Roads would be impassable without plows, and the same could be said for the Chicago River without firefighters. One crew onboard a fireboat explains that they have a special job in the winter.

Two dogs were shocked when they walked on a manhold cover in River North. Ashlee Rezin/Sun ... block of North Dearborn Street, according to Chicago police. One dog was taken to the vet in good ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The cause of a deadly dog electrocution ... Two dogs were shocked in the 600-block of Dearborn Street in River North, police said. A dog was also shocked on the West Side just ...

Flooding has inundated a swath of Southern states over the past 48 hours after more than 6 inches of rain fell in some areas.

While a cold weather advisory continues in parts of the Chicago area for a third day ... across interior northern Illinois near the Fox River Valley. "The dangerously cold wind chills could ...

Chicago is experiencing unseasonably mild temperatures, with a 10.7-degree Fahrenheit deviation from the five-year historical average for January 29, 2025. While residents may welcome the warmer ...

A second winter storm in as many days is slamming parts of the Midwest before rolling toward the East Coast. Major travel disruptions are likely.

Ice is rebuilding to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; though the forecast snow could alter conditions ...

As California prepares for heavy rain in areas recently burned by wildfires, the first of three storms expected in the US ...

The Wisconsin Dells is a popular midwest resort region, a short drive from Chicago, Minneapolis and Milwaukee. What’s the ...

An icy mix of freezing rain and sleet is expected to arrive tonight, with a light glaze potentially creating slick conditions on untreated surfaces.

More than 90 million Americans were under winter weather advisories or warnings Wednesday. Chicago, Detroit and ... An atmospheric river, the second to wallop the state in recent weeks, will ...