Statehouse Insider: Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors

SPRINGFIELD - As more states move to legalize the use of marijuana and other cannabis-related substances, state officials across the country are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to move toward regulating the manufacturing and marketing of those products.

BRYANT - Some locals are maaaaad. They say Mollie, Hampy and Bandit are baaaaad. And that makes Celia and Larry Kaufmann saaaaad.

WASHINGTON - The Walldogs are coming to Washington and bringing their festival with them.

KEWANEE - The writing is all over the walls in this Henry County city.

LANGLEY - Far-flung and fanciful, the Psycho Silo Saloon looms like a Hollywood-inspired theme park, an offbeat collision between "Mad Max" and "Swiss Family Robinson".The four-year-old roadhouse, a must-stop destination for road warriors and curiosity-seekers, boasts a curious mix of bucolic peace and highway grit.