Teachers and parents! A great activity for school-aged children is to create a poster (middle schoolers) or video (high schoolers) on the importance of radon testing. Deadline is March 15. Contest details at (Check out the 2024 1st place poster winner!)

Ready for the possibility of more ice on the roads? This forecast will affect much of central and northern #Illinois. Think about your Saturday morning plans (workout, kid activities, brunch, etc.) and whether you should plan for more travel time. #ILWx

""The best way to stay safe during an earthquake is to Drop, Cover, and Hold On!," said Director Alicia Tate Nadeau. February is #EarthquakeAwarenessMonth. Practice your drop, cover, and hold on response so you're ready. #Illinois

Icy surfaces could stick around through early afternoon today north of a Jacksonville-Champaign line. Another storm system could bring freezing rain Saturday north of a Macomb-Champaign line, and transition to snow farther north. #ILWx

No matter where you are in #Illinois, give the @NWS an update on the weather you have. #ILWx

RT @NWSQuadCities: Freezing rain/drizzle will continue to spread northward thru this evening and bring slick travel during the PM commute.…

RT @NWSLincolnIL: An area of drizzle and showers will expand into central and southeast Illinois between 4pm-10pm. A thin glaze of ice rem…

RT @NWSLincolnIL: 7:30 AM: Our radar is beginning to reflect patchy freezing drizzle. In addition, we have received a handful of reports…

Heads up people! This #winterweather advisory affects everyone in central and northern #Illinois. Freezing rain and slick roads are definitely possible. Extra time, extra distance between vehicles, extra patience. #ILWx

If you need to be out and about tomorrow (Wednesday), review these tips first. A wintry mix, and maybe slick roads, will affect your plans. #Illinois #ILWx

Tomorrow morning's commute could leave you sliding off the road. Or sliding down your steps or driveway. That's because of a #winterweather advisory for a huge swath of Illinois. You might want to carefully plan any travel through the evening hours. #ILWx

We have a #winterweather advisory starting at noon tomorrow (Wednesday) for most central and northern #Illinois counties. Freezing rain, freezing drizzle, snow, etc will leave roads, bridges and overpasses slippery and dangerous. Ice and snow, take it slow! #ILWx

February is #EarthquakeAwarenessMonth and we want you to practice your reaction to an earthquake or an alert that an earthquake is imminent. #Illinois ​is at risk from two major seismic zones: the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone and the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

You know what's REALLY dangerous on roads? Ice. And much of #Illinois could be driving on that starting tomorrow because of a #wintry mix that includes freezing rain. Check your vehicle emergency kit so you're #prepared: #ILWx

Freezing rain is possible for central and northern #Illinois today, mainly north of I-70. Some #snow is also possible farther north. Could have #thunderstorms tomorrow night into Thursday for central and southern counties. Are you ready for anything? #ILWx

RT @NWSChicago: Obs are showing areas of low visibility down to between 1 to 3 miles, with the potential for locally down to a 1/4 mile. Bu…

A smorgasbord of weather for #Illinois this week. Warm today, cold front Tues, freezing rain possible for central and northern areas Wed, and snow also possible north of I-80. Maybe thunderstorms Wed night south of I-72 w/ possible small hail and heavy rainfall. #ILWx

Between frozen ground and rain, there's a chance for #flashflooding. Check out these tips to stay safe. #ILWx

Chance for heavy raid today in a wide band that stretches from the Quad Cities through Chicago. Watch out for flooding. Fog is also dense in areas in northern and southern #Illinois. #ILWx

RT @WillCountyEMA: Will County EMA Announces Partial Opening of Warm Water Siphon into Kankakee River Read the full press release here: ht…