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My whole life I've seen people swear by some plants saying they work while others are certain it's just an old wives tale. Well, I need to know, so let's see if we can find out.

Some people are just born with a love of horses. That definitely includes a very young Midwestern boy who has 3 best friends and they are all of an equestrian nature.

You might think bunnies are cute and gentle animals. That's not quite accurate. One Illinois rabbit in particular took exception to a sweatshirt and there's a good reason for his fury.

What would you consider a life career goal? If you're this Illinois woman, you've dreamed of rehabbing raccoons as a new video shows she is covered in tiny raccoon babies.

When you live in bear country, you never know what you're gonna witness in your backyard. One Midwest family learned this the hard way when they captured video of a bear taking a bath just prior to him eating their bird feeder.

If you're not from Missouri or Illinois, you need to understand that we do things a little differently around here. One prime example happened when some Illinois duck hunters saw a tornado nearby and decided to take selfies with it. Yes, I can prove this happened.

If I were to list all of the places that I'd recommend you'd stop by on historic Route 66, it would take days to read. There is one place in Illinois though that I was reminded is a fun location especially if you love classic cars as it's a grill with dragsters on the roof.

If you're a fan of both robots and pizza, boy do I have something for you. It's a company in Illinois that's designed a robot pizzeria.

A bowling alley, basketball court, and a massive indoor pool all come in this mega-mansion. I am sure realtors love showing off this home.

If only everyone were as loyal as this boy's dog. A new video share shows a Midwestern boy who gets greeted everyday after school by his huge loving dog.

Distracted driving deaths have officially become a major problem in the Land of Lincoln, studies show that for the second year in a row Illinois is near the top of the country when it comes to deaths due to distracted driving.

If you're sitting there saying to yourself "hey, people talk about this Dragon in my town the time!" To that I say, That's awesome. It looks like this Dragon is a local celebrity, but it's not talked enough about outside the Illinois area, more people need to know about this amazing beast!

If you decide to take a road trip this summer, you may want to stop by these famous landmarks that are not too far from the Tri-States?

The Largest Food Festival in the World is back in downtown Chicago after a 2-year Covid break, and if you have never been to The Taste then you need to make plans to get to Chicago July 8th through the 10th to experience it, here is why...

No wedding ever runs smooth there is always something that pops up that is unexpected, but having a wedding gown disappear well that's more of a horror story.

You won't see bird shows in person at the Illinois State Fair because of the huge numbers of avian flu reports in poultry.

Illinois tops the list for the state with the biggest distracted driving accidents, but now there is a new warning out for Illinois drivers.

Every state has at least one town that has the name of an innuendo. In Illinois' case, it has at least 10.