The National Weather Service reports an EF-2 tornado that started in St. Clair County hit an estimated 120 mph in peak winds ...

Just a debris field," said Coroner Jim Akers of Butler County, describing the scene that ... ranging from marginal to high. Its forecast maps are color-coded, with the lowest risk areas in green ...

The 2025 local consolidated election is on Tuesday, April 1. Polling places across Evanston will be open to voters from 6 a.m ...

The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornado touchdowns occurred in the Chicago area during a severe weather outbreak Friday.

Tornadoes and severe storms struck Southeast Missouri, killing one in Butler County. An EF3 tornado caused significant damage ...

Lake County was recently named the wealthiest county in Illinois, according to finance website SmartAsset, and one southwestern Illinois locale cracked the top 10, as well.

According to a release from ISP, around 8:50 a.m. on March 14, state police troopers responded to the weigh station along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the Illinois-Indiana state line for ...

Republicans threw a stink bomb into the chambers of the Democratic-controlled Illinois Supreme Court. Citing the Illinois Constitution’s requirement that legislative maps be “compact,” the GOP ...

Wind gusts are slated to pick up starting in the afternoon hours Friday, as the National Weather Service forecasts a large and powerful storm system for northern Illinois between Friday night and ...

The family of a woman who died in jail while awaiting transfer to a mental health facility is set to receive $11 million from an Illinois county to settle a lawsuit. Getty Images/iStockphoto A ...

Residents of Illinois in some counties next week will have an election. Do you have an election in your county, and what is on the ballot? Here’s what you need to know. Less than 20 counties on ...