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Every year, U.S. News & World Report releases their report on the 150 Best Places to Live in the United States, and this year, 4 Illinois cities in various parts of the state are among the top places, based on affordability and relatively clean air.

Sure. Why Not? I mean, we've got record-high gas prices, supply shortages, the lingering effects of a pandemic, political unrest, and a war in Europe--so why not throw in an invasive species of worm that can leap into the air. We needed something else to worry about.

J.D. Power recently released their 2021 North America Airport Satisfaction StudySM, and while Chicago's O'Hare airport really takes it on the chin, at least I got to learn a new term: Mega-Airport.

Knowing how Illinois ranks poorly on so many lists, it's weird to see us ranked in the top ten of nearly anything. Being recognized for a top ten ranking would be great in many other cases, but getting the attention for high gas prices pretty much sucks.

Little Nick's BBQ in Rockford, Illinois just won BIG at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, Tennessee.

It's a Tussock Moth Caterpillar, and it's venomous. Not the "well, it's been nice knowing you" type of venomous, but as my son just found out, it's a pretty unpleasant experience.

Before we get started, I can tell you what the number one consumer complaint from Illinois residents has nothing to do with: parachutes. I'm guessing that the complaint desk at a parachute-making company would be really quiet.

Rockford's Coronado Performing Arts Center has plenty of paranormal stories to share, but here's one you've probably never heard before.

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I have very little trouble admitting that I've killed more than a few wasps in my time. I've always had a live and let live relationship with bees, but wasps have always been on my kill-on-sight list.