A strong line of storms swept through the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon, knocking down trees and cutting power for thousands. The storms prompted watches and warnings, some of which are still in ...

A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning Wednesday after a strong earthquake was ...

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary’s of ...

Chicago weather forecast Wednesday includes chance of severe storms; isolated tornado possible Wednesday will be very hot and humid, with highs in the low 90s. Between about 3 and 8 p.m., strong to ...

ComEd reported more than 7,000 customers in DuPage County were without power as of around 4 p.m. Around 1,000 more were ...

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers. That's according to attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits ...

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Jack in the Box has made good on its promise to return to the Chicago area. Last year, the west coast eatery ...

When you hear of a live event being canceled due to inclement weather, you more than likely assume lightning and rain were the culprits.

After deadly floods swept through Texas, killing more than 100 people and causing millions in damage, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are turning their attention to America’s weather warning systems.

The Commerce Department has indefinitely suspended work on a tool to help communities predict how rising global temperatures will alter the frequency of extreme rainfall, according to three current ...