More than one Illinois county may feel that Chicago is out of step with the thoughts and values of the rest of "downstate Illinois," and at least one of those counties is considering giving their voters the chance to say they'd like to cut ties with Illinois' largest city and perhaps form a state or join another one.
The fact that Missouri really does have 1.4 billion pounds of cheese hidden in caves is remarkable, but the urban legends that have ground out of this cheddar reality are even better. Let's try to separate Missouri cheese fact from dairy fiction.
The push to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored tobacco products, and flavored vaping items has been going on for quite a while, but no cities in Illinois have gone all in and banned those products---until now. One Illinois city has decided that those products and several others items will no longer be allowed to be sold.
For anyone who's stunned by seeing a crazy amount of snowfall coupled with winter-like cold during the first week of April, you should know that the Rockford area is no stranger to unseasonable weather events, including a snowstorm on Mother's Day.
There are many legends and horror stories I was told growing up in Missouri. Mo-Mo, the Bubbleheads, the corpse under the motel bed and numerous other tales meant to torment anyone willing to venture out into the night. Now, there's another legend making the rounds which tells of a 'hook man' that is said to prowl rural Missouri roads after dark.
Illinois residents looking for the right hobby have no shortage of things to choose from, but one particular back-to-nature, or, back-to-basics type of hobby has been taking the state of Illinois by storm and has quite the buzz about it.