Illinois Winter

This might be the single greatest piece of health news ever. If you're over 45 like me, your kids need to pay attention as we are done doing this task for good after the warning I'm about to share with you.

The truth is that in a bitterly-cold Illinois winter, there are several things you should keep in your vehicle, but this one particular necessity has saved me butt more times than I can count.

With unpredictable weather currently sweeping through Illinois and into this weekend, there are some essentials you should keep in your car in case you get stranded on the road.

If you've felt a drastic change in your mood recently, you're not alone. Tons of Illinois residents are feeling the winter blues and it's not going away anytime soon.

The coldest temperature ever recorded in Illinois was an extreme and unusual temperature that broke the previous record.

Illinois winters are so cold, even the polar bears pack up and move south! And don't even get us started on the snow - it's like the sky is trying to hug the ground, and it never wants to let go!

A potentially more brutal winter could be upon Illinois' horizon.

Why do I feel some type of way every time I see someone wearing shorts in the middle of winter? I mean, it's below zero outside and you know some guy in Illinois is wearing his favorite cargo shorts to the grocery store right now.

Do you wanna build a snowman? No, this isn't a Frozen reference. I'm actually asking if you want to build a snowman in exchange for a chance to win a Rockford gift basket! The Rockford Park District is searching for this year's best snowman.  If...

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