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This week's Hometown Hero takes her dedication to being an animal control officer WAY past the call of duty.

Illinois is the second-flattest state in the Union after Florida, so it's perfectly understandable if you didn't know about Illinois waterfalls.

As Sean Connery once said in The Hunt For Red October, "Hey Ryan, be careful what you shoot at. Most things in here don't react too well to bullets."

The Carroll County Sheriffs Office is asking for the public's help locating a missing Wisconsin woman who has ties to Shannon, Illinois.

Freeport, Illinois has a new hotspot for desserts called Munchies and their ice cream/cereal mashups are something you have to try immediately.

Give yourself 1 point for each of these that you have been to. Add an (*) next to each point if you've been there both as a child and taken your own kids there.

There are a few websites you can you, for free, both of which are based on public records.

There are many spots to satisfy that craving for something cold and sweet in Rockford, Illinois. How many of these have you tried?

Out with the old, in with the new. Expect a Hy-Vee to pop up west of Rockford.

A woman who went back to her old home after death, another who walked into the Rock River and drowned because of sadness, and a man who killed a US President collectively make these homes three eerie places.