of the largest cities in Illinois not located in the Chicago area.
Its capitol building is the tallest non-skyscraper statehouse in the United States.
The NAACP was formed here.
Majorie Merriweather Post, the founder of General Foods cereal company, was born here.

Credit: Hoxy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Cities
• Cities in Illinois
• Cities in United States
• Hoxy's Profiles [Series 3]
• Look at Me, I'm with Abraham Lincoln
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Look at My Flag
• Marjabelle Young Stewart's Unofficial List of 10 Best Mannered US Cities [2004] (Ranked: 2)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2003] (Ranked: 60)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2004] (Ranked: 71)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2005] (Ranked: 79)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2006] (Ranked: 60)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2007] (Ranked: 60)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2008] (Ranked: 63)
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 605)
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16301)
• U.S. Presidential Library Locations (Ranked: 16)
• US Capital Cities

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 52.69% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 149 Votes: 47.65% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 55 Votes: 58.18% Annoying