Samantha Barnes is a Director of Content for Townsquare Media Quincy/Hannibal and Morning Show Co-Host on 97.9 KICK FM. She has been in radio for over 20 years in the Quincy/Hannibal area and lives here with her husband and two daughters. Sam is an avid Hallmark Channel fanatic, she loves everything Christmas and would have tree up all year if her husband let her. She is a Missouri Broadcaster Award Winner for Best in Documentary/Public Affairs and Air Talent for a Morning Drive. Samantha is originally from Brooklyn, New York but has called Quincy home for over 30 years and knows the local market very well.
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Cute Historic Downtown in Illinois Among the Best in the Nation
It's not Galena.
This Intense Illinois Road Trip Takes You To the Creepiest Places
There are just some places in Illinois that you just don't want to travel to. However, if you like the haunted, creepy, and weird then this road trip is for you.
Illinois City Named One of the Best Off-Season Destination in USA
I'm scratching my head a little bit on this one. Experts say that this city in Chicago is the best to visit in the off-season, but there's no way I would travel there in the winter.
This Once Popular Illinois Structure Among Most Forgotten in USA
One popular among University of Illinois students back in the 70s now sits abandoned and is one of the most forgotten places in the nation.
One of the Last Great Malls in The Nation is Located in Illinois
Yes, some shopping malls are still going strong and one of them just happens to be in Illinois.
Illinois Town Named 1 of the 15 Towns in U.S. to ‘Stay Away From’
There are 15 towns listed as Towns to Stay Far Away From, however sadly, one Illinois town did make the list.
Yelp Claims This Illinois Ice Cream Shop is Best in the State
Can you choose just one "best" place to get desserts and ice cream in the entire state? Yelp, claims they found the best in Illinois and it gets amazing reviews.
Baby News! An Endangered Zebra was Born at Illinois Zoo
An Illinois Zoo is over the moon with the birth of an endangered baby zebra.
2 Amazing New Attractions Open at popular St. Louis Zoo
I'm sad to have not been able to visit the St. Louis Zoo this year (yet), but after learning what they just added I might have to plan a visit.
Dinosaur Bones Found For a 2nd Time at Small Illinois College
For the second time, a small Illinois college is becoming a hot spot for geologists as a second set of dinosaur bones has been discovered.