27+ min ago   (275+ words) As we get closer to Fall, and turn the calendar over to September, we won't have autumn-like weather, at least for the next week, as a heat wave rolls into the Stateline area. Summer isn't ready to let go of…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (397+ words) Illinois researchers at Southern Illinois University have been working to turn plastic waste into 3D-printed edible food, and they've actually done it. Now my sweet tooth has about a million questions. I have a confession to make: I have a…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (304+ words) When it comes to severe weather chances in the Rockford area recently, meteorologists have missed the mark a bit, and I'm not complaining one bit. Yes, we need more rain in the Stateline area, but as someone who gets nervous…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1815+ words) If you've lived in Northern Illinois for any length of time, you've probably caught yourself thinking the same thing I've been saying lately: "We really need some rain." Yes, most of our area received several inches of rain last weekend,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (307+ words) Right now, Illinois seems to be bombarded with sweat bees following us everywhere we go, but these annoying, tiny, buzzing insects might not be bees at all. It doesn't matter where I go, whether it's ball games, county fairs, festivals,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (294+ words) If you've lived through the last few weeks in Northern Illinois, you've probably had the same thought I've had at least 100 times: Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a backyard barbecue and spending the day in my pool, but I'm…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (151+ words) Illinois residents are being warned that they need to be prepared for unhealthy air quality as elevated ozone and wildfire smoke are expected to affect northern Illinois through the week. Illinois environmental and health officials are urging residents across northern…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (351+ words) If you're planning to spend time fishing in Illinois or Wisconsin this summer, there's one catch you definitely don't want to throw back. For many people, summertime in Illinois and Wisconsin is spent by, in, or on the water. Some…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (203+ words) After a weekend of heavy flooding damaged a gate at a farm in Vermilion County in Illinois, some birds made a run for it. That’s the word coming out of WCIA in Champaign in central Illinois. Six or seven emus…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (241+ words) Forecasters are monitoring a significant severe weather outbreak that's possible on Wednesday and Thursday across northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin. Residents around the stateline area should closely monitor weather forecasts this week, with an increased threat of dangerous storms that…...