Illinois Gets A Great Ranking In List Of The Most Fun States
The next time you hear someone say that they need to get out of here and go someplace fun, you can point out that "fun" and "Illinois" are not necessarily mutually-exclusive terms.
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Guess Who Leads The Nation In Identity Theft Reports? (It’s Us)
Well, of course it's Illinois. Would a guy in Rockford, Illinois waste your time with a headline like that, only to reveal that the state that leads the nation in reports of identity theft is Oklahoma? That would be bad form on my part.
Chicago named as a Top 3 City in the Country for a “Staycation”
Gas is tight, and flights are more expensive by the day, so if you are looking for a great vacation without having to travel thousands of miles then you need to spend some time in Chicago this summer!
Only 2 Illinois Cities Make “Best Places To Raise A Family” List
Having been born and raised here in Illinois, and having repeated the pattern with my own children, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I tend to think that there might be more than two cities in this entire state that are great places to raise a family.
Illinois, Wisconsin Named As Two Of The Best States For Millennials
Iowa was really close to breaking the top 10.
2 Illinois Cities Ranked Among The Best For St. Patty’s Day Fun
While two Illinois cities are ranked in the top ten best places for St. Patrick's Day fun, 3 other Illinois municipalities also make the list for being a great place to be Irish for a day.
Illinois Has The 2nd Highest Property Taxes In The U.S.
With election season rolling around, chances are you won't see many incumbents featuring that fun fact in their campaign commercials, since our stunningly high tax rates are what's driving people out of Illinois to begin with.
Illinoisans Are Reporting The Most Identity Thefts In The Country
Everyone in the state of Illinois with a Social Security number is at risk for having their identity stolen, but two age groups get targeted aggressively and seemingly endlessly---the very young and the very old.
Here’s Where Illinois Ranks On List Of Safest Midwest States
It's pretty much a given that on nearly anyone's list of life's priorities, safety and security is right up there at the top of the list next to health. The home monitoring/home security business is booming for a reason.
Only Two Places In Illinois Make “Safest Cities” List
I once saw a person get up and leave a live comedy show, saying that they "didn't feel safe there" because the headlining comedian had behaved inappropriately in his private life. Not feeling safe because of that struck me as being far more unreasonable than not feeling safe where you live.