It's probably already started near your house, right? Starting at about 2 weeks before Independence Day, many people who've made the hike up to Beloit to buy fireworks start shooting them off leading up to their big backyard show on July 4th.
Sure, that air-freshening pine tree or scent bottle might help take out the lingering odors of your trip through the Taco Bell drive-thru, but that doesn't change one big drawback: it's illegal in Illinois.
Now that we've really moved closer to constantly frigid mornings, you're going to see more cars being warmed up each morning in Rockford area driveways.
Here's a little sample of an exchange between several of my coworkers when we were discussing the upcoming 4th of July festivities in a staff meeting this morning:
November 3 is slowly but surely approaching.
Early voting has begun in Illinois! Have you registered to vote yet? You have until October 18 to register and you can do that HERE.
But just because 2020 has felt like there's no rules anymore, doesn't mean the rules of voting have changed...