Weird

You can buy and sell anything on Facebook now. I had to look twice when I first saw this one. In fact, it left me speechless. One question though, WHY?!

Every state (and many a city and town) has a few rather unusual laws on the books that while rarely enforced, remain in effect to this day. Illinois is certainly no exception to that.

A year or so back, I posted a piece in this space called "Some Illinois Towns Have Weird Names." Some of the Illinois towns mentioned as being weirdly named were: Goofy Ridge, Oblong, Lowpoint, Muddy, Ransom, and Preemption. Time to make the move from weirdness to lewdness.

You never know what would might see at the grocery store, but this takes the cake.

Everywhere you look, you're seeing "Back to School" signs. Sure, that's your hint to get out and spend a full paycheck on school supplies, clothing, and accessories for your kid(s), but it also means you have just a short period of time to get out and be a tourist one more time before the summer comes to a close. Illinois has you covered.

Illinois gets, well, strange! Here are eight weird things you can do with your family this summer.

It's as if everyone knows a set of twins named Lemon J'ello and Orange J'ello.

While driving around town, I often see street names that make me think. I think about would I want to live there, would I be embarrassed to address my envelopes? These are the 13 odd street names in Rockford and my thoughts on each.