- Published: Thursday, February 25, 2021 08:30 AM
Transformers is a long running franchise dating back to the 1980s. But, did you know that many parts of the 2011 film “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” were filmed in Chicago?
- Published: Monday, February 22, 2021 11:01 AM
On this day in 1918, Robert Pershing Wadlow, who would go on to become the world’s tallest man, was born to Harold and Addie Wadlow. He was the oldest of five children and was born an average size.
By age five, however, he had grown to 5 feet 4 inches, and by age eight he was almost 6 feet tall. By the time he was 17, he was over 8 feet tall.
- Published: Saturday, February 20, 2021 08:30 AM
Today is National Love Your Pet Day, and it’s a perfect time to give an animal a second chance. Second Chance for Pets is a non-profit organization specializing in giving cats and dogs a second opportunity at life. They are based out of DeWitt County in central Illinois.
- Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 02:23 PM
Every winter more than 3,100 bald eagles come to our state. Illinois has the second most wintering American bald eagles, behind Alaska.
The first eagles are spotted in December and remain here until they migrate back north in March. January and February are the optimal months for eagle spotting.
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