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If you have a gamer in your family, or you are one, then this Illinois Airbnb is a must-stay place that will keep you busy during your stay.

The cooler weather is coming, I promise. Now is the time to plan your fall trips and check some things off your bucket list.

Once considered legends in their life now call Missouri home as their final resting place.

Are you ready for some football? I can't wait for football season to start and whether you cheer on local sports, college or professional there is one thing we all have in common...tailgating

Close your eyes and imagine the best possible log cabin you can think of in Missouri. Now, open them and see what is likely the answer to your dreams and this is one cabin you can really stay in, too.

I am not the biggest fan of Halloween, but this place might change my mind.

Forget about high property taxes, high gasoline taxes, higher unemployment than any of our neighbors, a shrinking population, and crime. We've got a cool new official state mushroom!

These creepy little things are in Illinois, spreading rapidly, and carrying a nasty bacteria than can make you become allergic to meat and dairy products...or worse.

Sure, it's cute and fuzzy, but...this particular caterpillar has some defense mechanisms that can be really annoying and painful for any human being who decides to pick it up. Oh, and that's not the only Illinois caterpillar you should be avoiding this summer.

Growing up in Edwardsville, Illinois I recall as a kid being nonplussed about the E’ville high mascot “Tigers”. There were so many other schools that had that same mascot name around the area that it seemed uninspired and boring. Wasn’t there som...