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Guy In Illinois: Here's Every Illinois Triple-D Spot He's Visited
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.

Guy In Illinois: Here's His Pick For Our State's Best Restaurant
If you're going to pick a favorite, you'd better spend some time checking out a whole bunch of eateries first. Well, Guy Fieri and the gang at Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives have certainly done that, having covered Illinois nearly from top to bottom. Here's what stands above the rest.

If You Win The Illinois Lottery, Do You Have To Give Your Name?
The country is buzzing over a person in Georgia who just became the single winner of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot. The as-of-yet unnamed lottery player won the $478.2 million prize doesn't have to give up their anonymity because of Georgia's laws on privacy. What would happen if an Illinois resident won? Can you remain anonymous in our state?

Why Has Illinois Had A Huge Uptick In Bigfoot Sightings?
Believe it or not, Illinois is ranked at number-five on the list of states with the most Bigfoot sightings, according to The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.

Here’s How Many Guns TSA Found In Illinois Airports In 2024
It's pretty mind-blowing that, even knowing that the chances of getting caught approach 100 percent, you've still got people showing up at the airport with a loaded gun in their luggage or on their person.

Illinois Diners: Why Does A Study Call Us America's Worst Tippers
Having several friends who work or worked in the food-service industry, I've heard the expression "If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to go out" for many years now. However, a study on tipping habits from coast-to-coast shows that Illinois is the worst state in the nation for tipping...so what's our problem here in the Land of Lincoln with leaving the proper gratuity?

Be Glad It's Winter: 8 Of The 10 Deadliest Bugs Are In Illinois
We're talking about 8 of the 10 deadliest insects in the entire world. Here's a little spoiler alert on one of them--this bug kills more people than any other living creature on earth, and we've got them in Illinois.

New Illinois Flag, Or No? You Can Vote Now Until Mid-February
The finalists of the flag design contest for a potential new Illinois flag have been named and added to the Illinois Secretary of State's website. Now it's your turn to weigh in on whether you think any of them should replace our state's current flag. Once that's done, Illinois lawmakers will decide to bring in the new flag or stick with the old one.

Illinois' Coyotes Are Getting Really Active Lately--Here's Why
After a couple of fairly high-profile incidents involving coyotes here in Illinois lately, you might be wondering what's going on with Illinois' coyote population. Here's why Illinois' coyotes are out, about, and active at this time of year.

Geese Are Everywhere In Illinois–But, Can You Eat Their Eggs?
If the current egg prices have you thinking about egg alternatives, it's only natural that you'd think about the huge population of geese in Illinois. Sure, you could go with duck eggs, quail eggs, or even emu eggs, but our state has a lot more geese that we have ducks, quails, or emus. So, can you eat them?