State

For anyone who's ever thought that the State of Illinois would be better off without the Windy City--Illinois State Representative Brad Halbrook of Shelbyville agrees with you.

Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs has around $2 billion in unclaimed property. Some of that money might be yours--but you have to check.

Here in Illinois, we grow more pumpkins than we do popcorn, but popcorn is our state's "official snack," so take that, you big orange gourds.

I don't know which of these two things would be less fun--going to Wrigley Field last night to see the Cubs lose game 3 of the NLCS to the Dodgers, or releasing your tax returns for the world to see and/or judge. Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner did both.

Just when you thought it was safe to take a little break from thinking about taxes, we get a new report that details what we're spending on gas taxes. Looking it over, it seems that every day is tax day.

Yesterday in this space, I asked when was the last time that you shopped downtown Rockford. As luck would have it, you've got a golden opportunity tonight (Thursday).