It's around this time every year in Illinois that we remember we're going to need those shovels and scrapers whether we like it or not, and probably sooner rather than later.
If you've always thought that one of the big advantages of living in Illinois is our relative lack of deadly creatures (animal or insect), you might want to think about revising that opinion. We've got some nasty creepy-crawlies in the insect world, and they love living in Illinois.
So, you've just become the sole winner of a billion dollar-plus lottery jackpot...does that mean that everyone in Illinois gets to know your name and where you live?
Most of us get to see plenty of baby animals throughout the course of our lives, with puppies and kittens being the baby animals we're most likely to encounter. We also see baby horses, cows, goats, and ducks...but why do we never, ever see baby pigeons here in Illinois?
As we've seen over the years, there are plenty of reasons that foods get recalled. We've seen salmonella, E coli, listeria, pieces of metal, pieces of rubber, pieces of glass, and more...but this is the first recall I remember that used the terms "choking and gagging."
Holy Hill in Wisconsin is the sight of beautiful views and a church rumored to perform true miracles, but legend says it has a dark, haunted side filled with terrifying creatures too.