Downed trees were scattered across roads and thousands were without power after a line of destructive storms hit the city.

Summer is Chicago's wettest season and a time when severe storms and tornadoes are most common. There are two reasons why 2025 may be worse than normal.

Dust storm warnings continued across the Chicago area into the evening, with images showing the massive cloud of dust ...

Banks, a 14-year-old Siamese cat who was registered as lost five years ago and recently found in the West Ridge neighborhood, ...

Severe Weather in the U.S. Advertisement Supported by Day turned to night in northwest Indiana and north-central Illinois ... As the wave of sifting dust blew into Chicago, it created a dramatic ...

The storm was carrying dust picked up from farms in central Illinois, and raced north toward the Chicago area, bringing 60- to 70-mph winds and reducing visibility to less than a quarter of a mile.

Officers chased the car until it eventually crashed through a guard rail and into a home in the 4100-block of North Kostner Avenue, on Chicago's Northwest Side. Police initially took four people ...

Chicago police said. The incident took place at about 10:13 p.m. in the 4500-block of North Kennicott Avenue. Police said the victim was involved in a physical altercation before being shot in the ...

Preliminary information indicates there may have been a tornado that began just east of Hanley Road in Clayton that moved ...

The storm continued to make its way north spreading across the Chicago area as it traveled and similar warnings were issued for several counties in the region. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch ...

A dust storm hit Chicago on Friday(X/NWS) At approximately 6:45 PM CDT, a massive dust wall was observed moving north at 45 to 50 mph, sweeping across the Chicagoland area from Sandwich to Chicago ...

A rare dust storm engulfed the city of Chicago, creating apocalyptic sights and dropping visibility levels to near zero.