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Having seven high schools ranked in the top 50 high schools in the entire country is pretty cool, but in order to send your kid to one of Illinois' top ranked high schools, you might have to call a realtor and moving company.

"This is a big, big thing."

When it comes to elbow-bending with a beverage in our hands, Midwesterners can pretty much drink with anyone in the country. However, when it comes to drinking, which Midwestern state's residents are pounding more than their neighboring states? You probably have a good guess for this one.

The hitmaker's Home Team Tour 23 stop at Bridgestone Arena is what happens when an artist in his prime takes his job very seriously.

What an amazing haven away from the stress of daily life.

"You get good days and, you know, you're up and down, up and down."

If you've always thought that one of the big advantages of living in Illinois is our relative lack of deadly creatures (animal or insect), you might want to think about revising that opinion. We've got some nasty creepy-crawlies in the insect world, and they love living in Illinois.

"I feel like I've really gone back to the songs that I love listening to, and it is that '90s country."

Jelly Roll has helped him get more comfortable advocating openly for prison reform and addiction support organizations.

I would argue that you can't completely define how rich a person or place is solely on money. But, if you're just looking at the bling, it's hard to argue the fact that Missouri and Illinois were both just ranked among the least rich states in America.

Have you heard that Appleton, Wisconsin is home to a mysterious and slightly terrifying tombstone that many people claim oozes blood during a full moon?

To steal a line from Shakespeare; "What's in a name?", well in the case of these 5 Wisconsin towns and cities it's a whole lot of weirdness.

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.

The mother of three brought her best puns to make her husband smile on the day of his procedure.

Haunted houses in the Quad Cities are ready to scare you.