Chicago emergency officials have unveiled an extreme heat plan, including cooling shelters and other resources, to prepare for the weekend’s expected heat index of 105 degrees.

As a part of the McCracken County Public Library's Front & Center Series, the library will be holding an author's spotlight ...

Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years before Chicago’s game with the Seattle Mariners. Sosa is set to be ...

Extreme Heat Watches and Heat Advisories cover Illinois this weekend, here's how hot it will get in your city.

The National Weather Service has confirmed a total of 10 tornado touchdowns across Illinois from Wednesday’s severe storms.

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Those assessing storm damage in the Jacksonville area on Friday added a fourth tornado to the list — a powerful EF2 storm northeast of Jacksonville Municipal Airport. It brings the total of touchdowns ...

Dozens of volunteers, including Illinois College students, help clean up tornado damage at Future Champions Sports Complex.

The NWS said in a June 19 Facebook post that the strongest tornado, documented north of Jacksonville with an EF of at least 2, was not yet plotted. The Enhanced Fujita, or EF, Scale rates tornadoes ...

Most of Illinois will be under a Heat Advisory, according to the National Weather Service, as hot and humid weather moves in for the weekend. In Springfield, the latest forecasts show a high of 88 ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The National Weather Service in Lincoln has confirmed ten tornadoes hit central Illinois during severe ...