Kankakee

A new ranking shows 3 Illinois places among the least desirable cities in America allegedly.

If you know where your children are, be thankful. There are 8 Illinois families in the past few weeks who are suddenly living the nightmare of not knowing what happened to their kids as they are now reported missing.

This is one of those things that should just never be. There are 10 families in Illinois who are now dealing with kids that have suddenly gone missing just since the first of July.

I cannot imagine how much sadness and depression this one Illinois place contained when it was active. Urban explorers shared one last look inside a former women's prison in Illinois that sat vacant for 12 years and has now been destroyed forever.

The downtown area of cities used to be the fastest-growing places. Not so much anymore. That's definitely true of 3 Illinois downtown areas that were just ranked among the fastest shrinking places in America.

If you're out in nature, it's important to know what signs may point to potential danger.

Calling all dare devils, you've got to see this Illinois suspension bridge. Do you know someone who is a total thrill seeker? Someone who makes you clench your fists and grind your teeth because they are so risky? Maybe that's you! Either way, you've got to hear about this Illinois suspension bridge...

For nearly 70 years, a "metro area" was defined by a population of 50,000 people or more. Now, a change would make it 100,000 people to carry that designation.

So, you're an angry 18 year old guy with an some sort of ax to grind with society in general. How do you go about assuaging your anger? If you answered "run over police cars and stuff with a stolen bulldozer" you've got a lot in common with an idiot the Kankakee Police Department had to deal with last month.