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The largest lumberyard in Chicago and South Side staple, Lee Lumber is closing. A sign on their front door has read that they will close Tuesday, October 23rd and the day has come. Lee Lumber was one ...

Yesterday, we posted CandyStore.com’s most popular candies in each state. Now we know what the entire country’s favorite candies are. The website compiled 11 years-worth of data and found ...

If you’re trying to be trendy this Halloween you’ll want a costume inspired by the video game, Fortnite. The game features characters in all sorts of garb from something that looks like a ...

If you’re not looking forward to winter, good news, the National Weather Service is predicting the U.S. will generally have a milder winter. Forecasters predict a warm, wet winter for much of th...

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots combined are now worth over $2 billion after no-one won the top prize in Saturday’s (October 20th) Powerball drawing, increasing its estimated jackpot fo...

In three days of release, David Gordon Green's Halloween has raked in $78 million, a record opening for a movie in the Halloween franchise. Rob Zombie's Halloween remake nabbed $58 million in 2007, an...

The Rock Hall fan vote tallies are updated by the minute at RockHall.com. Click Here to vote.THE LEADING TOP FIVE ARTISTS VYING FOR THE 2019 ROCK HALL FAN VOTE:1. Def Leppard2. Stevie Nicks3. The Cure...

What should you hand out to Trick-or-Treaters for Halloween this year? One candy website has declared what every state’s favorite candy. Here in Illinois, it’s Kit Kat bars. Give me a brea...

Make sure your Illinois driver’s license is up-to-date! This week on Wednesday, October 24th and Thursday, October 25th, the Adler Planetarium is opening it’s doors to Illinois residents f...