Quarantine

To be fair, as I look at the words that other states seem to have plenty of difficulty spelling, we here in Illinois can take pride in the fact that we can spell the country's most misspelled word better than 12 other states.

COVID-19 had a lot of families back home together again for the first time in a long time. People who thought they'd never be living at home again found themselves posted up in their parent's basement. College kids who dreamed of going off to school found themselves doing online school from their bedroom...

Call it lazy or pure genius, this 'Elf On The Shelf' Quarantine Box is a must have for any parent that needs a break.

No, not that kind of baking but marijuana is legal in Illinois, so who knows?

As if sitting around the past 4-5 months hasn't been bad enough, we now have data that shows we're spending our time doing something most of us absolutely hate.

This quarantine has made me feel WAY too confident in the kitchen. I don't know about you, but during lockdown it's felt like all my social media contains is pictures of delicious food. So then obviously I have to try them. Or maybe it's just a random craving that hits that you actually finally have time to make...

The Winnebago County Health Department's recommendation is due to concerns about growing COVID-19 numbers. Wisconsin and 19 other states are on the list.

It wasn't easy, but it was worth it and will continue to be worth it.

One of the many things we've witnesses throughout the last few months is the 'hearting' of homes in the Stateline and across the country, apparent now it's time to re-heart.

Google Trends put together a map of the most common "How do you spell ..." searches in every state so far this year. How are we doing in Illinois? Beautiful.