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There are some really, really bad drivers in the state of Illinois, and you've probably seen many of them up close and personal. Of all the things you see Illinois drivers doing wrong on the roads, a study says that one particular thing is the biggest problem of all.

There's been a good argument going on for several years over the idea of making Halloween the last Saturday of October, rather than our traditional way of celebrating on October 31st. As you may have noticed, there's been no agreement yet, so let's just get you the hours that cities and towns in Northern Illinois have set aside for trick-or-treating for Halloween 2024.

One of the biggest joys we get living in this part of the country is knowing that we'll get a spectacular show of colored leaves (most years) before we spend several months with snow shovels and scrapers in our frigid hands. The question always is "when is the absolute best time to get out and enjoy it?" Here's what the leaf experts think.

It may seem like winter-like conditions are still pretty far away, but I should remind you that in some years, we've already had our first snowfall in Northern Illinois by now. Well, it hasn't snowed yet...but here's when it more than likely will snow for the first time this season.

If you've been looking for a sign to eliminate alcohol from your life forever, this is it.

Illinois' one-percent state grocery tax is set to phase out in January of 2026, which should save all of us some money. How much money? Let's take a look at what some individual cities and towns in Illinois are currently paying out in grocery taxes right now, and hope that Illinois cities don't decide to impose their own grocery taxes like two cities have already done.

Who's ready to fall in love with these new specialty drinks over at Rockford's very own Candy Cloud? We are!

We finally made it to October so it's time to start celebrating Halloween by doing some scary activities including checking out some haunted houses in the Rockford area.

Even those of us who've always lived in Illinois have trouble pronouncing a bunch of city and town names in our own state. Take a look at the list and see if you've ever had trouble getting these names out.

When Illinois' weather starts to turn colder at this point in the fall, there are lots of bugs that have one objective: to get inside your home to ride out the bitter cold conditions that Illinois gets every single year. Let's take a look at which ones are planning a home invasion.