Forbes

There's a brand new ranking of the world's richest and 5 Missouri billionaires made the list of the top 400. The richest in the Show Me State is now the most financially successful woman in the state.

You can work for this company in Illinois and they will treat you really well, but the company is not headquartered here, their HQ is in Silicon Valley...

It's science.

If you want billionaires, you don't have to look outside Illinois' borders to find a bunch of them. 24/7 Wall Street says that Illinois is home to 17 billionaires, with 11 in Chicago and 2 in Highland Park.

Sure, you told people you were getting the COVID-19 vaccination because you wanted to protect yourself and others from the virus, and you want us to get back to normal. Admit it, you did it to get free donuts and stuff.

I always look forward to reading the annual Forbes "World Billionaire's List." It's the reading equivalent of binge-watching Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. I don't even mind that my chances of making the billionaires list is just about the same as it was being adored on camera by Robin Leach.

Sure, this whole COVID-19 mess has put somewhat of a damper on one of Rockford's (and America's) great party and celebration days, but nothing short of lockdown enforced by armed men is going to stop it.

School districts and colleges hold the top spot in eight states. Hospitals and health care systems were the top employers in five states.

It's Algonquin for "the good land."

Well here's something pretty neat. One of "The Worlds' Coolest Neighborhoods" is found in Illinois.