Assuming the clouds give way and give us some clear skies, we should not only get a look at the Aurora Borealis tonight (Thursday) in the Rockford area, but also Friday night, too.
Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World (The Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria).
Looking at some of the latest legal marijuana sales numbers here in Illinois might leave you with the impression that some (actually, a lot) Illinois marijuana fans have kept the phone number of their "weed guy."
When I was a kid, I remember asking my dad what would happen when we got the bill from the restaurant we were eating in, and we didn't have any money to pay.
Another day, another product recall. This time, it's for something that you may very well have on the shelves of your pantry at home, and the product recall is for a reason I haven't heard of before.
There have been scams around as long as humans have been around, which means that there are thousands of different ways for the unscrupulous among us to trick people out of their money.
Down in Springfield, Illinois Senate Bill 3854 (SB3854), if passed into law, would ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco. For the moment, that bill is still "in committee."
Two people in my life are avid TikTok consumers. One is my daughter, Molly, and the other is my on-air partner, Joe Dredge. Molly is 24 and Joe is 42...and frankly, I'm more worried about Joe's mental health (with or without TikTok).