Check out these awesome photos of the Blizzard of '67 on the Chicago Weather Center. In 1967, Chicago (and the surrounding area) received the biggest snowfall in their history! A total of 23 inches was dumped on the windy city in only 11 hours. 

Here's a shout out to all Packers fans from Glen Ellyn. GO BACK TO WISCONSIN! (Just kidding.) Really, we want to know what you're thinking. What makes you tick? What force of nature allows you to wear yellow and green? Here's the deal, and the challenge: Send Glen Ellyn Patch your photos, preferably by adding them to this story. (Click the green "Add" button under the fans photo you see when you open this story. We're sure you can figure it out: It's green.) Or you can e-mail your photos to Glen Ellyn Patch Editor Matthew Hendrickson at matthew@patch.com. Please also include a few lines of …

Union Pacific is holding a contest for its Great Excursion Adventure contest. Glen Ellyn residents can vote on their hometown and get an old school steam train routed through Glen Ellyn. Our route, called the Tuscola Turn, starts in Iowa and ends in Tuscola, IL, passing through downtown along the way. By voting (and you can vote everyday) or by sharing the link via your Twitter and Facebook you can earn points for yourself too. The top five point earners will win two tickets on a special leg of the winning route and airfare and logging too. Other prizes include a special coach car trip on the…

There's something about the holiday season that just makes winter seem alright. Sure, we live in the Midwest, so you're still going to have to scrape the ice off your windows and dig your car out occasionally. You're still going to have to endure long walks to the train in the bitingly cold wind. Yes, you will see a tiny increase in your gas bills. But for a lot of folks, holiday lights make the cold nights seem warm and festive. They don't warm your fingers or toes, but they can warm your soul. Check out our photos of holiday light displays in Glen Ellyn this year. Pick your favorites, leave…

This time of year when you drive by Glen Ellyn homes it's all Halloween decorations and political yard signs (and I dont know which is scarier).  To get in the spirit, with Halloween only a little over a week away, I took a drive around Glen Ellyn in search of some truly wicked decorations. For some people Halloween is better than Christmas.  Think you've got some awesome Halloween decorations? Check out our photos and upload some of your own. I'm starting a little neighborhood bragging rights contest here. Let's see who has the most haunted house in Glen Ellyn. Uploading your own photos on …