Okay, so it's hot. Really hot. Don't-screw-around-with-the-heat-or-you-could-have-a-big-problem hot. So hot that cities that care about their community's well-being are doing something about it.
This week's Hometown Hero is Madison Scarbrough of Belvidere who used creative means to keep residents at Heritage Woods engaged during the COVID pandemic.
There are plenty of things about Illinois worthy of criticism or being made fun of, but there are a tremendous amount of things in our state deserving of applause, too.