I am a lifelong northern Illinois resident, I grew up in Schaumburg, attended and graduated from Northern Illinois University. My outdoor hobbies include, snowmobiling, motorcycling on my Harley, side-by-side (ATVing) riding up north in Wisconsin. My Indoor hobbies include music collecting, CDs and vinyl. I have one of the most awesome collections of music on vinyl ranging from classic county, oldies, classic rock, pop, hair bands and more. I love classic TV series. Shows like ‘Lost in Space’, ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ 'Seinfeld’ ‘Family Guy’ and ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ always have a spot in my DVD player. I own every season of all of them. My two favorite movies of all time are 'Office Space' and 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High.'
Mark Charvat
Northern Lights Will be Visible This Weekend in Northern Illinois
(UPDATED) A big storm is exploding on the sun, which could lead to a light show here on earth this weekend. Beware, there is a G2 (Kp=6)-geomagnetic storm watch for Sunday.
Freeport Bar Fined $5000 For Nudity
A Freeport bar has responded after it was fined $5000 and cited by police for a public nudity incident that occurred three weeks ago.
Firefighter Accused of Setting Fires Will Go To Prison
A former volunteer firefighter from Orangeville is going to prison, for setting fires.
Six Flags Closes For The Day
Six Flags theme park in Gurnee announced it would be closed today.
The Secret Tax In the Illinois Budget No One is Talking About
Like it or not, Illinois workers will have to endure an 32% increase in their income tax when they get their next paycheck this month, but there's another tax increase no one is talking about. This one amounts to a whopping $95 million dollars.
Dari Ripple Could Torn Down
Ice cream lovers, say it ain't so! Dari Ripple in South Beloit could soon disappear, at least temporarily.
Two Rockford Area Legislators Could Stop the 32% Permanent Tax Increase
Over the weekend, the Illinois Senate and House passed measures to increase the income tax each worker in Illinois pays.
Illinois House and Senate Pass 32% Permanent Income tax Increase
Sunday evening, the Illinois house voted 72-45 to raise Illinois income tax rate by 32%. It will be the largest permanent tax hike in Illinois' history.
Top 5 Towns For DUI Arrests in Illinois
The figures are in for driving under the influence arrests in Illinois, and another list Rockford landed on.
Illinois To Halt Powerball Tickets Sales on Wednesday
Dreaming of big bucks? If you live in Illinois you will be out of luck as of Wednesday.