Hurricane-force winds were also reported in parts of the area. Wind gusts topped out at 81 mph in Valparaiso, Indiana, 75 mph ...

Hail and massive wind gusts pelted the Chicago area as severe thunderstorms rumbled through Sunday afternoon. The system had ...

A semi driver was killed in Valparaiso as strong winds moved through the area, knocking out power for thousands, officials ...

Severe thunderstorms prompted tornado warnings across the Chicago area on Wednesday, with snow showers expected overnight.

Some parts of the Chicago area saw wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour as powerful thunderstorms hammered the region ...

As nearly 30,000 people remain without power due to storms, more severe weather chances were on the way for Illinois and Indiana.

An intense line of thunderstorms moves into Chicago after 1 p.m. The threat of severe weather has increased across Chicago, with the risk of damaging wind, hail, and multiple tornadoes. The threat of ...

Jeron Prentice didn’t hear sirens, he didn’t get a phone notification, but he knew when the storm hit, he had to hide. “I didn’t have time to make it to the basement,” Prentice said.

Communities from the Midwest to the Great Lakes region are picking up the pieces after severe weather barreled across the ...

Severe winds and storms overnight left a trail of damage across the Chicago area and in parts of Illinois. The far west suburbs followed tornado warnings in Dupage, Kendall, Kane, and Dekalb counties.

WGN-TV viewers shared photos after a round of severe storms brought strong winds, heavy rain and hail to Chicagoland on Wednesday afternoon and evening. For nearly two hours, a series of ...

CHICAGO — WGN-TV viewers shared photos ... then sunny but chilly The storms left behind some damage in parts of Lake County, Ind., where WGN crews spotted uprooted trees that damaged nearby ...