In the thick of the season, some of the nation’s top hurricane scientists are thousands of miles from the ocean. You would be surprised where to find them. A hurricane has never formed in the ...

Illinois has already smashed its record for tornadoes in any year, and it's approaching an all-time U.S. record for any state, amid an active 2026 of severe weather in the Midwest. As of Aug. 29, 210 ...

A state outside of the traditional Tornado Alley has set a new severe weather record. Illinois has had 243 preliminary tornado reports so far in 2026, exceeding the counts of any state for a full ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. Illinois farmers did not start President Trump’s trade wars. But they are paying the price. Fertilizer, fuel and equipment are more ...

According to a press release from the Washington Park Police Department, the attack happened at about 10:45 p.m. on the 2100 block of North 49th Street. Officers were called to the area for a report ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. So far this year, 207 tornadoes and counting have touched down in Illinois.

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With more than four months left in the year, Illinois is close to surpassing the national yearly tornado record. From Effingham to Mount Vernon, Illinois has seen more than its fair share of ...

PARIS — A tornado ripped through a small village in southern France, damaging about 300 homes, destroying several cars and injuring dozens of people, authorities said Tuesday. The tornado struck Pomas ...

A popular Washington County farm suffered damage from a nearby tornado on Tuesday. High winds flattened sunflower fields and knocked down about a third of the farm's apples. The farm plans to clean up ...

The National Weather Service has determined an EF0 tornado touched down in southern Wisconsin on Tuesday night. It was on the ground for about two minutes, 1 mile south/southwest of Hubertus. The ...