Bucket list

It's nice to see that not every bucket list has to be chockful of bungee jumping, skydiving, bull running, or Everest summitting.

It's nice to see that not every bucket list has to be chockful of bungee jumping, skydiving, bull running, or Everest summitting.

Nearly everyone has that "bucket list" spot (or, lots of spots) that they want to visit before it's time to go. I've managed to draw a line through some of the places on my bucket list, but there are a few more to go, including this place.

The stairway to nowhere in Illinois is next on your bucket list.

An Illinois woman's bucket-list item turned out to be a lot more than she apparently bargained for on Wednesday morning.

Bucket lists are very, very trendy. So it's no surprise that people make stops at restaurants no matter how far or remote in order to cross something off their list.

You should add this Rockford sports attraction to your bucket list.

If you think that you'll have to come up with some big bucks to enjoy a vacation in some far-flung exotic spot, you're probably right. However, you can save those dollars with an Illinois-based "stay-cation," because we've got lots of things to see and do right here without breaking your budget (although, to be honest, Illinois has some really pricey things, too).

Yes, it was something he always wanted to do and he did it. How cool is that?