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The National Weather Service confirmed early Thursday morning that “multiple tornadoes tracked across Northeastern Illinois” Wednesday, cau...

Across the Chicago area, multiple tornado touchdowns were reported, but one video appeared to capture the moment two formed next to each ot...

Images from NBC 5 viewers and reporters capture the moments before and after tornadoes and storms ravaged the Chicago area Wednesday.Mu...

Wednesday’s severe weather outbreak in the Chicago area spawned numerous tornadoes and damaged dozens of homes and businesses, but can torn...

A series of tornadoes ravaged the Chicago area on Wednesday evening, causing extensive damage to homes, businesses and vehicles as they spu...

The threat of severe weather, including tornadoes and flash flooding, is rising on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather S...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will be embarking on a week-long trip to England on Thursday, accompanied by dozens of staff members for a trad...

Authorities in Kankakee County have arrested a woman accused of abducting four girls from a park earlier this week.According to police...

One lucky Mega Millions ticket sold in Wisconsin earned $1 million — but the massive jackpot, now over $500 million, is still up for grabs....

A study conducted by researchers at Chicago’s Northwestern University has revealed startling new information on the impacts of a phenomenon...

The Chicago area is under a threat for potentially severe weather Wednesday as rain and storms bring flooding concerns and the possibility...

A security guard at Farragut Career Academy, a Chicago Public School in Little Village, has been accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-o...

As strong-to-severe thunderstorms loom in the forecast for Wednesday, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for several cou...

An ambulance and a fire truck were struck in separate car crashes late Tuesday in Chicago’s West Town and Greater Grand Crossing neighborho...

Use the live interactive radar below to track what’s happening in your area. Full forecast here. Following flashes of lightning and hea...

You’re in for a wet and stormy weather day Wednesday, Chicago. Following flashes of lightning and heavy downpours in some parts of the...

Strong-to-severe thunderstorms could impact Illinois and Indiana on Wednesday, potentially inundating areas that dealt with flooding earlie...

A group of tenured professors at Northwestern University is asking the school to halt work towards a new football stadium in the aftermath...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to leave Thursday for a seven-day trade mission to the United Kingdom with a coterie of advisers and leaders in ma...

Cook County and Chicago officials are warning of an alarming rise in opioid-related overdose deaths in recent years, with thousands of deat...

Rep. Danny Davis, who has served in Congress for more than 40 years, faced a tough primary challenge in the 2022 race, and things could get...

Authorities in Winnebago County say a man is in custody after a woman was found dead in a suburban hotel room earlier this month.Accord...

Frustrations could be felt in Cicero Tuesday as the town gathered for a board meeting more than a week after residents were hit with devast...

Flooding and standing water on multiple Chicago-area expressways could potentially impact the evening commute for thousands of motorists on...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation for numerous counties, including Cook County, after severe weather and flood...