It is true that there are no statutes ruling what age you can leave your child home alone in Missouri, but that does not mean you can't get in big trouble if you're not careful. The question and answer of what decides if a child in Missouri is safe by themselves at home is complicated.
It's nice to know that we have no shortage of really great restaurants in Illinois, no matter what type of cuisine you're looking for. If your goal is to hit every food joint that receives a "best in the state" rating from foodie websites, then you have to hit this place for what one site called the very best Mexican food in Illinois.
Maybe you're doing really well and aren't interested in adding more to your list of possessions at all, or maybe you're a normal human being who wouldn't mind finding out that there might be some unclaimed wealth with your name on it. I think I fall into the second group.
I've heard it said that many gangs are monsters that the rest of us created. This might be one of those cases. What is widely considered to be the most dangerous gang in America is now present and active in Missouri and there's very little that can be done to stop it.
There is a narrative that the population of Illinois is shrinking. Don't tell that to one place in the Land of Lincoln that has an incredible growth rate of nearly 4,000 percent making it the fastest-growing area in Illinois.
The coming historical cicada emergence is going to happen, and according to everything I've read, there's very little you can do to stop your yard from being filled with them. There's really nothing you can do to keep them away, including using pesticides, but did you know that by using some everyday household items you can accidently attract even more of them (not that anyone would want to do that)?
I know we're supposed to be planning for an invasion of several billion, if not a trillion, cicadas in the next few weeks, but there are other invaders who are already making themselves known all over the state. These particular invaders seem pretty cocky with Thanksgiving seven long months from now.
If you happen to possess nearly a million dollars, that will buy you a lot. But, it won't buy you nearly as much if you're shopping for a place to live in Chicago's Gold Coast historic district. New video and photos show you what that kind of money will get you now.