National Weather Service officials are expecting thunderstorms storms in the area Friday capable of large hail and possible tornadoes while temperatures are expected in the low 80s. Officials said ...

The Williamson County Sheriff Department posted that lightning struck a family's Ford Edge as it was traveling along IL-13 in ...

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to explain what graupel is and why we saw some today. Then Bill recounts the severe tornados we saw 10 years ago in Illinois. Then Bill ...

Illinois has seen some wild things over the years—tornadoes, deep-dish pizza debates, and now, apparently, the resurrection ...

“Tornadoes are common in Illinois, so imagine one destroys your home and you go to the store to purchase diapers only to find ...

Stormy weather caused some minor storm damage around the area Wednesday morning. As the summer hurricane season looms, so too do cuts to the federal workforce, including the National Weather Service.

There were more than 100 reports of severe weather from Oklahoma into Pennsylvania as of Wednesday as severe weather tore across parts of the Midwest and South, tearing buildings apart and ripping ...

Tornadoes and thunderstorms are sweeping across areas of the South and Midwest of the United States, leaving a trail of ...

No tornado warnings were issued in any Illinois counties near Chicago, but there was a tornado ... area in McLean County downstate. A tornado watch was issued for Ford, Grundee, Kankakee ...

A Tornado Watch is in effect ... Rd in Will County and at IL-171/Archer Ave. between 95th and 107th in Cook County. Flooding also affected a CTA bus route on Chicago's South Side.