Illinois Has 1 Of Best Cities To Celebrate Easter

CHICAGO, IL — Easter is sometimes sunny and warm here in Illinois, but with our unpredictable weather, it can also be cold, gloomy, rainy or even snowy. No matter, according to consumer finance site WalletHub, which ranks the Windy City as the third best place in the nation to celebrate the holiday.

Chicago ranks just behind St. Louis (No. 2) and New York (N0. 1) as the best places in the U.S. to celebrate Easter. How is that? According to WalletHub: "Some Americans will feel the Easter spirit more than others, depending on where they live. To identify those areas, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities based on 12 metrics that speak to an ideal Easter celebration. Our metrics range from 'number of egg-hunt events per capita' to 'share of Christian population.'"

What are the worst places to celebrate the biggest Christian holiday? North Las Vegas, for one, along with Anchorage, Alaska.

Head over to WalletHub to find out more about the rankings, plus which cities took the top honors for most brunch spots per capita, most churches, most candy stores and more.

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