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Most people grab gas whenever the tank gets low, but there's a pattern hiding in those price signs that could save a real chunk of change over time.

That hazy sky over Rockford isn't going anywhere just yet. Light winds kept the smoke closer to the ground overnight, and air quality is still at unhealthy levels.

Most people think tick season ends when summer does. In Northern Illinois, that assumption can get you into trouble.

If you've spotted a turkey hen lately with a bunch of tiny fluffballs trailing behind her, you're actually watching one of Illinois wildlife's quiet comeback stories play out in real time.

It started with a stomachache. For hundreds of people across Illinois, that stomachache turned into something that lasted weeks.

Illinois just added a new state symbol, and it hums. The black-and-gold bumblebee is now officially part of the list — alongside popcorn, pumpkin pie, and yes, a state microbe.

Most summers in Rockford bring around 15 days at 90 degrees or above. But there was a stretch back in 1916 where that kind of heat just never let up — for three straight weeks.

With a heat wave rolling in next week, someone asked a question that probably more drivers have wondered about than would admit it.

Somewhere out there, a gardener is sneaking through a neighborhood after dark with an armful of zucchini, and honestly, it's a completely legitimate holiday.

Fido and Rover are basically retired at this point. The names people are giving their dogs now sound more like the kids in a kindergarten class.