Clay Travis and Buck Sexton

This Illinois city has a population of about 25,000 people and is ranked as the 20th best place to live for families in the entire country. In 2022 it was ranked 9th. Any guesses?

A little over a month back, this major discount retailer with 1,389 locations in 48 states said that they'd be closing up to 40 stores this year, including stores here in Illinois. The closings have begun, but it looks like a lot more than 40 stores will be closing their doors forever.

A Listeria outbreak that is likely linked to meats sliced at deli counters has caused two deaths and 28 illnesses requiring hospitalization across 12 states. The bigger problem is that authorities aren't sure of the exact source of the outbreak.

Sure, it's cute and fuzzy, but...this particular caterpillar has some defense mechanisms that can be really annoying and painful for any human being who decides to pick it up. Oh, and that's not the only Illinois caterpillar you should be avoiding this summer.

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.

The pandemic caused all sorts of things to be delayed, and the switch over to REAL ID is certainly one of those things. The deadline kept getting pushed back, and now you have until May of 2025 to decide whether or not REAL ID is something you need and/or want.

For those who work under the theory that bees are good, but hornets, yellow jackets, and especially wasps, are bad (and I'm one of those people), you might want to reconsider and adopt a live and let live attitude with them.