You can safely assume that if you're shopping in Illinois, you're being watched. Most would assume that would be done only by overhead security cameras, but that assumption is now wrong as retail workers will soon be equipped with body cameras if they're not already.
This teen apparel chain used to be in malls everywhere and many Missouri and Illinois stores have survived - until now. The company has just announced they are bankrupt and will be permanently closing all of their Missouri and Illinois stores.
We all want to protect our environment, but it can be easy to overlook some of the simplest ways we can do this. Throwing hazardous waste in the garbage is a prime example of something we should never do.
Before you drop off bags of old clothes and shoes in one of the donation bins you see around the Stateline area, you should be aware of this one important thing.
When alert listener Paul shared this story with me, he concluded by asking me if I "even knew that this was a thing." I guess my answer would be yes, but no.