See the TOP 5 high schools in Illinois…

October 20, 2021 | jnettlebeck

According to new rankings, the top 5 high schools in Illinois are all from Chicago. Here they are!

  1. Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
  2. Northside College Preparatory High School
  3. Jones College Prep High School
  4. Whitney Young Magnet High School
  5. Lane Technical High School

Schools are ranked on tests, graduation rates and how well they prepare kids for college.

And just for fun, here are the top 5 elementary school, 4 out of 5 are in Chicago this time-

  1. Skinner North Elementary School
  2. Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center
  3. Decatur Classical Elementary School
  4. Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center
  5. Meadow Glens Elementary Schools — Naperville

GO here for the full rankings:

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois

Why you should ALWAYS wear protective gear while skating…

October 20, 2021 | jnettlebeck

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One minute he’s trying a new trick, the next he’s on his way to the emergency room. Take it from me, a kid that broke bones A LOT growing up, your arm is NOT supposed to look like this kid’s arm after that fall. I guess our moms are right; always wear protective my friend. Don’t end up like this little guy. Your arm is not supposed to dangle at that angle!

You think you work hard?! Here are the average hours per week worked in the US

October 19, 2021 | jnettlebeck

The Bureau of Labor Statistics sees how many hours a week that Americans work, and then they release that information as part of the monthly Employment Summary. According to the data, Americans worked an average of 34 hours a week.

Let’s break it down though- here’s the average by age


16 years and older: 38.9
16-19: 24.1
20-24: 34.8
25-54: 40.5
55 and Over: 38.0

By gender? Men worked an average of 41 hours and women did 36. Please note, women spend more of their free time on household work as well.

Then there’s weekend work- 89% worked an average weekday, compared with 31% on an average weekend day. Also people that are self-employed are more likely to work on weekends, 41% compared to 28%.

Get all the stats here:

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-is-the-average-hours-per-week-worked-in-the-us-2060631

We all have weird snack combinations…this one takes the cake, errr butter?

October 19, 2021 | jnettlebeck

Now MOST doctors would probably tell you that this is not OK… and they’re right. Don’t eat butter by the stick folks. Someone needs to introducer her to garlic bread, perfectly delicious and fairly safe to dip in sauce. And don’t give me that keto excuse because guess what? There’s a ton of sugar in that sauce! Moral of the story? Don’t dip sticks of fat in sub-par tomato sauce. eww!

It’s done. EVERY single gender reveal from now on needs to be like this one!

October 19, 2021 | jnettlebeck

This has to be one of the best gender reveals of all time, and that’s a lot to say because gender reveals in general, should be stopped, but this one is different. It’s special. It has it all, and the best part it is, no one got hurt! Except maybe the naked guy’s pride, but he seems to be fairly comfortable in his own skin wearing crocs, and a giant adult diaper, you go gender reveal naked man!

Would you hop on this extreme human slingshot???

October 19, 2021 | jnettlebeck

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Nothing about this looks safe. And that’s exactly why I would do it. I can smell the emergency room now…

Svein Torp made it to take his house parties to the next level; they’re definitely on a higher level if you take him up on a slingshot ride. Those people get sky high! It looks scary but at least you land in a dirty green pool of water… wait I guess that’s not a plus.

Check out this hilarious Squid Game song

October 18, 2021 | jmanley

SNL has been pretty hit or miss for a long time now, but this week Pete Davidson and Rami Malek wrote a hilarious song about Squid Game. Check out the video below….green light!

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Vince Neil needs to be “dealt with”

October 18, 2021 | jnettlebeck

The Motley Crue frontman crashed and burned over the weekend, plummeting to a rib-breaking fall during his set in Tennessee over the weekend.

The explanation of Neil’s injury is far more interesting than his fall, however.

He needs to be “dealt with”, apparently. What is he, a race horse?

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Bad Neighbors

October 18, 2021 | jnettlebeck

As if bad neighbors weren’t deadly enough, bringing bugs and rodents into the building is simply unacceptable. This neighbor has accumulated an impressive pile of trash that has brought in a number of unwelcome guests into the apartment complex.

Help our poor neighbor out with how they should handle this situation. The conversation lives on Facebook!

Tickets from Abby: A father’s gift to Twenty-One Pilots fans from his daughter that passed away.

October 18, 2021 | jnettlebeck

A father named Daniel reached out to Brian, Ali, and Justin and asked to honor his daughter Abby by giving away her tickets to Twenty-One Pilots at the United Center last Saturday. Abby passed away last June in an untimely manner; her life was taken suddenly in a car accident. A true tragedy, as she had her whole life ahead of her. She planned to attend Iowa state to major in graphic design and childhood psychology. She wanted to help people.

