Winter

Even though it feels like Spring outside, there's still some ice skating fun to be had here in Rockford.
Rockford Park District's Carlson Ice Arena is reopening to the public! If your kids have officially done EVERYTHING they can around the house, and in your back yard, why not take them ic…

One of my favorite things in life is looking up to the sky and seeing a giant full moon.
Did you know full moon's have names? And each full moon correlates to different times of the year. January's full moon is known as the "Wolf Moon" and we saw that on January 28...

Chicago Fire Department'sChristopher Wheatley' is used all year round. Do you know why?

I pretty much like nothing about driving in Winter. The worst is dirty snow and salt that keep our cars (and coats) looking nasty. And, that salt is damaging.

Whenever one of our Rockford winters takes a turn for the super-cold, I get a call from a good friend who lives in Atlanta. He skips right over traditional greetings of any sort and gets right to what he calls one simple question.

Get our your shorts, things are warming up in Rockford this week!

Just as soon as we've finally been able to dig ourselves out, it appears as though more snow is on the way.

Winter in Chicago is a whole different level of savage.
From the cold, to the snow, to the wind, it's some intense weather. So there's some issues that arise during winter months when it comes to street parking. If you have a garage or a designated parking lot you park in, consider you…

We bet you've never seen anything quite like this floating on the shores of Lake Michigan before.

Hikers, runners, dog walkers, and bicycle riders, please heed this reminder when it comes to snow-covered trails.