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Day trips are the best. You don't have to get a hotel, you can get up early, drive, visit, and drive back. There's one very popular landmark in Quincy that was just named the best place for a day trip it's a historical fixture in Quincy.

When you want an opinion on food, it's helpful to turn to the true professionals. When it comes to French fries, who better to declare the best fries in Illinois than TV food celebrity Guy Fieri who thinks he found the best in the Land of Lincoln hands down.

Some of the most interesting storms happen when opposite types of air meet. The same goes for relationships and this is a great example. It's the funny thing that happens when an Illinois girl meets a Wisconsin guy and this is true every single time.

Sometimes you just need to get it done. That was apparently what was happening in Illinois recently when a driver captured video of a man dragging a big ole tree down the road behind his pickup truck.

Depending on who you talk to, coyotes are either a tremendous nuisance or a necessary part of nature. Which is it? Let's do some research into the pros and cons of these animals who's numbers seem to be growing.

When you spend most of your life in the inner city of Chicago, it's quite jarring when suddenly you go on vacation to experience nature. That happened to a couple recently who went to Arizona to "get away from it all" and met a bear chilling in a tree.

If you want something done right, let a 9-year-old do it. That proved true recently as a girl from Aurora, Illinois was honored by her city for being a hero when she saved her mother's life.

If you are looking for an authentic Irish Pub experience to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year then you need to check out these two pubs in the Land of Lincoln. One of the pubs is in Chicago, and the other is in the heart of Central Illinois.

Spring starts Monday, and that means the fishing season is underway for many of us out there. If you are looking for the best places to cast a line this fishing season then check out this list of places we found from some outdoor experts!

There are so many little hidden gems around the state of Illinois if you take the time to explore. Some of the best towns and villages are in parts of the state that aren't all in Chicagoland.