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Breakfast Joint With 44 Illinois Spots To Close Even More Stores
This iconic breakfast restaurant chain, founded in 1953, was already planning to close 150 locations by the end of this year--but now they've decided to close even more of their stores to keep the company afloat.

Popular Craft And Fabric Store To Close 26 Illinois Locations
Saying that they're dealing with an ongoing bankruptcy, this chain plans to permanently close nearly 500 of their 800 stores in 40 states across the country, including here in Illinois.

Having No Front License Plate In Illinois: Is It Legal Or Illegal
In some states, it's totally cool if your car only has a single license plate. In other states, you're looking at getting pulled over and ticketed for the same thing. A better question than "is it legal in Illinois" would be "why can't all 50 states agree on this subject?"

Pet Microchip Company Shuts Down: What It Means To Illinois Pets
If you've had your pet implanted with a microchip, the closure of a pet microchip company may become a big problem. Why? Because pets with that particular microchip will no longer be in a national database, and if your pet goes missing you might not be able to track it down again. Here's what to do.

Illinois Man Robbed At Home By Men Posing As Uber-Eats Driver
This sort of thing happens far more than most of us realize, and can happen literally anywhere. Here's what happened, and how you can avoid it happening to you.

Illinois’ Deadline For Ice Cream Settlement Cash Is A Week Away
A dispute over the meaning of "natural vanilla" led to a class-action lawsuit against a popular ice cream maker. Now, the ice cream maker has agreed to settle with a multi-million dollar payout, and the deadline to submit a claim is February 19th.

These 5 Illinois Restaurants Land On "100 Most Romantic" List
In case you haven't checked your calendar, Valentine's Day is coming on fast (it's this Friday), and you might be looking for the perfect romantic dining spot for you and your significant other. These 5 Illinois joints just landed on 2025's list of the 100 Most Romantic restaurants in America. Surprisingly, not one of them has a drive-thru window.