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If you're a single (unmarried) person here in the Land of Lincoln, you may have, at one time or another, wondered if there might be a better place to be in order to meet that special someone. In a nutshell, is there a better place than Illinois for the singles lifestyle?

We've often lamented that Illinois too often shows up poorly in lists of good things about states, and ranks very highly on the lists of bad things. When it comes to raising kids, it seems that we're not great, but we're doing pretty well.

It's not the category that any state wants to lead the nation with, but Illinois' 8th graders and high school seniors are more likely to booze it up than anywhere else in the nation. And, nearly half of those kids are heading for a problem later in life.

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network Illinois honey production and other facts and figures pertaining to the state's bees will be the subject of an upcoming USDA report. The agency's crop statistics service is conducting the survey. State statistician Mark Schleusener says bees and Illinois agriculture are important to one another, and one aspect of the survey will be the cost of pollination... Rea

Are you planning to hand out holiday tips this year? If so, you're in the majority. According to a survey of more than 1,400 adults by Care.com, about 70% of Americans say they plan to make sure others know they’re grateful for service during the past year...

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network “I don't like the legislature, but I like my own local lawmaker.” Even that beloved local lawmaker might be on thin ice, if results of a new survey released by Illinois Policy Action are to be believed...

One of the perks about working the morning shift on a radio station is that our appearance doesn't really matter all that much. Unshaven? No problem. Wearing jeans? OK. Untucked shirt? No one complains. Perhaps, though, changing that last point would be to our advantage...

Lots of folks are planning on travelling this Labor Day Weekend, 35.5 million nationally, and around 2 million people here in the Land of Lincoln, according to a AAA survey. That's up almost 1% from last year, and up .8% in Illinois. Some details, courtesy of AAA: While the majority of travelers (30...

There's a fair number of horror stories about customer service at fast food restaurants. We've all likely seen a handful on Facebook recently. But a new survey asks the American public which chain is best at customer satisfaction. Coming in at the top spot...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network A survey by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation says nurses are getting older, and one-third of all Illinois nurses plan to retire in the next five years. Linda Roberts, manager of the Illinois Center for Nursing, hopes Illinois’ 175 education programs can produce enough replacements...