A deadly severe weather outbreak spawned at least one tornado in 22 states from May 15-21. Among the hardest-hit states were ...

Summer is Chicago's wettest season and a time when severe storms and tornadoes are most common. There are two reasons why 2025 may be worse than normal.

The answer is that it depends on where one is — the policy and plan are different in Chicago than they are in Naperville, for ...

The sirens in St. Louis were not activated ahead of a tornado last week. Sabrina Franza wanted to know about tornado siren ...

A long-awaited bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board will soon go to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk after receiving approval in ...

A long-awaited bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board will soon go to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk after receiving approval in ...

The 2025 tornado season in the United States is the most active in over a decade, with more preliminary tornado reports by ...

Reforms pushed by the General Assembly last year failed to advance to the governor’s desk despite nearly unanimous support ...

An investigation has been launched into why St. Louis' tornado warning system was not activated before a deadly tornado last week. That left Sabrina Franza wondering about the siren protocol in ...

Reforms pushed by the General Assembly last year failed to advance to the governor’s desk despite nearly unanimous support ...

Some powerful storms hit Central Illinois late Tuesday afternoon. Heavy rain and even hail pelted the town of Paxton, ...

CHICAGO - Storms may turn severe in southern parts of Chicagoland this afternoon, with a few brief tornadoes possible. An approaching low-pressure system is triggering scattered showers and storms ...