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More than one Illinois county may feel that Chicago is out of step with the thoughts and values of the rest of "downstate Illinois," and at least one of those counties is considering giving their voters the chance to say they'd like to cut ties with Illinois' largest city and perhaps form a state or join another one.

So we've been hearing for months and months about the upcoming dual emergence of two broods of cicadas that will bring billions, if not a trillion cicadas to the surface and into our lives. We keep hearing that it will happen "this spring," but many of us would like the prediction to be a bit more specific. Here's what the cicada experts have to say about the timing of the cicada emergence.

If you are mailing off checks to pay bills or even to send to friends/family, you might want to rethink doing that according to new warnings.

For anyone who's stunned by seeing a crazy amount of snowfall coupled with winter-like cold during the first week of April, you should know that the Rockford area is no stranger to unseasonable weather events, including a snowstorm on Mother's Day.

The push to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored tobacco products, and flavored vaping items has been going on for quite a while, but no cities in Illinois have gone all in and banned those products---until now. One Illinois city has decided that those products and several others items will no longer be allowed to be sold.

Missouri does not lack great locations to go camping, but there are specific things that those with RV's look for. Where is the best RV campground in the state? Here are the 10 that the net says are the highest-rated.

There are many legends and horror stories I was told growing up in Missouri. Mo-Mo, the Bubbleheads, the corpse under the motel bed and numerous other tales meant to torment anyone willing to venture out into the night. Now, there's another legend making the rounds which tells of a 'hook man' that is said to prowl rural Missouri roads after dark.

Illinois residents looking for the right hobby have no shortage of things to choose from, but one particular back-to-nature, or, back-to-basics type of hobby has been taking the state of Illinois by storm and has quite the buzz about it.

Plenty of people are really fired up about the solar eclipse taking place this coming Monday, April 8th. With a longer period of time in which to view the eclipse, you might be wondering where the best places in Illinois are to catch the incredible sky-show.

Unusual weather in Illinois: Brace for rare Spring snowfall following warm months!