A person was found dead Thursday afternoon in a home in Aroma Park as cleanup and repairs continued after an EF-3 ripped ...

In Kankakee, hail 3 to 5 inches in diameter fell, with one hailstone measuring at 6 inches and possibly setting an Illinois record for the largest hailstone, according to the National Weather Service.

Eastland got off to a slow start and was unable to keep up with a high-octane and athletic Chicago Marshall team in Thursday’s Class 1A state semifinal matchup at State Farm Center in Champaign. The ...

In 1915, the passenger steamer SS Eastland was preparing to depart Chicago for a company picnic when disaster struck. With thousands of passengers crowded aboard, the ship suddenly began to list.

Eastland 40, Stockton 39: Sienna Peterson led the top-seeded Cougars with 22 points in the Class 1A Durand Regional Semifinal matchup. Morgan McCullough had eight as just four Eastland players scored.

The Trump administration has officially denied an appeal from the state of Illinois for disaster relief funds for summer storms last year that affected 438,000 residents in five Illinois counties. Gov ...

The Trump administration has denied the state of Illinois’ appeal for a disaster declaration that would have unlocked federal assistance to thousands of residents affected by heavy rains and flooding ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois families hit hard by storms last August will not get extra federal help. Video captured some of the damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's ...

The city's Southwest Side saw some of the worst damage from those strong storms. Residents whose homes were impacted say they are disappointed that disaster relief has not arrived. "We're frustrated, ...

While the president approved disaster relief for residents of Alaska, Nebraska and North Dakota, all states he won during the 2024 election, he denied requests from Illinois, Maryland and Vermont, all ...

Floods, storms, and extreme temperatures kill many people around the world each year. But the deadliness of these climate hazards changes as the climate warms, populations grow or move and societies ...

A Texas family has filed a lawsuit against the owners of Camp Mystic after a deadly flood last July killed 25 children and two counselors, including their 8-year-old daughter, Cecilia ‘Cile’ Steward, ...