How Illinois is becoming a Major Player in the Video Game Universe
It is generally known and accepted that California is where a huge majority of workers in the video game industry reside. This is also why E3 is commonly hosted in California which is home to all the latest gaming and hardware releases. However, Illinois is not far behind if we read a new report of the Entertainment Software Association. This report takes into account the revenue generated for different states and also the number of...
The World Equestrian Games at Tryon
For equestrian enthusiasts, the World Equestrian Games (WEG) is the pinnacle of all equestrian activity; more prestigious than even the Olympics. This year, the World Equestrian Games is heading to Tryon, North Carolina from September 11 to September 23 and the equestrian world is already getting excited for the crème de le crème hailing from over 70 different countries to come together, compete, and show us what they’re made of....
Is Drafting Tyreek Hill a Mistake?
Tyreek Hill is a football player for the NFL, but that’s not all he is. The former running back for the Oklahoma State Cowboys pleaded guilty to punching and choking his girlfriend. As a condition of his plea agreement, Hill was ordered to attend a fifty-two week batterer intervention course and undergo supervision for two years. If he completes this agreement, the muscled football player won’t be a convicted felon. That case made...
Car Found Driving with Tree in the Grille
Roselle Police Department ahve recently just released a video of an incident that occured last January, where a a 54 year old woman was pulled over for driving with a 15-foot tree stuck in the grille of her 2004 black Lincoln....
Rod Blagojevich Appeal Rejected
It seems that corruption is rampant in the U.S. state of Illinois. Rod Blagojevich was the former governor of that state and was convicted for a litany of charges in 2008, the most serious of which was attempting to sell a Senate seat that was once occupied by then President-elect Barack Obama. Mr. Blagojevich is now serving a rather long prison sentence in Englewood Penitentiary in Colorado, and isn’t expected to be released until...