Collison is an

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in Pilot Township, Vermilion County,

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Geography

Collison is located at .

In popular culture

In the short story "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way" by

David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American writer and professor who published novels, short stories, and essays. He is best known for his 1996 novel ''Infinite Jest'', which ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine ...

, which appears in his short story collection ''

Girl With Curious Hair ''Girl with Curious Hair'' is a collection of short stories by American writer David Foster Wallace, first published in 1989. Though the stories are not related, several reflect Wallace's concern with contemporary trends in fiction, including met ...

'', the town of Collision is the site of a fictional

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain. As of 2024, it is the second largest by number of locations in the world, behind only the Chinese ch ...

commercial shot in 1970 and the location of a present-day reunion by ex-McDonald's commercial actors on which the story hinges. Wallace creates a fantastical origin story for the town involving a wealthy Chicago woman driving in a southward direction who accidentally hits, and kills, a farmer in a tractor and decides, in a fit of guilt, to make a home out of her crashed car, thus kickstarting the town of Collision into existence. In an extra bit of satirical irony, the manslaughtered farmer is Ray Kroc Sr.- father of McDonald's "founder"

Ray Kroc Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman who was instrumental in turning McDonald's into the most successful global fast food corporation by revenue. He purchased it from the McDonald Brothers in ...

References

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