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Say what you want about Missouri, but it's easier to make a dollar go farther in this state than just about any other. Need proof? In a ranking of the most affordable big cities in America, it was revealed that two at the top are in the Show Me State.

Prices on things are up across the board, Illinois' job market is one of the least recovered since COVID-19, and 330,000 Illinoisans are still out of work due to state-mandated lockdowns which have caused more than 1 million Illinois residents to lose their jobs.

I know, I know. If you live here in Illinois, especially in the Rockford and Northern Illinois areas, this is NOT A NEWSFLASH. You've probably had to deal with potholes your entire life.

As a kid, I remember asking my dad why he pulled the plug on our Christmas lights at around 9:00 each evening. He said something that came right out of the typical Midwestern dad phrasebook: "What? Am I made of money? Do you know what it costs to run these lights? Do You?"

Coming on the heels of last week's news that Illinois has the highest taxes in the entire nation, we get a report that looks at Illinois' gas taxes and compares them to the rest of the country. We're not the highest, but...

Illinois is ranked the third most-corrupt state in the United States, trailing only Rhode Island and Kentucky. That corruption is costing us big money and opportunities.

I have been giving myself too much credit. I thought, being the dad in my household, that my constant demands that my family "turn off that light if you're not in the room," or "close that door, I'm not heating/cooling the outside," or the classic "if you're that cold, put on a sweater" were actually keeping our energy bills lower. It turns out that it is because Illi

Our friend Lori, who sat in for Joe Dredge on the WROK Morning Show while Joe was off on a medical leave, is pregnant. If you were to ask her, she'd probably say "Very pregnant." Lori and her husband Ryan will welcome their baby girl in just a couple of months. Lori's child will be born here in Illinois, as were my two, and it's likely that yours were, too. But, could we have picked a be

CHICAGO (AP) — A published report says Illinois' delayed medical marijuana program has already cost the state more than $1.8 million in startup costs. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Sunday that most of the money is for computer software...

With two children under the age of two at home, I already have been looking into the future at a day when two college educations will need to be financed. It's a frightening proposition! Taking a look at this new list of the Top 10 Most Expensive Schools In Illinois does not make things any easier to digest...