birthday

In honor of Illinois becoming a state on this date in 1818, let's take a look at what we Illinoisans voted as the "Illinois Top 200."

Don't worry, it won't overshadow the value of that big stack of Bitcoins you've got lying around the house.

Oops, we missed the Windy City's birthday. Chicago turned 181 on Sunday, March 4 and we were busy outside in the sun and forgot to send a gift.

We, as Illinoisans, get to take part in our state’s 200th birthday by choosing the 200 greatest people, places and things in state history in online voting.

One of the most beloved athletes in Chicago and Illinois sports history is still going strong at 75.

I remember when my dad turned 60 years old. I asked him how it felt to be that age, and he pointed out that it didn't really matter to him what the number was, he was just happy to keep having birthdays (he got 24 more). He also said that after turning 40, the time between birthdays seemed to shorten from a year to about 6 months.

Most of us just won't be lucky enough to be around to celebrate our 100th birthday. However, if you were to reach that milestone, what would you do to ring in the occasion?

Last year, there were a lot of babies born. There were also a lot of words born.

On January 8th, Elvis Presley would have turned 81 years old (to the true believers, just omit the "would have" from the previous sentence). There were commemorations in some of the usual spots like Memphis and Las Vegas...and Parkes. As in Parkes, Australia...

One regret of my high school and college education is that I never took a course in economics. If I could do it all over again, I'd at least sign up for a simple introduction to the concept. Instead, I've been learning on my own for the past fifteen years or so...