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Every year at the Christmas Wish Headquarters you read a letter that touches your heart. This holiday season an Owensboro wife wanted to find a way to honor her husband.

We've been hearing for years about something called "Outbound Migration" here in Illinois, which is a fancy way of saying "kissing a state goodbye." Illinois may no longer be the state leading the nation in outbound migration, but we're near the top. Ever think about where you'd move if you left Illinois?

You showed us your fabulous elf adventures, and now it's time to name the winner in our Elves Gone Wild Photo Contest. After close to 16,000 votes, here are your Top 5.

There's no shortage of cool, fun, and interesting holiday things to do in and around the Rockford area, and the rest of Illinois offers up some great things, too. However, no one will think you and your family are being disloyal to the Land of Lincoln if you hop the border to check out what's going on in Franklin, Wisconsin.

We asked for photos of your elves being mischievous, and you didn't disappoint. Here are the submissions, and now it's time to vote for your favorites.

Tom Mosher recently took a trip to the gorge for a day full of hiking and leaf peeping. The photos he took along the way are proof enough that Red River Gorge should be the number one Kentuckian fall destination. While our minds are hyper-focused on the holidays, a good trek through some scenic countryside might help melt away the stress of the season...

We all know elves can be a little naughty, so capture them in action, share the fun, and win big!

The best Christmas displays can be found in one convenient interactive map.

The Elf on the Shelf holiday tradition has a naughty new twist. Instead of making mischief this year, those unruly elves could make you some money!

While you might think police officer uniforms look nearly identical in every state, the cars they drive couldn't be more different from one another.