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Illinois Grocery Store Has The Worlds Best Ice Cream Selection
Even though I enjoy ice cream daily no matter what the season, most humans start to fill their freezers with frozen treats and visit local ice cream joints when temperatures start to warm up in the spring and summertime. Indulge in Ice Cream Paradise: A Tempting Journey Through Illinois Grocery...
Cicada Mania: Historic cicada season brings buzz to the North Shore
This summer marks the first time in 221 years that Illinois is home to two different breeds of cicadas. The Brood XIII began emerging across the North Shore this month. While there are annual cicadas, Brood XIII emerges every 17 years and Brood XIX every 13 years, with 2024 marking the rare overlap between the […] The post Cicada Mania: Historic cicada season brings buzz to the North Shore appeared first on The Record.
A 19th Century Flag Purchased for More Than $15K Disrupts Leadership at an Illinois Museum and Prompts a State Investigation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag whose description as a rare banner marking Illinois’ 1818 admission to the Union is disputed. The flag’s...
Don’t Wear These 4 Colors In Illinois Unless You Love Mosquitoes
One of the only downsides of summer are bugs coming back out, particularly mosquitoes. Illinois has a lot of mosquitoes. We know this. They hangout near any kind of standing water and no matter how many citronella candles you light or bug spray you wear, they are undeterred and will still bite you.
Urgent Warning to Illinois Pet Owners After Rabid Bats Found
Not that we need something else to worry about while living in Illinois, with trillions of Cicadas beginning to emerge, and recent news of Mosquitoes in the state testing positive for West Nile Virus. Now there's a warning to pet owners around the Land of Lincoln following the discovery of...
When Will Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa Start to See Fireflies Again?
It seems like all of our attention is on the 17-year emergence of the Cicadas that are reportedly starting to show up in the northern part of Yellowstone County. And then there are the ticks we need to check ourselves for, and the mosquitoes we need to avoid. But what...
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