Hail, flash floods, damaging winds, and even tornadoes are among the severe weather threats facing parts of the U.S.

Tri-County libraries are coming together for the fourth annual library crawl taking place now through Aug. 30.

Kendall Opsal, left, and Kiarra King, both 18 and headed to college soon, received money for college Saturday, June 7, 2025, ...

Since the previous Friday, Canadian wildfire smoke of varying degrees has been an issue across central Illinois. Although our northern neighbors have seen far worse air quality, we ...

Two metro-east counties were among the 15 in the state to gain population from 2020 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census ...

Smoke from wildfires in Canada has spread more than 5,000 miles, reaching parts of Russia and Europe during the past week.

To check your state's air quality, visit AirNow's website, and plug in your zip code, city or state. Here's what to know as of Wednesday, June 4. Parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Illinois, mainly west of the ...

Meta’s 20-year deal with Constellation secures the Clinton nuclear plant’s future and may open the door to expanded nuclear ...

Online map tools and resources let you track the Canadian wildfires and monitor poor air-quality conditions, which are ...

Strong to severe storms are possible on Tuesday evening, bringing damaging wind gusts and a chance of an isolated tornado, ...