Something just happened in a place where one of the most impactful earthquakes in history shook Missouri in 1811. It looked like sand volcanoes erupting from the Earth.
One of the best times of the year is now through Christmas, and there are several holiday events & festivals to visit. So get out your calendar and get ready to fill it.
Perhaps not the whole state, but apparently Chicagoland is experiencing a decline in frogs. This is not a recent phenomena either, the frog population in and around Chicago has been dwindling over the last twenty years or so.