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Talk about a tough way to start a new year. Two Illinois companies just posted mass layoffs of more than 100 workers that will begin just weeks from now.

This is what happens when creativity meets terrible decisions at airport security.

When you think of chain restaurants, you probably start with places like Olive Garden or Applebee's.

There is some science to decide what intersections in Illinois are more dangerous than others. Statistically, the most perilous in the Land of Lincoln has a collision rate exceeding all others with nearly 200 collisions and if you've driven through it, you know why.

One of Illinois' many new laws is going to impact the state's kids.

One thing that Illinois does not lack is epic places to dine. That's why it's quite an honor for the only restaurant in the state of Illinois to make one of the most prestigious top 50 best places to eat list.

The richest man in Illinois alone is now more than 23 times wealthier than Taylor Swift.

The fact that Chicago makes the rest of relatively peaceful rural Illinois one of the loudest states in America is incredible.

New year, new laws.

There are very few movies that bring Illinois to mind more than Ferris Bueller's Day Off. You can see many of the iconic scenes in that movie were really filmed in several Illinois places and a few that weren't, too.

The drone controversy on the East Coast is quickly also becoming an Illinois problem as many UFO reports over the state during the past 5 days are now believed to be drones.

Breakups are hard. Living in the most heartbroken city in America sounds even worse.