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I get it. Over the past five years, whenever we hear that a big company is making changes we instantly (and in most cases, correctly) assume that store closures are coming in the very near future. In this case, the change does mean that you may spend less time at Walmart--but for a good reason.

How do you keep spring and summer's most hated and despised bugs away from you this year? You could go with sprays, zappers, or those blue-light gadgets that suck them in--or, you could plant some really pretty flowers around the areas where mosquitos and you share the same space and get rid of them, or keep them from hanging around to begin with.

This type of scam text is not a new thing at all. It's been around for a few years at this point, but the problem is that tollway scam texts are basically sold gold for scammers, and this one has paid off big for them. So much so that the Illinois Tollway has issued yet another alert about it. Here's how to avoid getting taken like so many others have.

Not only do these four cities have the highest property taxes in the entire nation, Illinois cities actually hold 5 out of the 6 spots for overall highest property taxes. Looking at the numbers, it's not surprising that Illinois is usually at the top, or near the top, of states that are losing population year after year.

The Rockford area is bracing for possible tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds as a cold front moves through Monday night. Stay weather aware as severe storms could impact the region through Tuesday morning.

A couple walking to their front door in Glenview, Illinois, was robbed at gunpoint, and the entire scene was captured on a Ring camera.

Call them "vintage," or maybe go with "classic," but whatever you want to call them, Illinois license plates from the 80s (white background, blue lettering, three stripes) are getting a new lease on life. Want them back on your car?

What happens when a governor doubles gas taxes in his first week on the job and then builds in annual increases for those gas taxes? You get a not-so-lovely surprise every year when gas taxes take a bigger bite out of your budget. That's what's about to happen in Illinois in a little over 60 days.

If you've gotten a text telling you that your delivery is being held up until you get them further information, or that you owe lots of money due to missed tolls with your I-Pass, don't respond or click. It could cost you your money and your identification.

Nearly one-third of Illinois' 102 counties have voted to secede from the state over the last few years, and now the state of Indiana has expressed serious interest in absorbing those counties into Indiana. Illinois' governor says it's not going to happen, but others feel quite differently.