This brings to mind a very fond memory...
1 year and 1 week ago my second daughter was born. After discharging from the hospital, we went directly to Steak 'n Shake for some lunch along with my parents. The restaurant is located on the banks of the Illinois river in East Peoria. As we sat and ate, we watched out of the rear windows (river side) the ice flow slowly down the river, the downtown on the other side, and bald eagles fishing the cold waters. As it happened, several had decided to use a tree on the bank behind SnS for their hunting perch. The eagles sat patiently outside our window, maybe 20ft away, while we ate a well deserved hamburger and shake.
I didn't have the presence of mind to take any pictures, but these pictures from the internet cover it nicely. This should be the correct picture of the Steak n Shake.
Illinois may suck as a state, but Peoria does have its charm.