‘I didn’t know what to grab,’ residents struggle to recover after storms By Addison Wright June 19, 2026 at 12:33 p.m. Residents of an apartment complex in Justice said they don't know where to store belongings...
Only halfway through the year, Illinois’ tornado tally matches record of 142 By Adriana Pérez June 22, 2026 at 7:26 p.m. Illinois leads the rankings across the country, head and shoulders above the traditional Tornado Alley...
Lake County commissioners approve disaster emergency declaration after June 11 storms By Alexandra Kukulka June 17, 2026 at 1:04 p.m. The Lake County Board of Commissioners approved a local disaster emergency declaration Wednesday following last...
Chicago weather: Flood watch issued ahead of serious storms expected Wednesday By Deanese Williams-Harris June 17, 2026 at 6:05 p.m. A flood watch was issued Wednesday morning in effect from 10 a.m. until through the...
‘It’s unreal’: Washington Township volleyball team helps clean up Morgan Township farm destroyed by tornado By Shelley Jones June 16, 2026 at 2:42 p.m. Washington Township volleyball players spent early Tuesday clearing debris from a Morgan Township farm wiped...
EF-0 tornado confirmed to have touched down briefly in Naperville last week By Carolyn Stein June 17, 2026 at 10:31 a.m. A tornado touched down briefly in Naperville on June 11 before moving to Lisle, a...
Chicago weather: Thunderstorms possible Tuesday with high winds and large hail By Deanese Williams-Harris June 16, 2026 at 10:26 a.m. National Weather Service officials are expecting possible thunderstorms with winds up to 60 mph and...
Two dead in Portage from using generators after storms; weather service still tallying tornadoes By Maya Wilkins June 15, 2026 at 4:41 p.m. At least 29 tornadoes ripped across Illinois and Northwest Indiana last week, according to preliminary...
Tornado confirmed in Hickory Hills; Calumet City hit with weekend storms By Addison Wright June 15, 2026 at 4:12 p.m. The National Weather Service confirmed Monday it was a tornado that touched down Thursday near...
Last Abraham Lincoln ‘witness tree,’ planted by his Springfield neighbors, is felled by storm By Paul Eisenberg June 16, 2026 at 11:41 a.m. The last "witness tree" across the street from Abraham Lincoln's home in Springfield was destroyed...