Believe it or not, Illinois is ranked at number-five on the list of states with the most Bigfoot sightings, according to The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.
While out on a hike through a wooded area in northern Illinois, I came across some trees that legit had purple paint on them! I got so curious, that I had to figure out what was going on. What does it mean when you see purple paint on a tree?
It's pretty mind-blowing that, even knowing that the chances of getting caught approach 100 percent, you've still got people showing up at the airport with a loaded gun in their luggage or on their person.
Having several friends who work or worked in the food-service industry, I've heard the expression "If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to go out" for many years now. However, a study on tipping habits from coast-to-coast shows that Illinois is the worst state in the nation for tipping...so what's our problem here in the Land of Lincoln with leaving the proper gratuity?
We're talking about 8 of the 10 deadliest insects in the entire world. Here's a little spoiler alert on one of them--this bug kills more people than any other living creature on earth, and we've got them in Illinois.
The finalists of the flag design contest for a potential new Illinois flag have been named and added to the Illinois Secretary of State's website. Now it's your turn to weigh in on whether you think any of them should replace our state's current flag. Once that's done, Illinois lawmakers will decide to bring in the new flag or stick with the old one.
After a couple of fairly high-profile incidents involving coyotes here in Illinois lately, you might be wondering what's going on with Illinois' coyote population. Here's why Illinois' coyotes are out, about, and active at this time of year.
As we approach the first day of February, it's perfectly okay for you to want to know a few things about the coming Spring. Will it be warmer than normal? Colder? Snowier? Wetter? Drier? Here's what the weather prognosticators are saying about Spring 2025 in Illinois.
If the current egg prices have you thinking about egg alternatives, it's only natural that you'd think about the huge population of geese in Illinois. Sure, you could go with duck eggs, quail eggs, or even emu eggs, but our state has a lot more geese that we have ducks, quails, or emus. So, can you eat them?