Water levels along Fox River in Antioch beginning to fall
It's less than six inches shy of the record set back in 2017, but that doesn't mean people's backyards, garages, and crawl spaces aren't soaked.
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It's less than six inches shy of the record set back in 2017, but that doesn't mean people's backyards, garages, and crawl spaces aren't soaked.
Over the past couple of days, there's finally been some relief on the Fox River. It has crested near Antioch, and staff members at the Bridgeport Inn have taken notice.
The families of four children and a teenager killed in a crash when a woman drove into an after-school program in downstate Illinois have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the day camp.
Over the past couple of days, there's finally been some relief on the Fox River. It has crested near Antioch, and staff members at the Bridgeport Inn have taken notice.
A new push has been launched to get a Chicago Bears stadium deal approved in Springfield, in an effort to keep the Bears in Illinois.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Keeping the bears in Illinois is a major priority for some lawmakers, and overnight, steps were taken in Springfield to do just that.
Two people were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Ottawa, Illinois.
Chicago deals with the worst traffic congestion in the U.S., according to the 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard from INRIX, a transportation analytics company.
The lawsuit over President Trump's attempt to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and Illinois is officially over after a judge declared the administration's orders to be no longer operational.
The National Weather Service Monday confirmed two more tornadoes from Friday's outbreak of severe storms, bringing the total confirmed tornadoes in the greater Chicago area to nine.
A tornado that touched down in the community of Lena late last week has been estimated as an EF-2, but may be upgraded, officials said Monday.
Recovery efforts are underway on Saturday after a tornado touchdown has been reported in Lena, Illinois, about 48 miles west of Rockford.
A tornado touchdown has been reported in Lena, Illinois, about 48 miles west of Rockford, part of a massive storm system that is barreling toward Chicago.
A tornado watch remains in effect for part of northwest Indiana as the threat of tornadoes from two rounds of severe storms has otherwise ended for the Chicago area.
Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who served 40 years in the General Assembly, died Thursday at 85.
With the Fox River already running high and fast, people who live along its banks are bracing for flooding, with more rain on the way on Friday.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and IBM are renewing the IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute, a partnership first launched in 2021.
An Illinois judge has sentenced a Texas man to more than two decades in federal prison for orchestrating a $20 million cryptocurrency scam.
In a spooky coincidence – or perhaps something more – the Titanic exhibit at the Volo museum flooded from Tuesday night's thunderstorms on the exact anniversary of the infamous ship's sinking.
For the second day in a row, potentially severe storms will roll through the Chicago area
In March 2025, Diamond Harvey and Jamari Stigler were shot and killed while sitting inside a car. The suspect was captured three days later.
The Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline received a record-breaking number of calls for help from domestic violence victims in 2025, leaving the system struggling to keep up, according to a report from the organization that runs the hotline.
A coalition of banks, credit unions, and card companies argue that Illinois lawmakers must repeal the state's first-in-the-nation Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, slated to take effect July 1.
Storms caused severe damage across Illinois, including downed trees and roadway flooding.
