Granite City Motor Park was recently a place where fans learned that not all heroes where capes, when a photographer removed a groundhog from the racetrack using her hands!
Not like we needed a reason to enjoy an adult beverage but it's National Margarita Day on February 22 so we've found the best spots around the Rockford region to celebrate.
Sometimes when I see an unusual landmark in Illinois, the first thing that comes to mind is wanting to see what's inside and in this case, that opportunity is actually available.
I've read time and time again about people in other states who've made it a game or bucket list thing to hit every single restaurant from their state that has been featured on TV's Diners, Drive Ins, & Dives. If you're up for a similar challenge, take a look at where you'd go if you wanted to do the same thing here in Illinois.
The way things have been going lately, it might be easier to write about restaurant and retail store chains that aren't thinking about bankruptcy or shutting down multiple stores. We've had a lot of announcements this year, and they don't seem to be slowing down.
For as long as there have been vehicles, there have been vehicles stolen. Rates of car theft go up, they go down, but they never go away. Let's take a look at what vehicles car thieves in Illinois prefer stealing over all the others out there.