ST. LOUIS – Missouri and Illinois, the two states at the heart of the St. Louis region, have landed on a new list of the hardest-to-pronounce states in the United States, according to a new study.

Pronouncing Illinois place names can be a minefield for newcomers. There are Native American-based names that may be unfamiliar. And familiar-looking names may not be spoken as one would expect. Some ...

CHICAGO – (KTVI/WGN) Illinois has landed on a new list of the hardest-to-pronounce states in the United States, according to a new study. Language learning platform Preply published a study earlier ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Joel Aldrich Matteson served as IL Governor ...