An advancing cold front is expected to spark widespread rain and thunderstorms along the Interstate 95 corridor in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Thursday, with cities like New York City, ...

Before kickoff, head coach Katie Hultin laid out what Illinois (8-1-1, 1-1-1) needed to do to take the bark out of the Washington Huskies (5-1-4, 2-0-1): settle into the game early and disrupt their ...

We haven't seen much severe weather recently in the U.S., but the country hasn't been nearly that fortunate in past Augusts. On Aug. 28, 1990, 35 years ago today, an F5 tornado raked through two ...

The new law comes nearly four years after the Metro East warehouse collapse that inspired the legislation and several years after Illinois lawmakers began exploring new warehouse standards aimed at ...

Former Washington mayor Gary Manier was honored for his 24 years of service to the city. Manier oversaw significant population growth, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Manier ...

A Washington Park Police officer’s squad car was struck by another motorist’s SUV when the officer entered the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Illinois 111, Illinois State Police said. Both ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A disaster declaration stemming from storms that hit Arkansas in May should help communities in Washington County recover some of the costs of cleanup and rebuilding. "This will ...

The fire-induced tornado produced winds up to 122 mph, making it an EF2 on the 0-to-5 scale for twister intensity. Utah isn’t exactly known for tornadoes. Since 2000, only two significant tornadoes ...

Tuesday marks one year since a historic and devastating tornado outbreak in Chicago. This single-day figure of 32 tornadoes for July 15 beat a record of 22 tornadoes on June 30, 2014. Meanwhile, a ...

The National Weather Service received no reports of tornado touchdowns Friday night after cancelling a tornado watch early for several Northern Illinois counties. After issuing a tornado watch shortly ...