Alton

Have you been to a true Illinois mall that doesn't feel completely vacant? There may still be at least one that is trying to stay valid and a walkthrough from not that long ago shows there's some life still in this place - maybe.

There's a good chance you've at least heard about the Piasa Bird painting on the cliff walls near Alton, Illinois even if you've never seen it in person. There's an even better chance that you've never seen the caves behind it and there's a reason for that.

If you've watched enough TV shows in your life, you've almost certainly heard one say "don't try this at home". The same can be said for this abandoned Illinois rock quarry that you really should never ever go to.

Perhaps it's not game over for Gamestop after all. The company has confirmed that they have a new strategy and that's resulted in retro versions of their gaming stores already open in Missouri and Illinois.

March 19, 1948 should have been like any typical morning in these Illinois communities. An incoming storm system had other plans. By the time most would wake that morning, a monster tornado had nearly wiped away 4 Illinois towns completely and took 60 lives.

If you'd like to look at this from a glass-half-full perspective, the sinkhole that swallowed the middle of a soccer field in Alton, Illinois recently is an overachiever as new drone video shows it continues to expand in size.

A wild moment was caught on camera at a soccer field.

Imagine if this had happened in the middle of an actual soccer match. Video shows the moment when a soccer field suddenly had a sinkhole open up right in the middle of it.

One Illinois Lottery player has a great reason to be in a good mood.

I am a fan of technology and admit that movie streaming is convenient. However, I do miss the excitement of new release days back when video rental stores flourished and Illinois apparently feels that way too as there are now 6 free video rental boxes around the Land of Lincoln.