Abby actually got free tickets to a Twenty-One Pilots show years back when someone asked for the ‘best fan story.’ To her surprise, Abby won them and took her little sister, who also became a giant fan of the band. It seemed only right that Daniel do the same with her tickets. She would have wanted it that way. He reached out on Twitter and we were able to speak with him on the air about Abby and her story. Daniel was calm and collected when talking about his daughter that departed too young, something that a parent should never have to do. After, we found a couple to take the tickets and they happily honored her in their own way at the show. Here are their pics and special shirts they made to her…

Thank you to Daniel for sharing her story and tickets and thank you to Luana and Jayden for honoring Abby at the show.

Daniel also got a tattoo on his arm for Abby…

“Kids to day will never know…” fill in the blank, and you KNOW Twitter did!

October 18, 2021 | jnettlebeck

The struggle is real trying to explain to the younger generation what it was like without cell phones. We used pagers back in my day, and even then it seemed silly! But there’s a ton of things that the younger generation don’t fully understand, here are some tweets that describe exactly what it was like…

These are all SPOT. ON. Read more here-

https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/briangalindo/funny-kids-today-will-never-know-tweets

This SNL “Celeb School Game Show” has everything, but we’re here for Pete Davidson and Rami Malek impersonating each other

October 18, 2021 | jnettlebeck

Watch Pete Davidson impersonate Rami Malek, and Rami does Pete perfectly back. It has to be like looking in a mirror for one another. But hearing Pete Davidson talk about “Pete Davidson” is pretty meta. And having Rami make fun of eyes is also spot on- enjoy!

It also brings me back to when Jimmy Fallon and Paul McCartney had their voice boxes switched…

10.17.2021 History Of Alternative

October 17, 2021 | bphillips

Hour 1

  • Generation X – Ready, Steady, Go
  • Garbage – Stupid Girl
  • Weezer – The Good Life
  • Peter Schilling – Major Tom (Coming Home)
  • Green Day – American Idiot
  • Fatboy Slim – Praise You
  • The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
  • Nada Surf – Popular
  • Alice In Chains – Got Me Wrong
  • The Jam – A Town Called Malice
  • Everclear – Santa Monica
  • The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon
  • Blink 182 – I Miss You

Hour 2

  • The Breeders – Cannonball
  • Foo Fighters – Walk
  • Jane’s Addiction – Stop!
  • Siouxsie And The Banshees – Cities In Dust
  • Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
  • The Format – The First Single
  • Beastie Boys – Sure Shot
  • Soup Dragons – Divine Thing
  • Pearl Jam – Dissident
  • Blondie – One Way Or Another
  • Mike Ness – Don’t Think Twice
  • New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle

Hour 3

  • They Might Be Giants – Don’t Let’s Start
  • U2 – Gloria
  • Nirvana – Lithium
  • INXS – Need You Tonight
  • No Doubt – Hella Good
  • Better Than Ezra – Good
  • 311 – Amber
  • The KLF – 3AM Eternal
  • Smashing Pumpkins – Muzzle
  • The Replacements – I Will Dare
  • Blur – Song 2
  • Tegan And Sara – Walking With A Ghost
  • Sublime – Doin’ Time

Hour 4

  • Hole – Malibu
  • Morrissey – Suedehead
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away
  • Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
  • Veruca Salt – Seether
  • Jimmy Eat World – Work
  • The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
  • Superdrag – Sucked Out
  • Nine Inch Nails – Head Like A Hole
  • The Cranberries – Free To Decide
  • Live – All Over You
  • The Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Tinder attacks “problem” — finding you a date for weddings

October 17, 2021 | Eric

It used to be an okay thing to show up solo to weddings. (And frankly, I’ve had someone of the best times of my life being single at nuptials.) But somewhere along the way this became a source of shame and embarrassment, apparently?

Enter Tinder.

They are introducing a new feature called Plus One — which allows you to find and/or put yourself available to be someone’s date to the ceremony/reception. Among other things that Gizmodo lists as pitfalls for this idea, the one I agree with most is — why the hell would you want to bring a perfect stranger to an event like that?

Do you think this is a good idea? Is your answer — “I do?”

Arlington Heights student gets revenge on his entire school district with one prank

October 15, 2021 | jnettlebeck

We get the feeling that anyone with this level of technological prowess has probably had a pretty rough time in high school. Nerds might rule the world, but it takes a period of time for the football players to get fat and for the nerds to accumulate wealth before they gain that power. This high school hacker didn’t waste any time getting his revenge on the school district, as he beautifully pranked all of them with his hacking skills.

We salute you, hacker. Nothing beats a vintage Rick Rolling.

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