In Chicago, as well as parts to the southeast and in Northwest Indiana however, it could last through the afternoon commute ...

Wildfire smoke that has lingered in the Chicago area will be pushed out by an approaching front that will bring a threat of ...

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for part of the Chicago area Tuesday afternoon, with the potential for more severe weather also looming later in the day. The warning was issued for McHenry ...

The city reached a record-breaking 93 degrees Thursday, topping the previous May 15 record of 91 degrees set in 1961.

CHICAGO - A warm and sunny Tuesday across Chicagoland is about to change as a cold front moves through the region, bringing ...

But summer is also Chicago's wettest season, and the time of year when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are most common.

The Highland Fire Department is still compiling maintenance reports on allegedly faulty tornado sirens during a March storm ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — The National Weather Service has confirmed 41 tornadoes from the powerful and dangerous storms that hit the area on the night of both Sunday, July 14, and Monday, July 15.

It turns out the aphorism isn’t that far-fetched: On Wednesday evening, parts of the Chicago metropolitan area faced tornado warnings, only to see plummeting temperatures just hours later and an ...

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The sirens in St. Louis were not activated ahead of a tornado last week. Sabrina Franza wanted to know about tornado siren activation protocols in Chicago and the suburbs.

Gas prices have spiked in and around Chicago after a tornado sidelined a major ExxonMobil oil refinery last week. A gallon of gas in Chicago is now selling for an average of $4.34, according to AAA.