Joe Erbentraut
Joseph Erbentraut is a writer and editor based in the western Chicago suburbs with over 15 years of experience in journalism. For Only In Your State, he covers Illinois with a focus on travel, food, and the obscure roadside attractions that make the Midwest quietly fascinating. His work has appeared in Fodor's, Thrillist, the Village Voice, Block Club Chicago, Taste of Home, and Windy City Times. A UW-Madison journalism graduate, he is also the author of the Substack newsletter Queering the Burbs.
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