Illinois pumpkin growers

The United States produces 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins every year, and Illinois produces over half of them--or twice as many as the next 5 states combined.

As Hall-of-Fame baseball pitcher Dizzy Dean once said, "It ain't bragging if you can do it," and the state of Illinois has the bragging rights and the ability to back it up when it comes to growing pumpkins.

Illinois is without a doubt the king of pumpkin production, but one place in Illinois is responsible for our state having that title, and that's the town of Morton, Illinois, where they call their home the "Pumpkin Capital Of The World."