Clay Travis and Buck Sexton

If you're someone who enjoys sky-watching when there's something worth looking up for, you'll definitely want to check the skies over Illinois over the next couple of weeks. An alignment of planets, also known as the Parade of Planets, is going to be very visible with clear night skies.

The finalists of the flag design contest for a potential new Illinois flag have been named and added to the Illinois Secretary of State's website. Now it's your turn to weigh in on whether you think any of them should replace our state's current flag. Once that's done, Illinois lawmakers will decide to bring in the new flag or stick with the old one.

We've all been there. You're driving along and suddenly the gas light, or low-fuel warning, pops up. Do you know how far you can travel before running out of gas? Believe it or not, there's a helpful chart that can aid you in figuring it out.

Tax season in Illinois and elsewhere officially begins this coming Monday, January 27th, and the tax deadline this year is on the traditional date of April 15th. In between those two dates, con artists will employ all sorts of schemes in the coming weeks to steal your money, personal identity information, and peace of mind.

When you've hit the point of being tired of hearing your own voice complain about how cold it is and how much it sucks, you should take a minute to have a little fun with frigid temperatures.

When Illinois' weather starts to take a frigid turn, you start seeing more and more dogs sporting winter coats, Of course, from a fashion angle, they look fabulous, but do Illinois dogs really need a coat for anything other than compliments?

It turns out that this morning's temperature of -11 degrees with a wind chill of -30 degrees is a record...but only for this date in January with no snow on the ground. I figured that since we're all shivering together, we should take a moment to remember some of the Rockford area's most extreme temperatures.