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Depending upon your outlook, that headline may anger, disappoint, and/or depress you; or you may feel like Samuel Johnson felt in April of 1775 when he said "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."

Years ago, after a holiday gathering, my wife's grandmother left Rockford to return to her home in Elgin. A call came a short while later letting the family know that she'd had a "little problem" with directions.

I feel like getting called snobby is a very high class insult. It's kind of like a backhanded compliment, like sure you might be kind of classy, but you're annoying about it. That's what I think of when I think "snobby". A new study ranked each state based on how snobby they are...

Let's just get this out of the way right off the bat: napping is not just for babies, little kids, and/or old people. Study after study has shown that naps are highly beneficial for just about anyone.

I don't know how it goes around your house, but I'm constantly getting "the look" from my family for occasionally (okay, maybe the word I should have used is "constantly") feeding our dogs a few things from the dinner table.

You don't have to be an expert in the hospitality business or spend hours pouring over the balance sheets at Holiday Inn to know that 2020 was a very, very bad year for the hotel industry.

The way we cared for each other changed a lot this year. And apparently some of the most caring cities in the United States are right here in Wisconsin and Illinois. WalletHub just released a study of "The Most Caring Cities in The US"...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is handing over $400k to the Chicago-Rockford International Airport (RFD) for a "noise compatibility" plan study.

Depending on who you talk to, Rockford is either a hot-bed of robo-calls or one of the few places where you won't be barraged with them.

My mother and grandmother used to whip up a honey, lemon, and whiskey concoction that they reached for when they (or other adults in the family) had a cough and/or cold.