There will be several days in the upcoming week that you'll notice flags in Illinois have been lowered, yet they remain at full staff just across the state border in Wisconsin.
There are many great breakfast places in Illinois that get plenty of well-deserved attention. But, there are others that just quietly go about their business without much hoopla. That's the story for a hidden gem in Illinois just named the best hole-in-the-wall breakfast place by a major national site.
I will admit that I'm not a math genius, but these are numbers that are just staggering to me. Did you know that the richest woman in Illinois is more than 8 times wealthier than even Julia Roberts and I have so many questions.
I remember when this Illinois town was one of the better ones in the state. Unfortunately, you won't find many trying to make that case anymore as it's now ranked among the top 10 places in America that were destroyed by outsourcing jobs.
It's no secret that Wisconsin takes its food preferences seriously and that's normally a very good thing. But, did you know there are many foods that are banned in the state and you can get busted for eating them?
Are you a curious yet brave individual? Do you fancy yourself a bit of a ghost buster? There's an opportunity for you to do your own paranormal investigation of an Illinois farm located north of Nauvoo...if you dare.
It was another volatile day in world events that may or may not have led to some strange plane activity over both Missouri and Illinois on Wednesday. Flight patterns show that a US Air Force 'doomsday plane' turned its transponder off over Missouri then proceeded to zig zag all over parts of Illinois.
The future of a high-speed train that would connect Chicago with another major Midwest city is one step closer to becoming a reality. Where would this train go, and does it make sense to build it anyway? Here are the details you need to know...