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The Chicago Bulls‘ DeMar DeRozan yesterday (February 16th) broke a record set by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain as he scored 38 points in the Bulls’ 125-118 win over the Sacramento Kings. htt...

West Loop’s hot dog stand at the corner of Lake and Desplaines is closed for good. The Chicago institution that’s been around for over 30 years, Fast Track, shut its doors one final time o...

Seven Little Debbie snack cakes are now ice cream flavors with help from Hudsonville Ice Cream. All seven of the new flavors are available at Walmart stores nationwide. We've kept this secret for too ...

Four more cast members from “A Christmas Story” are coming back for the HBO Max sequel and they were all kids the first time around.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-e18bQOZUwThey are:&nbs...

A guy in Massachusetts was driving around in his wife’s minivan over the weekend with the sunroof open. He forgot to close the sunroof when he got home… That was unfortunate because there ...

Scientists in Denmark claim they’ve figured out how to make non-alcoholic beer taste exactly like the real thing.Normally, they remove the alcohol by heating the beer up or letting it ferment le...

The Morton Salt complex has been turned into a concert venue… and its first shows are coming this August.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMBqxu0qfIThe Salt Shed rolled out its inaugural concert...

The Idaho Potato Commission has decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day AND National Potato Lovers Month with a limited-edition potato perfume…It’s called “Frites by Idaho,”...

Two-thirds of Americans will eat chocolate on Valentine’s Day this year. Over half of us will eat three pieces or more, and 90% will keep snacking on their candy well into next week.The poll als...

Comparitech used Google Trends to determine the favorite romantic comedy of each state and found that here in Illinois, we LOVE “Sixteen Candles“!https://youtu.be/HGLtBJupFFMUp in Wisconsi...