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.
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.
If having a date night inside of an igloo is on your bucket list, I have the perfect place to take that special someone this winter for a unique, private dining experience.
I would guess that when most think of crime in Illinois, their attention turns to Chicago. There are now multiple sources that prove that perception is not technically true as the most dangerous city in the Land of Lincoln is not the Windy City.
We've seen the most disturbing things inside Illinois dressing rooms. From rubbers, to diapers, to smeared boogers on the wall, nothing can prepare you for this.
The 1993 movie Groundhog Day is a family favorite. Watching Bill Murray relive the same day over and over never fails to entertain. Did you know that this movie set in the famous Pennsylvania town was really filmed in Illinois though?
The Barnes Mansion was once the grandest home in Rockford, Illinois, and soon we'll be able to walk through its luxurious, historic, (and sometimes haunted), halls.
There is some crazy stuff that goes down in Rockford, Illinois. From shootings, to road rage, to panhandlers fighting in the street, Rockford has it all.
A little over a month ago, $1.33 billion, the third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, was won by someone who purchased their Mega Millions ticket right here in Illinois at a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines. When you look at that kind of money, you wonder why the winner has not announced themselves to lottery officials yet.