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Since legalization of recreational marijuana began at the first of the year, Illinois failed to break a new month-over-month sales record in November.

For the fifth month in a row, Illinois is again reporting record-breaking weed sales, according to the state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

If you recall earlier this year, arguments raged back and forth over whether marijuana dispensaries should be labeled "essential" during the pandemic shutdowns across the country.

Granted, it's pretty hard to get a deadly avalanche going through cornfields.

A Flat Stanley experienced going "behind the scenes" at a major league baseball stadium, viewing the team's locker room, sitting on the bench, and more.

On the heels of governor-elect JB Pritzker's stated desire to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois "nearly right away," the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) points out the economic positives of that move.

If you're a lover of fireworks (and really, how could you not be?), you know that we've got it pretty good here in the Rockford area. You've got all kinds of spots that will be filling the skies with color and sound. Rockford, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Cherry Valley, Byron, Durand, and so many more are all going to deliver big this Independence Day.

In Illinois we certainly have our trouble with invasive species. The jumping Asian carp comes to mind first. But in Boulder, Colo., they're facing a very different problem. A press release put out by Colorado Parks and Wildlife explains that regular old goldfish have multiplied into the thousands in the 12-acre Teller Lake #5...