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.

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

Bob Wehrle sat in his driveway Wednesday morning and looked at the lot where his house once stood. His belongings and debris ...

On April 21, 1967, at least 10 tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois. The most severe of these touched down in ...

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 view of Lake Michigan from the cedarwood sauna on the Ponant Le Champlain was an expanse of blue as far as the eye could see. The vista truly wasn't that different from what I'd seen from land, ...

A flood can be a metaphor for many things. If you’ve ever been in a flood, you know why. There is the powerlessness you feel as the material world is submerged and everything is distilled into the ...

After months of back and forth between Illinois officials and the federal government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has officially rejected the state's request for disaster relief funding ...

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 ...

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, ...