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We are in full Christmas movie-watching season in my house. So, when a list came out listing each state's favorite Christmas movie I was surprised that Home Alone was not #1 for Illinois.

There is a possibility that there could be two Six Flags Theme Parks in Missouri.

Fine dining at its best. That's what you are going to get when you visit one of these two Illinois restaurants voted the best in the nation for 2023.

Here's another study claiming Missouri isn't the best for something and in this case, these "experts" got this completely wrong.

Growth in a town is amazing and there is one town/city in Missouri that proves people want to live there.

This crazy Illinois story involves a baseball announcer legend, a famous mobster, and a building with hundreds of secrets and underground tunnels.

There are just some places in Illinois that you just don't want to travel to. However, if you like the haunted, creepy, and weird then this road trip is for you.

One popular among University of Illinois students back in the 70s now sits abandoned and is one of the most forgotten places in the nation.

Illinois has some strict (and sometimes weird laws), but I have to say that these food laws they have in place are right on point.

It seems like anything can be a world record these days, there are five weird and wacky world records held by Illinoisans that you would never think could be recorded.

I love to plant flowers. It's so relaxing a gratifying making my home look even more beautiful. However, I had no idea that there are some plants that are banned in Illinois and if you do want to plant them you have to get a permit.

Illinois is the last place that I would think to have a castle, but not only was I wrong (don't tell my husband) the state has seven.