Ironically enough, the soon-to-be banned items are the very same things a former senator and president from Illinois very passionately described as being something that we should all be using because of its superior efficiency.
Every state has areas where law enforcement likes to hang out to target speeders and hand out tickets. There's one map that shows Illinois really is just one big speed trap.
It was early February in 1976 when two Illinois men left an auction and mysteriously vanished. Now, there remains have been found in a car submerged in the Pecatonica River in Illinois, but many questions remain unanswered.
You never know what you'll see when you're driving down a road in Illinois. One driver in the Land of Lincoln can attest to this fact as he was quite shocked to see a black bear casually climbing a tree next to the road he was on.
When you live in the Midwest, there's always the possibility that weather will throw you a surprise on or around Thanksgiving. One of the Farmer's Almanacs has just shared their prediction for what the Land of Lincoln can expect once we get to the season when all the turkeys are nervous.