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The Star Wars Universe is more than just entertainment, it's a way of life and many fans celebrate their super fandom on May 4th.

Time to get patriotic in the windy city.

Nothing makes dealing with extremes in the weather easier than stuffing your face with hot dogs (as long as they're ketchup free).

To celebrate all things Illinois for our state's bicentennial, voters at IllinoisTop200.com have just released the results for Illinois' top authors--and there are some very impressive names on the list.

Here in Illinois, we grow more pumpkins than we do popcorn, but popcorn is our state's "official snack," so take that, you big orange gourds.

When I was in my young 20s, like most of my peers, I looked at New Year's Eve as the most important social night of the year. We always looked for the biggest, over-the-top parties we could find, because if you didn't have the best time of the entire year on New Year's Eve, your whole year was just ruined, right?