Having been born and raised here in Illinois, and having repeated the pattern with my own children, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I tend to think that there might be more than two cities in this entire state that are great places to raise a family.
There is some crazy stuff that goes down in Rockford, Illinois. From shootings, to road rage, to panhandlers fighting in the street, Rockford has it all.
When you thought we didn't need another retail store in Rockford, think again! Rockford welcomes a new thrift store to the East side, Carpenter's Corner Thrift & More.
If you're looking for a fish fry on a Friday in northern Illinois, you won't have to search for very long to find some of the best breaded and battered fish at area churches and restaurants.
The recent warm weather was epic...unless you're a snowman. Thanks to the heat wave (so to speak) in the Midwest over the past few days, an Illinois snow sculpting competition is being delayed, but not by much.