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When the news broke last month that Dollar Tree, owner of Family Dollar stores, would be closing up to 1,000 Family Dollar locations, they didn't say which stores would be in line for permanent shuttering. Now, that information is starting to trickle out, including the announcement of the first Family Dollar stores in Illinois set for closure.

Most of us are aware that there are scammers out there trying to trick you into clicking on fake emails and/or texts so they can get your personal information or money, but did you know that you could find yourself being taken by doing nothing but simply answering a call from certain area codes?

Forget leaving Illinois for the coast. Be ready for the end of the world with the ultimate in personal safety, a 10,000-square-foot modernized underground bunker.

If you're ever taking a walk in the woods and see a brown furry animal with a long body and tail that resembles a big weasel, turn around and run!

This property for sale in Wisconsin is a doomsday prepper's palace with a stone exterior, living roof, and 80 acres of privacy for a personal paradise.

This is the second downtown Duluth building to be listed for sale this year.

A major player in discount stores with over 108 Illinois locations is planning on closing 1,000 stores across the country, and 600 of those locations should be closed by summer.

Don't worry, your green beer is safe. #WhoIsGoingToHaveGreenBeer #AskingForAFriend

Ticks and mosquitoes may get all the credit for being dangerous bugs you need to watch out for in Wisconsin, but it turns out the state is home to 6 more.

By now, you've probably heard about this once-every-200-years emergence of cicadas we're about to experience this spring here in Illinois and some other places. There are going to be billions, if not a trillion of these bugs surfacing throughout Illinois, but the one thing not many are discussing is the problem with cicada urine.