Steve Shannon

"A hidden gem", "best-kept-secret", and "greasy little shack, all those things have been said about one of America's best burger joints. It's just a tiny shack but the burgers are outstanding, and so is the ice cream. Let me tell you a short and delicious story about this little red sidewalk shack in Southern Wisconsin...

Illinois's richest individual is worth $23 billion. The environmentally and socially-minded investor inherited much of his famous family's retail store fortune.

People who don't live in the Midwest don't understand the things we do to stay warm. This outfit is saying you're from the Midwest without actually saying it.

When someone says there aren't really any Thanksgiving movies, break out this list. Then grab the remote and a plate of leftovers and hit the couch.

From southern California to Maine, the 15 spots in America where the fall colors are most breathtaking. We're lucky one of those spots is this Illinois park.

We are Illinoisans. We may give each other the stink eye for various reasons, but I think we are all together on hating these things about Illinois.

Fall seems to be the season most of us think we'll start exercising to lose the summer excess but hold on, not so fast. You have to get a sack of donuts first.

Excluding colliding with other vehicles or pedestrians, most fatal crashes in Illinois and Wisconsin involve just two things, as do the rest of the country.

There's a package in your mail, you didn't order it, it says it's free. It's a diamond ring. IT'S A SCAM. Here's what people in Wisconsin need to know about it.

Plan your visit to one of the four Wisconsin food joints that were visited by the Mayor of Flavortown, Guy FIeri, on his show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.