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I know, you've been thinking about the billions and billions of cicadas that are going to come popping out of the ground in the next few weeks and you've completely forgotten (unless you're seriously bug-phobic) about the creepy-crawlies that make their presence known every spring here in Illinois. Don't worry, the bugs haven't forgotten.

Forget leaving Illinois for the coast. Be ready for the end of the world with the ultimate in personal safety, a 10,000-square-foot modernized underground bunker.

Where would you go if you were told that you had to leave the Illinois city or town in which you currently reside, but had to stay within Illinois' borders? Well, if you're looking for a lower cost-of-living, here are about 50 places in our state where you get more bang for your buck.

They'll send you fake emails, they'll send you fake texts, and because those two scamming methods work so well, scammers will also call you and pretend to represent Amazon.com. The goal is the same for all three techniques: get a hold of your money and/or your personal information. Here's what to look for.

WARNING: If you've lived in the Rockford, Illinois area for several decades, the following information may cause a sudden case of the warm and fuzzies.

If you're ever taking a walk in the woods and see a brown furry animal with a long body and tail that resembles a big weasel, turn around and run!

With the amount of sports gambling websites you can visit and gamble on today, the idea that someone would lose $30K isn't that far-fetched. However, this big-money loss didn't happen on a gambling site, it happened on an "adult website."

April 8th will be here before you know it, which is why I'm giving you the heads-up on the rare phenomenon of a total solar eclipse happening on that day. Believe it or not, where you are located in Illinois will affect how much of the total eclipse you'll get see, so let's take a look at Illinois' best viewing spots.

We're currently in the middle of coyote mating season here in Illinois, in case you were wondering why there have been some unusual yipping and howling noises during the nighttime hours. If you grew up with the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoons like I did, you probably thought coyotes were something that only people in the southwest U.S. have to deal with---and we were both wrong. You'll be surprised by the number of coyotes that call Illinois home.

If you're hoping to get a look at the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, you normally have to get yourself far north of where we live in Illinois. However, once in a while atmospheric conditions are just right for those of us living south of Canada to get a rare look at one of the coolest things you can see in nature, and it looks like this month's conditions will be right.