You've no doubt noticed that it's hot and getting hotter in and around the Rockford area, but how hot do we need to get to tie or break the record that was set in Rockford in 1936?
It's just not summer without Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days taking the Rockford area by storm with lots of food, friends, and music---and all of it for a very good cause.
Beatles' guitarist George Harrison enjoyed a 2-week vacation in IL in 1963 and his chance encounter with a local band that led to a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Plus more info about the upcoming 60-year celebration by the town.
If you're under the age of 40, you probably don't remember when the Chicago Cubs added lights to Wrigley Field back in 1988. The interesting thing is that the Cubs could have installed lights at Wrigley 41 years before that. Here's why they didn't.
When you've lived in a state for your entire life, it's sometimes jarring to find out something about its history that you had absolutely no idea about.