Here in the Rockford area, we have plenty of great places to get the ice-cold treat, but as far as I know, only one place is handing out the good stuff for free.
If Farmer's Almanac is right, Illinois could be in for a very interesting Spring as the time around Easter is predicted to be nice, but the rest of the season will be 'unsettled'.
The new Spring outlook for Illinois from the Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting that Illinois will experience three completely different types of weather this Spring.
If you think weather is hard to predict looking just a few days ahead, you should try to do it one more season ahead. Farmer's Almanac is famous for long-range forecasting and they've just predicted that Illinois will get drenched once Spring arrives.