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I don't think that it's incorrect to say that tipping culture in the United States has pretty much gotten out of control, with tips being suggested or demanded in all sorts of scenarios that we never tipped for before. However, there's a difference between out of control tipping and deserved or earned tipping. What are we not getting in Illinois?

Get ready for the buzz! Illinois residents have shared picture proof that the great Cicada Invasion of 2024 has officially begun!

Of all the states, only New York has more high schools on the "best in the country list" than Illinois does. New York has 11, and Illinois has 10.

All kids are different, and so are the states that they live in when it comes to the age that it's okay to leave a kid home by themselves. Here in Illinois...well, let's put it this way: Kevin McAllister's parents in the movie Home Alone would probably be in an Illinois jail for leaving him behind when they went to Paris.

From crowded thoroughfares to notorious intersections, these are the top 10 areas to avoid in Rockford, Illinois for a stress-free driving experience.

If you're an Illinoisan with a patio or deck (or even if you just hang out in your garage), summertime is a great time for being outside and enjoying it. If you can remember to keep some of this particular material around your deck, patio, or garage, you'll enjoy this summer much more than you have in the past. As an added bonus, this stuff is pretty inexpensive.

It wouldn't be surprising if you're thinking to yourself "I've had deep-dish pizza, what else is there when it comes to foods that are Illinois-centric?" Well, for one thing, there's some debate about how "Illinois" deep-dish pizza really is, and for another, there are plenty of foods that Illinoisans eat more than Chicago-style pizza, so let's take a look.

After making the mistake of once telling my dad I was bored during summer vacation and having him find lots of chores for me to fix that, I've been careful about saying something is boring. However, travel websites that track these sorts of things have no problem at all telling you that Illinois has got some seriously dull places to visit...assuming you'd ever want to.

I've read time and time again about people in other states who've made it a game or bucket list thing to hit every single restaurant from their state that has been featured on TV's Diners, Drive Ins, & Dives. If you're up for a similar challenge, take a look at where you'd go if you wanted to do the same thing here in Illinois.

According to the cicada experts we've been hearing so much from lately, we're anywhere from 2-3 weeks away from the coming historical cicada emergence (or, cicada-geddon). Maybe someone should tell that to the cicadas that are reportedly already popping out of the ground in various spots throughout Illinois.