One sign of living in the Midwest is that some kind of manufacturing plant in some town down the road is stinky. Eastern Iowa has the Purina plant in Clinton, Cedar Rapids is the "city of five smells" with Quaker Oats and General Mills there. One vegetable oil plant in Illinois is the subject of a lawsuit from the state due to it's odor and air pollution problems. They're saying Pullman operated in ways that could make air pollution worse and the plant didn't meet boiler permitting requirements. The Top 10 School Districts In Illinois Niche looked at the top school districts in Illinois, based in categories like Academics and Culture.