Football Season is Back!

After a great college football kick-off weekend, football fans—ourselves included—are eager to see the NFL start back up.  It’s been fun watching the exhibition games and keeping up with pre-season developments, but there’s nothing like watching the Bears take over …
 

What to Do If You Overheat Your Car

It’s been an incredibly hot summer in the United States, many states and cities seeing record-breaking temperatures.  Now, in mid-August temperatures could start to peak for one last time before tailing off.  If you have an older vehicle, then you’re …
 

Spots for Famous Illinois Cuisine

The people of Illinois love their food.  And, with a city like Chicago cooking up some of the best food in the world, can you really blame the foodies for their love?  As an immigrant destination and cultural melting pot, …
 

Summer Destination Spots in Illinois

If you live in Illinois, consider yourself lucky.  You have easy access to quite a few enviable vacation spots—all of which are reachable with a few hours of driving.  You don’t have to travel far and wide to find these …
 

Traveling With Pets: Tips for the Road

We’ve all been driving down the highway before when suddenly a truck comes up alongside us, and there’s a dog hanging its head outside the window, fur blowing in the wind, looking like the happiest creature on earth.  It kind …
 

Illinois Vehicle offers Mexico Tourist Insurance!

If you’re planning a cross-country trip anytime soon, and think you may even end up in Mexico, then you’ve got a lot of preparation to do!  From making sure your car insurance in Chicago is up to date to keeping …
 

Must-Have Summer Car Accessories

Non-natives don’t always seem to understand that Chicago does, in fact, get hot in the summertime! And, we’re not talking about a little bit of sun, either…the Windy City catches all of the weather extremes, from several feet of snow …
 

Keeping Your Car Cool in the Heat

The past week has been a scorcher in Illinois and all across the nation. As temperatures are expected to stay in the 90s, this summer shows no sign of cooling down yet. Since we still have a lot of hot …
 

What’s On The Way for road trips?

If you enjoy weekend road trips as much as we do, then you know that you can have a lot of fun on a small budget.  When it comes to Chicago, Illinois and America, fun road trip stops are everywhere.  …
 

Making Dad’s Day, Year-Round

Father’s Day may be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help out Dad. And, let’s ask the real question here… did this holiday slip up on you? If so, here are a few tips to launch you into recovery …