CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- The weight of the ice formed on trees during the winter storm is causing limbs to break. The winter storm brought freezing rain, sleet and snow to the area on Sunday.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in area lakes. According to a post on the IDNR website: Real ...

Dec 23, 2015 Dec 23, 2015 Updated Jan 29, 2017 Temperatures felt more like spring than two days before Christmas as temperatures lingered around 60 degrees on Wednesday. The warmer temperatures ...

“Many who care for trees are not certified arborists but carry out similar work in their backyards or communities,” says Ryan Pankau, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator.