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Looking at the results of a recently-published study on the most and least educated cities in the United States reminded me of a couple of quotes. One, from John Belushi in Animal House: "7 years of college down the drain," and the other from my dad: "Did 9 years of high school teach you nothing?"

Over the years, Rockford has been on the receiving end of all sorts of slings and arrows from different publications, and I don't know that it will ever stop. I'm sure they get their numbers correct, but sometimes it feels like we're being piled on.

Depending upon your outlook, that headline may anger, disappoint, and/or depress you; or you may feel like Samuel Johnson felt in April of 1775 when he said "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."

Whether you've been happily complying, or bristling and rebelling, WalletHub says there's no denying that Illinois leads the nation in COVID-19 restrictions.

The New York Post claims that 2019 was a "Banner Year For Credible UFO Sightings," but for those of us here in Illinois--there just weren't that many.

Wow. You'd think that the only people who'd find the Chicago accent sexy would be people who've...well...never heard it.

There are plenty of states where law enforcement's focus is not heavily on folks breaking the speed limit. Illinois is not one of those states.

A new study looks at crime, terrorism, and natural disasters to rank each state in terms of safety.

We continually hear about the opioid epidemic in Illinois (and across the country), so how do our problems here compare to what's going on in the rest of the country?

Before looking at the numbers in a new study by personal finance website WalletHub, my own guess at our state ranking was way off. Chance are, yours was too.