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04/02/2026

April showers bring… coyotes? Yep, they’re out and about! 🌧️🐺 Spring is when coyotes are especially active—they’re raising pups and hunting more to feed their families. Keep your pets safe, and your trash cans locked up!

04/02/2026

Quick check: if a gust hits right now… would your stuff still be there? Be sure to secure items!

04/02/2026

Loving the little hat 😂! Thanks Brett & Jackie!

04/01/2026

Mother Nature is showing off tomorrow: wind gusts, heavy rain, and dramatic clouds — no ticket required! Time to secure patio furniture and trash cans tonight before you leave for work tomorrow!

🚨🌪️ TORNADO THREAT ESCALATING FOR THURSDAY ACROSS NORTHERN IL 🌪️🚨

A more serious setup is coming into focus as the Storm Prediction Center has introduced a hatched 10% tornado risk across northern Illinois — signaling potential for strong (EF2+) to even violent tornadoes. This includes the possibility of long-tracked supercells if storms remain discrete.

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🧠🌡️ Nerd Breakdown (for the weather geeks)
• Environment:
• Rich low-level moisture (dewpoints pushing mid 60s+)
• Strong instability (MLCAPE likely 1500–2500+ J/kg if recovery is sufficient)
• Shear Profile:
• Strengthening low-level jet (40–50+ kts) → major boost to 0–1 km SRH
• Curved hodographs = enhanced tornado potential
• Boundaries:
• Warm front / outflow interactions could locally maximize helicity
• Any storm riding that boundary = 🚨 tornado machine
• Storm Mode:
• Discrete supercells ahead of the cold front favored early
• Later transition to QLCS possible, but window for strong tornadoes exists

👉 The hatched area specifically highlights the risk for EF2+ tornadoes, meaning this is NOT your average setup.

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⚠️ Bottom Line:

If instability fully recovers and storms stay isolated…
👉 This could be a HIGH-END severe weather day for northern Illinois.
👉 Similar ingredients to past significant events (👀 you already know…).

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📢 Stay Ready:
• Have a plan (basement/shelter ready)
• Stay tuned for live updates/streams
• Be prepared for rapidly changing conditions

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04/01/2026

Attention pet owners: All dogs must now wear tiny hats while outside. For morale. 🐕🎩

01/20/2026

If you think -40 is “no big deal,” your car, pipes, pets, and face might disagree. Proceed with extreme caution. ❄️😬

The worst of the upcoming cold will be Friday morning through Saturday morning. Air temperatures may dip into the -10s and -20s with wind chill temperatures from -20s to -40s, as shown Friday morning on the map below. This is deadly cold for anyone outside and pets/livestock!

01/19/2026

Extreme cold outside, extreme fun at Villa Olivia. Skiing, snowboarding, and tubing await the fearless. ❄️🔥

Villa Olivia is open and winter sports are on!
Join us today, January 19th, from 9am-8pm for skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing. Ski Runs 3, 4, 5, & 6 are open.

🥶 Need a break from the cold? The Ski Cafe is stocked with warm drinks and hearty bites, and plenty of space to thaw out in before heading back out.

🔔 For the latest updates, run availability, current conditions and more call the Snow Phone at 630-540-4199.
❄ Snow tubing is very popular and is not guaranteed without a reservation.

Tickets available now at https://villa-olivia.theonlysky.com/ecomm3/products/view/

📸 Ian McClellan

01/16/2026

🧣 If your winter plan is “hope for the best,” please upgrade that plan immediately.

The coldest part of winter has arrived this weekend and will continue through the end of January. Wind chills will bottom out around -30 degrees during the period.

01/15/2026

🚨 Extreme cold expected. If your soup pot isn’t out yet, this is your reminder.

Chicken Pot Pie Soup Recipe is the ultimate comfort food, a culinary hug in a bowl that brings smiles and warmth to any table. Imagin extracte all the creamy,

01/15/2026

The boil order has been lifted. It is no longer necessary to boil drinking water. We will be posting this at the mailboxes shortly as well.

01/13/2026

UPDATE: Water has been restored. We will be under a boil order for all drinking water until further notice. We expect the boil order to extend until Friday possibly Monday at the latest. Keep an eye on Facebook and we will also post notice at the mailboxes when the order has been lifted.