Residents voice opinions on large data center during Joliet City Council meeting
While some were for the new 800-acre data center by developer HW Technology Park Development LLC, most were against the plan.
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While some were for the new 800-acre data center by developer HW Technology Park Development LLC, most were against the plan.
Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas.
The nonprofit is on the ground feeding people impacted by last Tuesday's EF-3 tornado.
While street cameras have tracked pooled water for hours, video inside some of the residents' homes gives a better idea of what they are now dealing with.
Authorities said an unknown suspect shot a 15-year-old in the head, and a 14-year-old was beaten in West Park on Wheeler Avenue just before 11 p.m. on Saturday night.
The next round of storms comes as residents are still cleaning up from Tuesday's severe storms.
While the community is trying to clean up, there's still the worry that it could all come tumbling back down.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
Friday's extremely windy weather is just another concern for Illinois communities still cleaning up after an EF-3 tornado ripped through Kankakee County on Tuesday.
A man from Chicago's north suburbs has been charged with threatening federal judges in Texas and Florida.
Putter is looking for a forever home. You can adopt Putter from Second City Canine Rescue in Palatine, Illinois.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
Garcia-Espinal formerly worked at the Sunset Ridge School, where, in 2020, he allegedly hid a video camera in a school bathroom and recorded students and staff without their knowledge or consent.
The school says it shows how intelligent systems are built, deployed, and used responsibly.
As families work to rebuild their lives after tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana on Tuesday, questions over whether the federal government will help out will likely be a focal point down the road.
Based on the debris left behind in Aroma, Park, the tornado in Kankakee County Tuesday night was large and destructive. This is how we can tell, and the science behind why it happened.
The resident who lived in Aroma Park with his wife for 30 years said he survived by sheltering in a small pocket inside his home as it collapsed around him, trapping him under the wreckage.
Recovery work continues in Kankakee, a day after severe storms tore through rooftops and brought down trees.
The debris left behind in Aroma Park, Ill. and witness accounts from storm chasers point to a very large and powerful tornado in Kankakee Tuesday night.
The city of Aurora held another meeting to update residents on new proposed guidelines for data centers in the western suburb.
Park rangers cited the four visitors, all from Illinois, for collecting and defacing park resources.
A former Illinois mayor who is the subject of a federal investigation has taken her political aspirations to the metro Atlanta area.
Residents are dealing with extensive damage and power outages after four suspected tornadoes touched down across Illinois and Northwest Indiana during severe storms on Tuesday night. Families share stories of survival as they check on their neighborhoods.
Many residents are waking up to severe damage. A Kankakkee County resident said the suspect tornado demolished her barn. "We had a big barn. We also got a solar farm out here in the field, and it's just demolished," She said.
At least four suspected tornadoes touched down across Illinois and Northwest Indiana during severe storms on Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
