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After years of lawsuits and a complete rebranding, a major flooring brand has announced plans to liquidate which will result in the closing of 15 Illinois locations.

If you consider yourself someone who enjoys the nightlife, you no doubt want to adventure into the cities in Illinois that never sleep. However, there are 10 that you really should avoid entering as they become extra dangerous after dark.

This is not what you want to hear if you love fried chicken fast and live in Illinois. At least 8 locations in the state closed permanently this week and it appears they did so with no warning whatsoever.

If retirement is in your near future, it might be a great idea to look at new places to reside. Need a change of pace or scenery? Here's why Illinois might be the best state to settle in.

The fact is that every single city in America has a crime problem at some level. That one place in town that most try to avoid when they can. In Illinois, there are 10 places that have a bigger problem than most with violent crimes earning them a place on the 10 most dangerous places list.

Discover the truth about crime rates in Illinois - the state's most dangerous city may surprise you.

Anticipation builds in Rockford as Raising Canes Chicken Fingers announces a new location. Discover how to easily make their sauce at home with 4 ingredients.

Do you know all the items that you cannot put in your regular garbage cans at the curb for pickup? In Illinois, it is illegal to throw these items away.

Too many rapes, murders, armed robberies, aggravated assaults, and other violent crimes are why 2 Illinois cities rank amongst the 20 most dangerous in the country.

During its prime, Manny Mansion in Rockford, IL was THE place to be, and now over a hundred years later, several spirits still like to hang out there.

Some of life's mysteries just are not meant to be solved. Why is water wet? How did people first realize you can toast bread? Some things we just aren't meant to know. Here's another. Why did some Illinois schools get so fired up that they banned one specific snack from their lunchrooms forever? It's a mystery.

Next time you grab yourself a soft-serve ice cream cone I want you to think about this, the very first Dairy Queen ever in the whole world was opened in a small Illinois city.