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When a poll says that nearly 50 percent of Illinois residents would leave the state if they could, you might get the idea that Illinois doesn't have any places that would make the list of the country's best places to live. Well, there are 10 cities in Illinois that might beg to differ with you on that.

Tranquility Lighting Design, led by lighting expert Jimmy Kidd, has been honored with the 2025 Award of Excellence in Feature-Focused Lighting for his exceptional work at VFW Post 696 in Owensboro, Kentucky.

There are some good things and some bad things about a mild winter in Illinois like the one we just went through. Very little shoveling and very little shivering are two of the good things, while an abundant population of coyotes running all over the state may fall into the "bad things" category, depending on your perspective.

Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971. Here is a look at how Americans have celebrated through the years while also honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Sky-high property taxes, the second-highest outbound migration numbers in the country, and now a gas tax (the 2nd highest in the entire nation) is about to take an even bigger bite out of your wallet. It's really no surprise when you read polling information that says 50 percent of Illinois residents would leave the state if they could.

You can feel however you want to feel, but I just don't trust someone who doesn't love a donut (or, doughnut, if you prefer--but it takes less time to type "donut"). I don't mean that you have to eat them daily for me to trust you, but I'm suspicious of anyone who says they hate donuts. Sue me.

Illinois residents who love waterparks are living in the right place. Not only is one of America's top waterparks right here in the Land of Lincoln, Illinois is within easy driving distance of several more of the top waterparks in the whole country.

Sure, you could check the latest weather forecasts each week to see what's in store for us weather-wise, but why do that when you can check the almanacs for weather predictions made months ago?

Many people clearly remember the shock and horror of the 1982 Illinois Tylenol murders, but for those who don't, Netflix is coming out with a three-part documentary on the crime that scared the hell out of Illinois and the entire nation and changed the way products are packaged to this very day.

A new study released this week grades over 3,000 hospitals across the United States for safety on an A through F grading scale. Over 30 Illinois hospitals were on the receiving end of an A grade, although Illinois did have hospitals that got grades of B, C, D, and even one hospital got an F.