Lil Zim

If you grew up in Rockford , chances are Beef-a-Roo wasn't just somewhere you grabbed a meal. It was part of your childhood.

Are you an Illinoisan with big ocean vacation dreams on a tank-of-gas budget? Don't worry, you're not alone, and there are three awesome beaches to visit in Wisconsin that will make you forget the ocean is missing.

If you live in Illinois and are getting ready to head out of town for the Fourth of July holiday, you might want to pay a little extra attention to what you're eating.

The Boone County Fair returns to Belvidere, Illinois for six days of fun Tuesday, August 11 through Sunday, August 16, 2026, but there is one big thing missing on this year's itinerary that many people are unhappy about.

After what feels like years of waiting, construction of Wisconsin 's first Buc-ee's is set to begin soon in Oak Creek, and this Illinoisan is not ashamed to admit I'm jealous.

Country Thunder Wisconsin 2026 begins in just a few days in Twin Lakes, and after over 15 years of attending this festival, I just learned about something fun most of us have been missing out on.

I never thought I'd see the day when nearly every single Beef-a-Roo location around the Rockford area would be sitting dark, but that is our current reality.

If you've driven through an Illinois neighborhood lately, you've probably noticed it too... grass clippings all over the street.

If you've lived through the last few weeks in Northern Illinois , you've probably had the same thought I've had at least 100 times: "I'm over summer."

As someone who starts dreaming about hoodie weather and apple orchards the second the Fourth of July fireworks are over, I'm way over the heatwave Illinois is experiencing right now.