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The coming historical cicada emergence is going to happen, and according to everything I've read, there's very little you can do to stop your yard from being filled with them. There's really nothing you can do to keep them away, including using pesticides, but did you know that by using some everyday household items you can accidently attract even more of them (not that anyone would want to do that)?

I know we're supposed to be planning for an invasion of several billion, if not a trillion, cicadas in the next few weeks, but there are other invaders who are already making themselves known all over the state. These particular invaders seem pretty cocky with Thanksgiving seven long months from now.

Not to give away too much, but the Illinois dairy we're talking about has been around for well over 100 years, and is pretty famous for home delivery and selling their products in glass bottles. Any guesses?

By now, you've probably heard quite a bit about the billions and billions of cicadas that will be emerging from the ground here in Illinois in a little over a month--but have you heard about the cicada killer wasps that will be showing up to feast on the cicadas? They're really, really big.

As we work our way through what has to be called a "mild winter" here in Illinois, you've got to wonder if the warmer temperatures and nicer weather we've been experiencing since February are going to stick with us all the way through spring and into summer. Here's what the weather experts are saying Illinois can expect over the summer months.

Recently, we saw yet another lottery jackpot cross the billion-dollar mark (sorry, the winner was from another state), and we'll more than likely see it happen again. If you won all that money, you'd probably like to keep a low profile so everyone didn't know who to ask for money, but are you allowed to stay unknown after winning big money in Illinois?

Do you have a strong loyalty for any particular grocery store, or do you shop several of them to get what you want? Either way, check out this list of Illinois' top spots for food shopping and see if your personal favorite or favorites are on it.

April 11 is National Pet Day, and according to our friends at National Day Calendar, it's dedicated to pets "who may not always get the companionship and attention pets deserve."

It may be hard to believe, but there have been some rather strange world records set by Illinoisans over the years, beyond having a certain professional sports team setting a record for length of time between world championships (happily that came to an end in 2016).

So, you've made your summer vacation travel plans, and you're about to set forth across the United States in search of any and every place you can find that carries the name "Rockford." I don't want to give anything away here, but before you go, please make sure you've got good tires and plenty of gas money.