10 Illinois Places You Dare Not Enter at Night or Else

If you consider yourself someone who enjoys the nightlife, you no doubt want to adventure into the cities in Illinois that never sleep. However, there are 10 that you really should avoid entering as they become extra dangerous after dark.

I would like to preface this by saying that I've spent lots of quality time in all of these Illinois places at some point in my life and never felt like I was in danger. However, I was careful to travel to and through during the daytime. There's only one exception and it's on this new ranking of most dangerous cities that you really should avoid after dark if you can.

I took a wrong turn in St. Louis one night after going to a baseball game or concert (I can't remember which) and ended up driving through East St. Louis, Illinois at night. Trepidation doesn't even begin to describe it. I was even nervous about finding an exit to turn around since that would mean getting off of the interstate and driving slow. I'll never forget seeing fires near buildings as I passed through. Shudder.