He was a major part of your childhood, and ten years ago, mash-up artist John D. Boswell made a remix with the Mister Rogers show. Have a listen, and remember back to the days when all you had to do was take naps and try to not eat ice cream too quickly.
Damn is college expensive! Sometimes just the books can add up to thousands. You better start saving when the kid is in the womb. Here’s a look at how compounding interest works over time. Famous investor Warren Buffet describes it best when he said, “think of it like a snowball rolling down a hill, it keeps adding and getting bigger.” But if you ‘ve got time, you can manage it! Here’s a look at how much saving about $300 a month will be in 18 years if you start saving when they’re a baby, 5 years old, 10 years old and 15 years old.
Birth: $131,686
Age 5: $77,400
Age 10: $39,145
Age 15: $12,186
Crazy right?
Click here for a calculator to put in your child’s age and how much you put in savings a day to see what it could look like!
With some good composition and the strongest piano stance you’ve ever seen, this mall pianist crushes it! You’ve never heard Foo Fighters “Everlong” like this before! Watch!
The CTA was the first ever to release a Pride Train six years ago, and this year it’s got a new look! Running from Rogers Park to Roseland you can find it on CTA’s Red Line. The new design features the traditional rainbow along with the “Philly Flag” and the Transgender Flag. Mayor Lightfoot said, “The Pride Train is a reminder to residents and visitors alike that our LGBTQ+ siblings are not only welcome here in Chicago, but celebrated.” The train will be a part of regular service through the fall.
The newest Taco Bell in the Midwest named “Taco Bell Defy” is a 4-lane drive-thru system that looks like a bank. It features a tube that your food is delivered through, very much like something out of the Jetsons. People on social are calling it the “food tube.” The kitchen and workers are above the drive-thru lanes, and some of the lanes are strictly for pre-orders and third party orders. Their goal is to give you food in two minutes or less! This is assuming someone isn’t in front of you ordering for six other people in the car!
A champion cyclist, Luis Carlo, smashed into his wife at the finish line when she moved out slightly to take some shots of her hubby crossing the finish line. He finished the race and she was taken to the hospital. Doctors claimed that she was knocked out, he said she was fine, it was just the shock of it all! Check out the race here!
We’ve waited YEARS to watch the new Top Gun movie and it’s finally out! Now it’s time for you to be a part of it, if you’ve got what it takes. But everyone knows that you have to start with a cool name first. This generator will help you find your own “Top Gun” call sign. Goose and Maverick are already taken, and I just got “Chief.” It has a nice ring to it! Try it for yourself!
The world’s fastest rapper, Twista, has a hidden talent. He’s actually a pretty decent ventriloquist. Who knew? Oh, he can also do magic tricks. Some people have all the talent! Watch!
Fun Fact: on top of once holding the Guinness World Record for being the fastest rapper on the planet, Twista is also a world class ventriloquist pic.twitter.com/BO27L3VEYN
Oklahoma City cowboy Blake Igert got the call Monday morning to catch some loose cows… that were running loose on the freeway in traffic. He hopped on his horse and slowly, one by one, began to wrangle all of them up. “It’s not something you see everyday,” he said talking about catching steers in front of cars at stoplights. Thankfully, he was able to get all of them safely back to their home.
A few years ago, Angie moved to Peoria and was able to convince several other family members to move there too. “It’s the most affordable mid-sized city in America” she touts. Her goal is to ” share an option for queer and BIPOC folks who are looking to put down roots” and “who may never have thought of home ownership as an attainable goal.” She herself paid $30,000 for her house nine years ago when she moved there. Now she’s gotten over 156 people to move there just based on her TikTok account. Take her word for it, Peoria is awesome!
Thanks to a late night/early morning tweet from my bud Chris CMoney to put it on my radar, we have a brand new song from our friends in Rise Against! And a NEW album on the way! ✊
Listen to Last Man Standing and pre-order the new album Nowhere Generation II which according to my detective work will be out (on my birthday!) July 15th!! <3 Lauren
You’ve probably at some point taken a flight at night or close to midnight. This information coming straight from an air traffic controller might make you think twice next time. He said that around 60% of control towers shut down at night. Therefore, it’s the pilot’s job to make sure that they don’t hit other planes. WUT?!!
A woman recently documented a strange phenomenon. When one man starts to mow a lawn, others, around him immediately feel the need to partake as well. Watch her record her husband, then moments later, another joins in, then another… and so on. So funny!
Does your crush like you too? Do you want people to take you more seriously? Do you think that someone is lying to you? Try these psychology hacks next time you find yourself in one of these situations! Don’t worry, this man is an expert. He has to be, he’s on TikTok!
We all miss Chris Cornell. No one could do it like he could and here’s more proof. Here he is covering Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.” You’ll never hear raw emotion like this, take a listen!
An usher at the Cubs game had the job that no one wanted- go to the outfield stands and ruin everyone’s fun. They were told that cup snakes were no longer allowed, SO, they made a cup pyramid! See?! They weren’t doing anything wrong! Unfortunately for this guy, he got roasted on social.
The brave researchers at Yelp have tabulated the 100 best donut shops in the country and us lucky souls have access to 4 of them here in Illinois. Dip and Sip Donuts, Old Fashioned Donuts, Country Donuts, and Gurnee Donuts have all been ranked in the Top 100.
What’s your go-to donut spot? The conversation lives on Facebook!