Hey everyone, I'm Mark. I was born in Chicago and raised in the suburbs. Most nights you can find me drinking a Miller Lite and watching the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, or Hawks. I am obsessed with my dachshund, Murphy, and am not afraid to tell you about it! I graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in Acting and later graduated from The Second City in Chicago where I pursued my passion for comedy. I come to Quincy and KICK-FM after hosting a morning show in Macomb, Illinois. And I am a lover of history and random facts, so please feel free reach out and connect with me!
Mark Hespen
Illinois is Renaming a Fish in hopes you’ll eat more of it
Here in Illinois, we are realllllly good at remaining things like the Sears Tower to the Willis Tower, but we all still call it the Sears Tower, so does the Illinois government really believe that people will eat more Asian Carp if they rename it? Here are the details of this strange story...
2020 Census undercounted Illinois, the State actually Grew in Pop
This undercounting of Illinois' population has a massive ripple effect, but the truth has been revealed Illinois GREW in population to its highest mark ever. We are stunned.
Illinois ranks as the 3rd best State in the Country to be a Cop
If you want to be a police officer the numbers show you should want to be a police officer in Illinois, Illinois ranks much higher on this list than all of its neighbors including Missouri.
One of the Top 20 Most Exclusive Golf Clubs is in Illinois
A list has been published ranking the Top 20 Most Exclusive Golf Clubs in the United States and one of them is located here in the Land of Lincoln, the question is how do you get a chance to golf there?
Did you know there is an Illinois town in the state of Missouri?
It sounds weird but it is true, there is a small village that is technically a part of Illinois BUT it is on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River...So how does that happen?
What is the Best TV Show that takes place in Illinois?
Illinois is well known for its movies like the Blues Brothers, Home Alone, and Uncle Buck, but Illinois is also the setting for some of the best TV shows of all time, so which one is the best?
A historic 157 year old college in Illinois will officially close
After being open for 157 years one of the historic colleges in the Land of Lincoln will close its doors due to COVID-19 and a cyberattack, they will remain open through May 13th.
Mouthwatering video of the Best Milkshakes in all of Illinois
Warmer weather is on the way to Illinois which means it's ice cream season! And we found video proof of the best milkshakes in all of Illinois, if you have a sweet tooth we found your spot!
Is this the official end of Mask Mandates in Illinois?
By the end of the month, Illinois will no longer have an indoor mask mandate (except for schools), but is this really the official end of mask-wearing in the Land of Lincoln?
Illinois is home to one of the Top 10 Resorts in the Country
When you think of resorts and getaways you don't think of Illinois, but apparently, one of the 10 best resorts in the country is located here in the Land of Lincoln and it looks beautiful.