Mark's Blog

Diners are amazing, where else can you go where the server knows your name, are open late, open early, have breakfast, ice cream, burgers, and you can get it all for cheap! One website says they found the best diner in the Land of Lincoln and their menu backs up their claim.

The CEO reportedly said that his employees were asking to leave Illinois, and their wish got granted, as another company moves their headquarters out of Illinois this time to Florida.

The event is called America's Biggest Birthday Party but it is officially known as Fair St. Louis and it will be the can't miss event of the summer in downtown St. Louis, here is why you will want to make plans to attend this massive 4th of July celebration.

Well, life just got more confusing for us folks on the Illinois/Missouri border, Missouri will not be renaming the Asain Carp, as Illinois has announced it will be renaming the Asain Carp, here is the full story.

Downtown Quincy will be filled this weekend with tons of opportunities to shop, drink, and experience the fine art showcase that is Q-Fest as it returns in full this weekend!

Here in Illinois, we are realllllly good at remaining things like the Sears Tower to the Willis Tower, but we all still call it the Sears Tower, so does the Illinois government really believe that people will eat more Asian Carp if they rename it? Here are the details of this strange story...

The Largest Food Festival in the World is back in downtown Chicago after a 2-year Covid break, and if you have never been to The Taste then you need to make plans to get to Chicago July 8th through the 10th to experience it, here is why...

What to get away to a beautiful Hawaiian Luau with fire dancing, tropical drinks, and music? Well, you don't have to book a $10,000 trip to Hawaii to do that this summer, you just got to get to St. Louis...

St. Louis Magazine has come out with their "A-List Editors' Choice Awards" and has named a new Best Hidden Gem spot in St. Louis, and after reading about this place, let me tell you it won't be hidden for long!

Distracted driving deaths have officially become a major problem in the Land of Lincoln, studies show that for the second year in a row Illinois is near the top of the country when it comes to deaths due to distracted driving.