sleep

Since most of the snowpack in and around the Rockford area will have melted away by the weekend, you'll need something to look at besides wet, brown grass. Luckily, the moon will provide a pretty cool distraction.

You shouldn't be tired Wisconsin. Illinois ranked much further down on the list than you did.

The word on the street is: you need some more sleep. Not just you, but your kids need more, too. And, if I you don't mind, I could use a nap as well. From the Chicago Tribune: A longtime alderman is calling for hearings on sleep deprivation in teenagers and the possibility of changing the start times of Chicago public schools to help students get more rest...

Every Wednesday morning, I get the chance to spend some TV time with our friends Matt and Kristin on Eyewitness News. Yesterday, the topic of sleep was on the agenda. We have a great time each Wednesday morning at around 6:15 and 7:45.

As a parent myself (Spencer, age 20, Molly, age 16), I can relate with Pasco, Washington's Samantha Manville and her husband. They just wanted some sleep. And, according to a story on Good Morning America and Yahoo, they came up with an interesting way of getting it...