Chicago, IL — Residents across northern Illinois, including portions of the Chicago suburbs and Rockford area, are being warned to prepare for freezing temperatures early Saturday, October 17, as a newly issued freeze warning threatens gardens, crops and exposed outdoor plumbing.
According to the National Weather Service in Chicago, a freeze warning will be in effect from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. CDT Saturday across seven northern Illinois counties: Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, McHenry, Lee, DeKalb and Kane.
The warning includes several major communities across the region, including Rockford, Belvidere, Rochelle, Byron, Oregon, Woodstock, Crystal Lake, McHenry, Algonquin, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Elgin and Aurora…